New Posts For Thread: Escaladohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31830157/escaladoI expect I'm not the only one on here who spent hours playing this game as a kid. Last night's edition of The Repair Shop involved the team bringing an old set back to pristine condition. Anyone else remember playing this game ?The game was published just before the war, so the winners were in recent memory at the time. It was fairly faithful to the weights, in that the 'black' horses (Nos 1,2,3) carried the highest weights of those Lincoln winners, the 'red' horses (4,5,6)https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31830157/escalado?post_id=563760137#563760137The game was published just before the war, so the winners were in recent memory at the time. It was fairly faithful to the weights, in that the 'black' horses (Nos 1,2,3) carried the highest weights of those Lincoln winners, the 'red' horses (4,5,6)Fri, 26 Jan 2024 05:00:18 -0600I could post an identical post as Geoff blackbarnhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31830157/escalado?post_id=563758809#563758809I could post an identical post as Geoff blackbarnThu, 25 Jan 2024 11:01:19 -0600Well i had the game as a kid 55 plus years ago and been a horse racing fanatic for last 50 years and I never knew that Blackbarn!! Everyday a school day.Dark Warrior was my fav. Think he was Number 1 black.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31830157/escalado?post_id=563758805#563758805Well i had the game as a kid 55 plus years ago and been a horse racing fanatic for last 50 years and I never knew that Blackbarn!! Everyday a school day.Dark Warrior was my fav. Think he was Number 1 black.Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:57:28 -0600I expect many of you will know this but the Totopoly horses were named after a sequence of Lincolnshire Handicap winners from the 1930's. Marmaduke Jinks was the winner in 1937. He was returned at 33/1 and paid 18/1 on the tote. Nothing changes thenhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31830157/escalado?post_id=563758783#563758783I expect many of you will know this but the Totopoly horses were named after a sequence of Lincolnshire Handicap winners from the 1930's. Marmaduke Jinks was the winner in 1937. He was returned at 33/1 and paid 18/1 on the tote. Nothing changes thenThu, 25 Jan 2024 10:47:21 -0600think ive still got my Totopoly up in loft!!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31830157/escalado?post_id=563758745#563758745think ive still got my Totopoly up in loft!!Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:33:16 -0600I always backed Marmaduke Jinx in Totopoly.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31830157/escalado?post_id=563758669#563758669I always backed Marmaduke Jinx in Totopoly.Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:13:36 -0600Totopoly was another Racing board Gamehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31830157/escalado?post_id=563758599#563758599Totopoly was another Racing board GameThu, 25 Jan 2024 09:59:13 -0600The record was called ''They're off''. John Oaksey was the commentator.I had Escalado every Christmas, the legs use to break but i'd have up 10 runners squashed together .More runners than Fakenham. i also had jump jockey and yes it was like a scalexhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31830157/escalado?post_id=563758595#563758595The record was called ''They're off''. John Oaksey was the commentator.I had Escalado every Christmas, the legs use to break but i'd have up 10 runners squashed together .More runners than Fakenham. i also had jump jockey and yes it was like a scalexThu, 25 Jan 2024 09:58:46 -0600Thinking back to my youth and recalling other horse racing games. I think one was called Jump Jockey and was a variation on Scalextric. There were fences across the track and you had to slow down at each obstacle or you would go backwards.I can't rechttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31830157/escalado?post_id=563758589#563758589Thinking back to my youth and recalling other horse racing games. I think one was called Jump Jockey and was a variation on Scalextric. There were fences across the track and you had to slow down at each obstacle or you would go backwards.I can't recThu, 25 Jan 2024 09:52:36 -0600True SR, I didnt relise there were that many barriers across the Track. They done a lovely job of it.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31830157/escalado?post_id=563758561#563758561True SR, I didnt relise there were that many barriers across the Track. They done a lovely job of it.Thu, 25 Jan 2024 09:39:59 -0600