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Needless to say, I was a boy at the time getting the bus from Hammersmith down to the river which was opposite the racecourse, and then the ferry across the Thames remember I had 2/6 on a 10/1 winner.
Needless to say, I was a boy at the time getting the bus from Hammersmith down to the river which was opposite the racecourse, and then the ferry across the Thames remember I had 2/6 on a 10/1 winner.
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You've just broken the forum record for an aftertimed winner seaside , 61 years
i went to stockton/teesside park
i,m sure MR RONNIE RAILS has stood there freezing his wotsits off many a day
i,m sure MR RONNIE RAILS has stood there freezing his wotsits off many a day
had a great day at hurst 1960 had £200 on a winner and £20 f/c with the 4 horse!
Foy
£200 was a lot of money in 1960 I was over the moon at the time to back a winner for my 2/6
£200 was a lot of money in 1960 I was over the moon at the time to back a winner for my 2/6
Am I the only person on the forum to have attended Carricklee Point to Point in the early 60s? It was run by the Herdman family who owned the local mill. They had horses with Dan Moore, Frou Frou was one of their better ones.
Found this article
A little flutter on the Horses This Patrick’s Day but not at the Carricklee Races
Knowing nothing about horses or horse racing the term point-to -point meant nothing to him, my husband Fran hill says. But he has vivid memories of walking from Townsend Street with his aunts Teresa and Mary Ellen, both deceased now, to the St Patrick Day Carricklee Races. Back in the day when travel was something somebody else did. It was the highlight of the year.
The townsfolk of Strabane, Sion Mills and surrounding districts flocked in their hundreds to enjoy the carnival atmosphere and partake of a nice cup of tea or a wee drink in the Marquee.
Mind, then, the beer wasn’t emerald and the River Mourne wasn’t shamrock green.
If the punters were a wee bit flush – money not being that plentiful –men and women would have a bit of a flutter on a horse they fancied.
St Patrick’s Days racing at Carricklee began to diminish when the Troubles started in Northern Ireland. By 1981 the last horse had run the last point-to-point race.
But in its hay day, stables from all over Ireland sent horses by train to Strabane Station, to thunder over the Carricklee course.
Interestingly, there were no ‘men or women’ only races.
The most famous horse to run there was a horse called ‘Master Robert’ who went on to win the Grand National at Aintree in 1924.
And Richard Dunwoody’s father rode at Carricklee. Not to mention Mrs Ann Ferris who also went on to win the Irish Grand National.
Of course, in true Irish fashion rules and regulations were only introduced when the Racing Board of Ireland got involved at the end of the 19th century. There after jockeys were weighted before and after races.
And so, like the Herdman family themselves – who settled in Sion Mills and started up flax spinning Mill and introduced the annual Carricklee races, events and progress have caught up with the family and the races.
Sad in a way – happy memories…
Enjoy, give it a like and share it with your family and friends.
Found this article
A little flutter on the Horses This Patrick’s Day but not at the Carricklee Races
Knowing nothing about horses or horse racing the term point-to -point meant nothing to him, my husband Fran hill says. But he has vivid memories of walking from Townsend Street with his aunts Teresa and Mary Ellen, both deceased now, to the St Patrick Day Carricklee Races. Back in the day when travel was something somebody else did. It was the highlight of the year.
The townsfolk of Strabane, Sion Mills and surrounding districts flocked in their hundreds to enjoy the carnival atmosphere and partake of a nice cup of tea or a wee drink in the Marquee.
Mind, then, the beer wasn’t emerald and the River Mourne wasn’t shamrock green.
If the punters were a wee bit flush – money not being that plentiful –men and women would have a bit of a flutter on a horse they fancied.
St Patrick’s Days racing at Carricklee began to diminish when the Troubles started in Northern Ireland. By 1981 the last horse had run the last point-to-point race.
But in its hay day, stables from all over Ireland sent horses by train to Strabane Station, to thunder over the Carricklee course.
Interestingly, there were no ‘men or women’ only races.
The most famous horse to run there was a horse called ‘Master Robert’ who went on to win the Grand National at Aintree in 1924.
And Richard Dunwoody’s father rode at Carricklee. Not to mention Mrs Ann Ferris who also went on to win the Irish Grand National.
Of course, in true Irish fashion rules and regulations were only introduced when the Racing Board of Ireland got involved at the end of the 19th century. There after jockeys were weighted before and after races.
And so, like the Herdman family themselves – who settled in Sion Mills and started up flax spinning Mill and introduced the annual Carricklee races, events and progress have caught up with the family and the races.
Sad in a way – happy memories…
Enjoy, give it a like and share it with your family and friends.
rememver the old new cross dogs track ,was only a nipper then, sure they had speedway motor bike races as well at some time .
Where abouts in New Cross was the dog track?
I believe Charlton dogs was off the Woolwich Road at Anchor and Hope lane
I believe Charlton dogs was off the Woolwich Road at Anchor and Hope lane
My dad used to go to New Cross speedway. His heroes were Tom Farndon and Ron Johnson. Tom was killed in 1935, so it goes back a ways.
Hayden 02 Mar 23 14:29
You've just broken the forum record for an aftertimed winner seaside , 61 years
I can beat that having backed London Cry to win the Cambridgeshire in 1958 at 1/- EW.
You've just broken the forum record for an aftertimed winner seaside , 61 years
I can beat that having backed London Cry to win the Cambridgeshire in 1958 at 1/- EW.
The only now defunct tracks that I have been to are the Sherston NH meeting which was run by the Beaufort Hunt but was not a PTP and I had shares in horses running at the Wolverhampton, Windsor and Nottingham jumps courses. Hurst Park closed before I went flat racing. Also went to Eastville to watch Bristol Rovers and later, the BAGS there. Now it is IKEA. Sign of the times.
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