Forum Replies Created
- Posts
Hi
If you wish to look at some old tv listings, have a look at
and for some archive TV Times magazines
http://radiosoundsfamiliar.com/the-tv-times-archive.php
It’s quite interesting how racing on tv has changed over the decades.
Also, as a starter for ten, can anyone remember what the BBC equivalent to the ITV7 was called?
Hi
I think the quiz was in the 23/12/15 issue, not the Christmas Eve edition as it used to be. However I found a link via the Racing Post Twitter feed
https://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/racingpost/christmas-quiz-2016/
There was no link to it from the Racing Post homepage and you cannot go forward from the current page until all the questions are answered, and its also very difficult to print off.
I hope this helps.
Hi,
I had a pleasant weekend in Sussex a few years ago, stopping at a Travelodge at Hickstead and travelling down to Goodwood for their August Bank Holiday Saturday meeting.
On the way down, I visited Worthing and after racing had a brief visit to Arundel. The day after, I visited Battle Abbey, Hastings, Eastbourne and ended up at Pevensey Bay.
I notice a fair few courses such as Aintree, Fontwell Park and Newcastle have Travelodges or Premier Inns on site or very close. It’s worth checking their websites for locations and prices but obviously book early.
I also recommend Cartmel, wonderful atmosphere for their Spring Bank Holiday Saturday meeting last year.
Just to take this thread on a tangent – I have noticed that for many years famous horses such as Arkle, Persian War, Red Rum, Reynoldstown and now Kauto Star all have races named after them but they are all novice races rather than top handicaps or graded races such as the Gold Cup, Champion Hurdle etc.
Is this a deliberate policy by the authorities? I would have thought that if a horse has been historically linked to a race then that particular race could be named in their honour. For example, Arkle wins three Gold Cups at 3m 2f but the Festival race named after him is a Novice’s chase over 2m – surely the RSA Chase (3m 1f) would be a more fitting tribute if not the Gold Cup itself.
I don’t follow American racing as such but I notice that they seem to name their top races after their best horses such as Man O’ War, Preakness etc.
