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"Galen III Refuses and Sends His Rider on Ahead"
Galen III refuses and sends his rider -Mr. C. B. Owen- on ahead at the Open Ditch during the Past & Present Hunters Steeplechase at the Sandown Park meeting.
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"Hard Ridden" Wins The Derby For 1958
"Hard ridden"owned by Sir Victor Sassoon and ridden by C. Smirke, won the Derby at Epsom, with "Paddy's Point" second, and "Nagami" in third place. Photo Shows: The striking scene as the horses rounded the famous Tattenham Corner during the race. ...
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"Hard Ridden" Wins The Derby for 1958
Hard Ridden with Charlie Smirke in the saddle romps home in the Derby run, at Epsom last Wednesday. He is followed by Paddy's Point with a close finish for third place which Nagami (2nd from right), gained on a photo from Baroco (2nd from left) Gu...
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"Inquisitive Pete" Comes Down Between Two Runners at Pegasus Steeplechase
An anxious moment for horse and rider as "Inquisitive Pete" owned by the Queen Mother and ridden by jockey W. Rees, comes down between two other runners at the second fence during the Pegasus Steeplechase at Fontwell Park. The other horses are "Ar...
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"Kanver" and Rider Down on Their Necks
"Head First" Down on their necks – and out of the race in the Rugby Handicap Steeplechase at Leicester (left). Mr. J. E. Woods' Kanver comes to grief with his jockey, L. Hanson, at the last fence. Photo Shows: Mr. J. E. Woods' "Kanver" comes to g...
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"Quare Times" Winner of the Grand National 1954
"Quare Times" ridden by P. Taffe taking the last fence in the Grand National which he won from "Tudor Line" and "Carey's Cottage".
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Racing through the snow — an impressive picture created by horses with the Alps in the background during the "Big prize of Arosa" race at the Arosa race track in the north-east of Switzerland.
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"Scimitar" Crashes in the English Channel
Commander J. D. Russell, Fleet Air Arm, piloting a "Scimitar" supersonic-fighter crashed to his death after making a landing on the aircraft-carrier "Victorious" in the English Channel. The aircraft had made a perfect deck landing, when the "arres...
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"Sicarelle" owned by Mme Volterra and ridden by F. Palmer winning The Oaks at Epsom from M. Boussac's "Janiari" and the Prince Aly Khan's "Yasmin".
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"Sundew" Wins the Grand National
The Grand National Steeplechase – the toughest horse race in the world – was won at Aintree, near Liverpool, by "Sundew" owned by Mrs. G. Kohn and ridden by F. Winter. "Wyndburgh" with M. Batchelor up was second, and "Tiberetta" with A. Oughton up...
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