"Oxo" Wins the Grand National
The world's most famous Steeplechase - the Grand National - was won at Aintree, Liverpool today by "Oxo" ridden by M. Scudamore, with "Wyndburgh" (T. Brookshaw) second, and "Mr. What" (T. Taaffe), third. Only four of the thirty-four runner finishe...
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Horbert Smythe with "Ghaka"
Herbert Smythe with "Ghaka", an entry for this year's Grand National on April 5th.
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"Russian challenger Grifel Leading Epigraff along Harwich Quay"
After a 2,000 miles overland journey the three Russian horses Reljef, Epigraff II and Grifel have finally landed at Harwich, England. With them were two jockeys, Vladimar Prachov and Ivan Avdeyev. Another jockey Boris Ponomarenko, flew into Britai...
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"Expromt" with Jockey Nikolai Ilkin
"Russian Horses to race in Britain: Expromt"
Seen with jockey Nikolai Ilkin; Expromt, which won the 1960 "amateur steeplechase" in Pardubitsi, has been entered for the Topham Trophy to be run at Aintree on March 23rd, 1961.
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"Pandofell" Wins the Gold Cup
Royal Ascot - Third Day
"Pandofell" Wins the Gold Cup
Pandofell ridden by Lester Piggott is a five-lengths winner of the Ascot Gold Cup. Jet Stream (Carr) was second and Prolific (D. Keith) third.
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