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West Ham United Mens Clothing

2008-01-31T13:01:00.000Z

West Ham United Mens Clothing

T-Shirts
Jackets
Sweatshirts
Drill Tops
Football Socks
Polo Shirt

1986 GRAND NATIONAL JOCKEY

2008-01-30T10:25:00.000Z

West Tip ridden by Richard Dunwoody won the 1986 Grand National

greville starkey jockey born

2008-01-29T19:20:00.000Z

Greville Starkey the 1957 Champion Apprentice Jockey was born 21/12/1939

Ralph Brown Funeral

2008-01-29T14:26:00.000Z

Yesterday I went to the funeral of Ralph Brown at St Peter and St Paul′s Church in Wem, Shropshire.

It was quite a cold day but the church was well heated and what was even more warming was the amount of people that turned out to see Ralph off. I shall not hazard a guess at how many but the church was completely full.

The service itself was a good one and was quite light, nothing to heavy.

Ralph′s coffin was covered in the paddock sheet of the horse he used to look after who was called "Call It A Day". It was the sheet that the horse had worn when he finished 3rd in the 1999 Aintree Grand National.

We only sung one hymn which was "All Things Bright and Beautiful" but another song was played on CD which was "The Party′s Over" by Lonnie Donegan whose music Ralph was very fond of.

Among the mourners were quite a number of Ralph′s work colleagues, both recent and from the past. The recent one′s being from the Whitchurch Post Office and the old one′s were those that he had known when he worked in horse racing stables which included stable lads, lasses and jockeys.

The cortege moved from Wem and on to the Emstrey Crematorium at Shrewsbury where Ralph was cremated.

Those mourners still remaining returned to Ralph′s parents house just outside of Wem for the wake where many good stories about Ralph were retold.

Richard Bevan

Man Utd 1958 Shirts

2008-01-27T19:12:00.000Z

Manchester United 1958 FA Cup Final Retro Football Shirt

Manchester Utd 1958 Cup Final

Manchester United 1957-58 Results

Trainer Stoute Winners 2007

2008-01-27T13:18:00.000Z

2007 Trainers Championship
31 March 2007 – 10 November 2007

1st A P O′Brien 18 winners from 112 runners £3,484,026
2nd Sir Michael Stoute 111 winners from 489 runners £2,564,739
3rd Richard Hannon 134 winners from 966 runners £1,941,668

FA Cup Collectibles and Memorabilia

2008-01-26T09:57:00.000Z

FA Cup Programmes	FA Cup Photos
FA Cup Final Replica Jerseys	FA Cup Books

FA Cup Collectibles and Memorabilia
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Which canadian racehorse won the 2007 Princess Stakes at Ajax Downs

2008-01-23T21:24:00.000Z

Which Canadian racehorse won the 2007 Princess Stakes at Ajax Downs?

Princess Stakes Winner Electrolyte Kiss & Jockey Jesse Daigrepont

English Premier League Points System

2008-01-23T18:48:00.000Z

English Premier League Points System

3 points for a win
1 point for a draw
0 points for a loss

Sporting Chronicle Memorabilia

2008-01-23T13:06:00.000Z

Sporting Chronicle Memorabilia

SPORTING CHRONICLE RACING-UP-TO-DATE FORM BOOK 9/10/54

Sporting Chronicle Form Book

Sporting Chronicle Form Book dated Saturday, March 22nd 1969 featuring that weeks programmes and seasons results.

Ralph Brown

2008-01-18T23:41:00.000Z

A friend of mine died the other day

On Friday 11 January 2008 at 5.30pm Ralph Brown from Wem, Shropshire was killed in a car accident.

The accident happened at Walton which is a very small place along the Wytheford Road in between Shawbury and High Ercall.

Ralph was driving the car but along with him was his friend Paul Murray who was also killed. They both worked for the Post Office delivering mail in and around Whitchurch, North Shropshire.

I had first known Ralph in the Summer of 1993. We both worked for Champion National Hunt Racehorse Trainer David Nicholson.

Nicholson′s stables were at Jackdaws Castle, not far from Stow-on-the-Wold in Gloucestershire.

