New Posts For Thread: Gatwick Racecoursehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796371/gatwick-racecourseHere is a photo of Gatwick Racecourse.https://i2-prod.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/article17100005.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_Gatwick-Racecourse.jpgDon't think there would be anyone on the forum that would be old enough to have attended a meeting theI remember my father saying Poethlyn was one of the best he had ever seen which included Arkle and Golden Miller although he was only 15 years old in 1919.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796371/gatwick-racecourse?post_id=563024997#563024997I remember my father saying Poethlyn was one of the best he had ever seen which included Arkle and Golden Miller although he was only 15 years old in 1919.Sun, 19 Mar 2023 09:05:53 -0500Good write up seven though Poethlyn's Gatwick War National win was 1918.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796371/gatwick-racecourse?post_id=563024981#563024981Good write up seven though Poethlyn's Gatwick War National win was 1918.Sun, 19 Mar 2023 09:01:27 -0500After the race had been held in 1915, Aintree racecourse was taken over by the war office, and it was impossible to hold the race there, so an alternative had to be found and the place that was eventually decided on was many of hundreds of miles to thttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796371/gatwick-racecourse?post_id=563024533#563024533After the race had been held in 1915, Aintree racecourse was taken over by the war office, and it was impossible to hold the race there, so an alternative had to be found and the place that was eventually decided on was many of hundreds of miles to tSun, 19 Mar 2023 06:15:33 -0500There was one final meeting in 1948, and many were given free admission, particularly local farmers. Attendance reckoned to have been around 20,000. So there will be some on here old enough, but unlikely any will have been there.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796371/gatwick-racecourse?post_id=563022461#563022461There was one final meeting in 1948, and many were given free admission, particularly local farmers. Attendance reckoned to have been around 20,000. So there will be some on here old enough, but unlikely any will have been there.Sat, 18 Mar 2023 07:51:19 -0500Kentish Man frequents the competition forum, he is about 105 years old.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796371/gatwick-racecourse?post_id=563022339#563022339Kentish Man frequents the competition forum, he is about 105 years old.Sat, 18 Mar 2023 07:05:00 -0500Looks like there is a good crowd wondering if the horse in front has just won a seller as it looks like it is being sold.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796371/gatwick-racecourse?post_id=563022303#563022303Looks like there is a good crowd wondering if the horse in front has just won a seller as it looks like it is being sold.Sat, 18 Mar 2023 06:54:06 -0500Here is a photo of Gatwick Racecourse.https://i2-prod.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/article17100005.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_Gatwick-Racecourse.jpgDon't think there would be anyone on the forum that would be old enough to have attended a meeting thehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31796371/gatwick-racecourse?post_id=563022297#563022297Here is a photo of Gatwick Racecourse.https://i2-prod.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/article17100005.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_Gatwick-Racecourse.jpgDon't think there would be anyone on the forum that would be old enough to have attended a meeting theSat, 18 Mar 2023 06:50:43 -0500