Prix De Diane
A-Z of Horse Racing (Part 2)
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Sergeant Murphy - 1923 Grand National winner. Also finished 4th in 1920 and 4th again in 1922.
The three jockeys who rode the horse in those races all died on the racecourse in the space of the 2 years 1921-1923.
Sergeant Murphy himself was killed at Bogside after he broke a leg there in 1926.
The three jockeys who rode the horse in those races all died on the racecourse in the space of the 2 years 1921-1923.
Sergeant Murphy himself was killed at Bogside after he broke a leg there in 1926.
Waley-Cohen, Mr Sam - the most recent of four amateur jockeys to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
(The last one before him was Mr Jim Wilson on Little Owl in 1981.)
(The last one before him was Mr Jim Wilson on Little Owl in 1981.)
Archer Fred - rode 2,748 winners from 8,084 starts for a strike rate of 34%.
He achieved this total of winners despite the constraints of the age namely the absence of evening meetings and viable travel arrangements being confined to the train.
He achieved this total of winners despite the constraints of the age namely the absence of evening meetings and viable travel arrangements being confined to the train.
Easterby, Mick - trainer for over 50 years and shows no sign of retiring at 81.
His best horses were all bought cheaply. Mrs McArdy (1977 1,000 Guineas winner) was bought in a package of 8 yearlings for a total of £6,000. Lochnager (European Champion Sprinter in 1976) cost £600 and Peterhof (1976 Triumph Hurdle winner) was bought out of a seller for £800.
Easterby allegedly once sold a half share in a horse to a man he met in a traffic jam on the A1.
His best horses were all bought cheaply. Mrs McArdy (1977 1,000 Guineas winner) was bought in a package of 8 yearlings for a total of £6,000. Lochnager (European Champion Sprinter in 1976) cost £600 and Peterhof (1976 Triumph Hurdle winner) was bought out of a seller for £800.
Easterby allegedly once sold a half share in a horse to a man he met in a traffic jam on the A1.
Grandouet. Rumours of him not running in the Champion Hurdle has led to some bookmakers suspending betting on the race.
Jackson & Lowe - prior to the rollout of SIS TV coverage in betting shops in 1987, J&L printed lists of runners for each race of the day and supplied them to off-course bookmakers.
The original J&L sheets were narrow and generally pinned to a blackboard. A boardman armed with a box of coloured chalks would write the shows against each horse as they were given out by Extel broadcasts through loudspeakers in the shop. The price of the favourite in the race was normally indicated in red. Following the race the boardman would record the result, SP, tote returns etc on a separate part of the blackboard.
(Using the full range of chalks and varying fonts one boardman I knew produced true works of art comparable to the output of Velasquez, Monet and Banksy. Well, perhaps not Velasquez. Or Monet. Anyway, it's a shame some of these boards could not be preserved for posterity in some kind of Betting Shop Museum but I guess this was not possible due to the impermanent nature of chalk.)
The original J&L sheets were narrow and generally pinned to a blackboard. A boardman armed with a box of coloured chalks would write the shows against each horse as they were given out by Extel broadcasts through loudspeakers in the shop. The price of the favourite in the race was normally indicated in red. Following the race the boardman would record the result, SP, tote returns etc on a separate part of the blackboard.
(Using the full range of chalks and varying fonts one boardman I knew produced true works of art comparable to the output of Velasquez, Monet and Banksy. Well, perhaps not Velasquez. Or Monet. Anyway, it's a shame some of these boards could not be preserved for posterity in some kind of Betting Shop Museum but I guess this was not possible due to the impermanent nature of chalk.)
Lord Snooty - nickname for The Beano character Lord Marmaduke of Bunkerton and for Channel 4 presenter Nick Luck.
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