When Ralph first started working for Nicholson he did not ride horses particularly well and more often than not he used to have to ride Nicholson′s hack called Tonto both second AND third lot leading the young horses up the gallops in an effort to gain some sort of horseback experience.

To describe what sort of nag Tonto was one would have to say skewbald in colour (white with patches of brown), a hogged mane and absolutely massive. He had a big head, big knees, big belly and big feet. In addition he was hard mouthed with little to no steering. Poor Ralph was expected to learn how to ride on him.

Ralph may not have been the next budding Dunwoody or McCoy but so what, he′d certainly learned how to ride the hard way and not before too long he had improved enough to be riding out with the string.

The first horses Ralph looked after for Nicholson were Bear Claw, Fixtures Secretary and Shining Light.

Bear Claw was a nice young horse and soon showed promise. He won his first two National Hunt flat races before being moved to Oliver Sherwood′s. While Fixtures Secretary and Shining Light both showed promise in their races but needed more time.

Ralph had shown through his attention to detail with these young horses that he possessed a lot of potential as a horseman.

For the 1994/95 National Hunt Season Ralph was given a new horse to look after by the name of Call It A Day. From day one Ralph had so much faith in the horse and was never afraid to say that he was going to be a good one.

I remember the first time Call It A Day was to run in a race was at Towcester in November 1994. Ralph had been riding him in his work at home and had become very attached to the horse. He was eagerly looking forward to taking the horse racing. The only problem was that "the Duke" had also entered one of Ralph′s other horses Shining Light in the same race.

Which one should Ralph lead up? He thought the world of both of them and I think he had a few sleepless nights coming to a decision.

As I recall Ralph went for Call It A Day but of course the race was won by 40-1 shot Shining Light.

Nevertheless, Call It A Day soon made up for things when winning his next two races at Hereford and Nottingham.

Ralph did seem to have a certain knack with young horses and they seemed to appreciate his considerate handling.

Of course, the best horse Ralph looked after was Call It A Day who in 1998 won the 42nd Whitbread Gold Cup Handicap Chase. Call It A Day was also third in the 1999 Aintree Grand National.

Ralph also led up Relkeel on one of the occasions that horse won the Bula Hurdle at Cheltenham.

Although Ralph was quiet and well mannered he did like to stand out from the crowd. He always wore an earring and whilst being very well dressed he did quite often wear clothes that caught the eye. Such as the rather large flat cap and white gloves that he used to lead up in.

Another thing I remember about Ralph was how much he could eat. When we used to go to the pub he would more often than not have two plateful′s of sausage and chips. There was no justice as he would never put weight on!

Ralph was a good friend and we shared a lot of laughs.

I am sure he will be very much missed by his mum Elaine, dad Colin, sister Rachel and girlfriend "Sis". I would just like them to know that my thoughts are with them at this sad time.

Richard Bevan

Ralph Brown Funeral

English Football Team to Win All 4 Divisions

2008-01-11T11:56:00.000Z

Wolverhampton Wanderers have won all four divisions.

They won the First Division in 1953-54, 1957-58, 1958-59

Second Division in 1931-32, 1976-77

Third Division in 1988-89

Fourth Division in 1987-88

Burnley have won all four divisions.

They won the First Division in 1920-21, 1959-60

Second Division in 1897-98, 1972-73

Third Division in 1981-82

Fourth Division in 1991-92

Preston North End have won versions of all four divisions.

They won the First Division in 1888-89, 1889-90

Second Division in 1903-04, 1912-13, 1950-51

Third Division (or the so called Second Division 1992 to 2004) in 1970-71, 1999-00

Fourth Division (or the so called Third Division 1992 to 2004) in 1995-96

1963 derby winning jockey

2008-01-11T10:00:00.000Z

The winner of the 1963 Epsom Derby was Relko ridden by Yves Saint-Martin

Yves Saint-Martin was born in 1941 at a place called Agen, which is a town midway between Bordeaux and Toulouse in the Aquitaine region of southern France.

Saint-Martin was the son of a civil servant and had no background in racing but was apprenticed to François Mathet and learned a great deal from the brilliant French trainer.

