Zev - Kentucky Derby & Belmont Stakes winner in 1923.

50,000 people turned up at Belmont Park in October of that year to see Zev beat 1923 Epsom Derby victor Papyrus 5 lengths in a match race.

Appeal against ban

Ben Nevis.....Eighties Grand National winner.

Cyzer, Charles - retired trainer whose best horse was undoubtedly Wind And Wuthering, winner of the Dewhurst Stakes and Champion 2-y-o in Europe for 1981.

(As a concession to the festive season, and because we've already had Santa Claus this week, it's worth noting that Cyzer made his fortune selling Christmas crackers.)

Dawns Delight
ken Ivory trained 6 furlong handicapper who had some huge priced wins and best of all I had some great winning bets on her at some crazy prices
must add she raced in the 1980's

Early Shows

Freud, Clement - broadcaster, writer, politician and chef.

In 1972 he challenged Sir Hugh Fraser, then chairman of Harrods, to a match at Haydock Park. Freud won the race rather cosily on Winter Fair with Fraser on Star Award in arrears.

Gaskin

Head, winning distance.

In the weighing room

John Francombe
Great Jockey and now TV pundit

Kindersley, Gay (Mr) - champion amateur jockey in 1959-1960, later trained at East Garston.

Legendary drinker and gambler who was very partial to female company. His numerous affairs included a White Russian nicknamed the Volga Boatwoman, and a Lady Master of Foxhounds with a pilot’s licence known to one and all as the Flying Fornicator.

Long Walk Hurdle

Michael Stoute
one of the greatest trainers of all time - trained the legendary racehorse Shergar, one of the great Derby and King George winners

Never Bend, top class US colt and champion US 2yo in 1962 who sired 61 stakes winners including Mill Reef and Riverman, he was the broodmare sire of 115 stakes winners.

Opera House, won the 1993 Eclipse, QEII Stakes and Coronation Cup for Stoute.

Pope, The - leader of the worldwide Catholic Church.

Gave mass to a crowd of 400,000 at Randwick racecourse in Sydney in July 2008.

Queen's A Day At The Races

Rhyme 'n' Reason.

Steve Cauthen
a great American Jockey and stable Jockey to Henry Cecil, they had some magical moments including Oh So Sharp winning the triple crown

Tapeta Footings - synthetic ractetrack surface consisting of sand, fibre, rubber and wax designed by successful former trainer Michael Dickinson.

U - the shape of a horseshoe

He's given up training and returned to Britain to work on synthetis.

Mrs. R. Vickery.

Went 2nd inside final 4f

And oddly enough Michael Dickinsons stables here in Yorkshire 'Poplar house' is only about 6 miles from my home
I used to go there quite often
he was a great trainer but his tips were hopeless, and ever ever gave away any good tips, having said that he told my brother that 'Grittar' would would win the Grand National if he stood up.. but that was not a lot of good to me hearing that after the event
(he told my brother on the morning of the race) Grrrr