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It’s a shame some of those 9 races aren’t being run on Sunday or even during the week, rather than all being clustered together in a 2 hour conveyor belt on a Saturday afternoon.
Wonder how many could name the last 5 winners of The Ebor, off the top of their head?I get what you mean but, tbh, the Sprint Cup and the Old Borough Cup at Haydock Park, the September Stakes and the Sirenia Stakes at Kempton Park – these have been Saturday races for as long as I can remember.
And I think the Ascot fixture – and the valuable 3yo 1m4f Handicap – are relatively new?
I’m actually used to the Ebor being on a Saturday now, the same as I’m used to the Champion Stakes being at Ascot, not Newmarket.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"I preferred the Champion Stakes when it was at Newmarket but I can understand the reasons why it was moved.
“I’m actually used to the Ebor being on a Saturday now, the same as I’m used to the Champion Stakes being at Ascot, not Newmarket.”
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"Actually, now you mention it, I think my interview to join the Racing & Football Outlook might have been on a Friday, then Editor Frank Carter asked me who I thought would win the September Stakes and more importantly why, and I said Bedtime (IIRC? off to Google it in a minute) of Dick Hern’s who duly obliged – fortunately!
And of course both it and the Sirenia used to be run on turf, the latter on a chute in the middle of the track?
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"“The September & Sirenia used to be run on a Friday.”
That must have been back in the 1980s at the earliest.
The first Flat season I followed really closely was 1990 and both races were certainly run on the Saturday.
I just checked and Bedtime won it in 1984 – my interview definitely wasn’t on a Saturday.
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It's the "Millwall FC" of Point broadcasts: "No One Likes Us - We Don't Care"Why couldn’t Kilbeggan delay the start of their 7.30 by 2 minutes to avoid a split screen?
It’s a shame some of those 9 races aren’t being run on Sunday or even during the week, rather than all being clustered together in a 2 hour conveyor belt on a Saturday afternoon.
Wonder how many could name the last 5 winners of The Ebor, off the top of their head?Back in the day, the Haydock races would be earlier in the afternoon on BBC, then about 3 o’clock Ch4 would show the races from Kempton.
The Ascot meeting must be one of these new ‘made up’ meetings….
The Sprint Cup at 3.30 will be squeezed in between the Thirsk 3.27 and the Stratford 3.34 on RTV.
It’s a cracking line up on ITV but there’s no room to squeeze in the Sirenia Stakes.
I’m in two minds Yates. You are right, so much quality racing in such a short period of time. But at the same time you open your paper tomorrow morning and you’re licking your lips at the line up.
Personally I would move Stratford and Thirsk to Sunday to give us some breathing space but no doubt they will have massive crowds tomorrow.
As for everyone pining for the good old days am I the only person who remembers the late 80s and early 90s when C4 would go three weeks at a time in the winter without showing any racing?
It was only when they took over Cheltenham that they remembered that jumps racing existed.
“The September & Sirenia used to be run on a Friday.”
That must have been back in the 1980s at the earliest.
The first Flat season I followed really closely was 1990 and both races were certainly run on the Saturday.”
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I have the Saturday September 5th racecard from 1981 which includes the September Stakes. However, the Sirenia Stakes was on the Friday.
I note the Solario Stakes (won by Silver Hawk) was on the Saturday card but as far as I know has been run at Sandown otherwise.
OK, it appears that the September Stakes has been run on Saturday for at least 40 years. I think we can say it is an established Saturday race with no chance of being moved!
As stated, now Yeats has jogged my memory, I am sure it was run on a Friday in 1984, at least.
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