Yves Saint-Martin was only seventeen when he rode his first winner at Le Tremblay in Northern France.

He rode his first British Classic winner in 1962 on Monade in the Oaks.

In 1970 Saint-Martin rode his first Prix de l′Arc de Triomphe winner on Sassafras beating Lester Piggott on Nijinsky II.

manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers 1967/68

2008-01-10T23:33:00.000Z

Man Utd v Wolves 1967/68

Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers 1967-68 English Division 1

26th December 1967
Manchester United 4 - 0 Wolves

30th December 1967
Wolves 2 - 3 Manchester United

scottish first division league table 1991

2008-01-10T21:49:00.000Z

Scottish Division 1 League Table 1990-91

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Points
1	Falkirk	39	21	12	6	70	35	54
2	Airdrieonians	39	21	11	7	69	43	53
3	Dundee	39	22	8	9	59	33	52
4	Partick Thistle	39	16	13	10	56	53	45
5	Kilmarnock	39	15	13	11	58	48	43
6	Hamilton Academical	39	16	10	13	50	41	42
7	Raith Rovers	39	14	9	16	54	64	37
8	Clydebank	39	13	10	16	65	70	36
9	Greenock Morton	39	11	13	15	48	55	35
10	Forfar Athletic	39	9	15	15	50	57	33
11	Meadowbank Thistle	39	10	13	16	56	68	33
12	Ayr United	39	10	12	17	47	59	32
13	Clyde	39	9	9	21	41	61	27
14	Brechin City	39	7	10	22	44	80	24

Epsom Derby Winner Trained in Shropshire

2008-01-10T18:04:00.000Z

Sir Hugo the winner of the 1892 Epsom Derby was bred and owned by the Earl of Bradford. The horse was trained by Tom Wadlow on his owners estate Weston Park at Weston-under-Lizard near Shifnal in Shropshire.

As a two year old Sir Hugo won the Rous Memorial Stakes at Goodwood and the Boscawen Stakes at Newmarket.

As a three year old he won the Derby at Epsom ridden by Frederick Allsopp at odds of 40/1.

As a four year old Sir Hugo won the Biennial Stakes at Newmarket.

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Newcastle fairs cup team

2008-01-10T15:18:00.001Z

1969 Inter Cities Fairs Cup Final Result

Newcastle United won 6 - 2 on aggregate

First Leg
Newcastle United 3 - 0 Ujpest Dozsa

Played at St James Park, Newcastle on 29 May 1969

Newcastle United
Manager Joe Harvey
Willie McFaul, David Craig, Frank Clark, Tommy Gibb, Ollie Burton, Bobby Moncur (scored 2), Jim Scott (scored), Bryan Robson, Wyn Davies, Preben Arentoft, Jackie Sinclair
Substitute Alan Foggon replaced Jackie Sinclair

Ujpest Dozsa
Coach Lajos Baróti
Antal Szentmihályi, Benõ Káposzta, Ernõ Solymosi, István Bánkuti, Ernõ Noskó, Ede Dunai, László Fazekas, János Göröcs, Ferenc Bene, Antal Dunai, Sándor Zámbó

Attendance: 60,000

Second Leg
Ujpest Dozsa 2 - 3 Newcastle United

Played at Megyeri úti stadion, Budapest on 11 June 1969

Ujpest Dozsa
Coach Lajos Baróti
Antal Szentmihályi, Benõ Káposzta, Ernõ Solymosi, István Bánkuti, Ernõ Noskó, Ede Dunai, László Fazekas, János Göröcs (scored), Ferenc Bene (scored), Antal Dunai, Sándor Zámbó

Newcastle United
Manager Joe Harvey
Willie McFaul, David Craig, Frank Clark, Tommy Gibb, Ollie Burton, Bobby Moncur (scored), Jim Scott, Preben Arentoft (scored), Bryan Robson, Wyn Davies, Jackie Sinclair
Substitute Alan Foggon (scored) replaced Jim Scott

Attendance: 37,000

highest starting price winner of the 2000 guineas

2008-01-10T12:41:00.000Z

The largest starting price winner of the Newmarket 2000 guineas has been Rockavon at 66/1 who was the winner in 1961.

Rockavon was owned by Mr T C Yuill and was trained in Scotland by George Boyd.

As a two year old Rockavon won small races at Hamilton Park (twice) and Stockton.

At three Rockavon won the 2000 guineas ridden by lightweight jockey N Stirk

Rockavon also won the Heddon Stakes at Newcastle Racecourse

In total Rockavon won five races worth £24,253

George Moore

2008-01-09T22:29:00.000Z

George Moore (5 July 1923 – 8 January 2008)

George Moore was an Australian Jockey who rode for Noel (later Sir Noel) Murless throughout 1967. The most important of the races he won that year were the Epsom Derby and Newmarket 2000 Guineas on Royal Palace, Newmarket 1000 Guineas on Fleet, the King George VI and the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes on Busted, the Park Hill Stakes on Pink Gem (dead-heated), the Princess of Wales Stakes on the Queens Hopeful Venture, the Gordon Stakes on Sun Rock and the Extel Handicap on Sucaryl.

George Moore rode 72 winners from 233 mounts in Britain in 1967 but he did not return for 1968.

Earlier, in 1959 Moore had won the Free Handicap at Newmarket on Petite Etoile trained by Noel Muless and owned by the Aly Khan.

George Moore Classic Wins
2,000 Guineas
Taboun 1959
Royal Palace 1967

1,000 Guineas Fleet 1967

Derby Royal Palace 1967

Defunct Racecourses

2008-01-09T18:15:00.000Z

Bogside Racecourse

The course lay about a mile from the town of Irvine.

Flat
The round course was practically two miles, with a straight run-in of about 3 furlongs, with a considerable rise half way. There was a straight 6 furlong course with a rise about two furlongs from the winning post. A right-handed track.

National Hunt
Bogside was the original home of the Scottish Grand National which is now run at Ayr Racecourse.

The National Hunt track was about two and a half miles round, with nine plain fences, two open ditches, one water jump and was rather undulatory. It had a long run-in on an upward gradient of 370 yards. Right-handed.

Last meeting 10 April 1965

On this map the layout of the old course can be seen not far to the left of the green arrow. Zoom it in and see.

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Automobile Race Track Grand Prix Course New HAMPSHIRE

2008-01-09T18:09:00.000Z

New Hampshire International Speedway

Address
1122 Route 106 North, Loudon, NH 03307 USA

View Larger Map of New Hampshire International Speedway

Champions League Final Goal Scorers

2008-01-09T14:41:00.000Z

The 2000 Champions League Final saw Real Madrid beat Valencia 3 - 0 at the Stade De France, Saint-Denis.

It was the first Champions League Final to be contested by two teams from the same country.

Goal scorers for Real Madrid were Morientes, Steve McManaman and Raul

Nicky Richards Racehorse Trainer

2008-01-09T10:23:00.000Z

Nicky Richards

The Old Rectory, Greystoke, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 0UJ

Telephone Number 01768 483160 and Office 01768 483392

Fax Number 01768 483933

Leeds AC Milan Cup Winners Cup

2008-01-08T15:13:00.000Z

1973 European Cup Winners Cup Final Result

AC Milan 1 - 0 Leeds United

Played at Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Salonika on 16 May 1973

AC Milan
Manager Nereo Rocco
Villiam Vecchi, Giuseppe Sabadini, Guilio Zignoli, Angelo Anquilletti, Maurizio Turone, Roberto Rosato, Gianni Rivera, Romeo Benetti, Riccardo Sogliano, Alberto Bigon, Luciano Chiarugi (Scored)
Substitute Dario Dolci replaced Roberto Rosato

Leeds United
Manager Don Revie
David Harvey, Paul Reaney, Trevor Cherry, Mick Bates, Paul Madeley, Norman Hunter, Frank Gray, Terry Yorath, Peter Lorimer, Joe Jordan, Mick Jones
Substitute Gordon McQueen replaced Terry Yorath

Referee Mihas

Attendance: 45,000

british player who has played for two british teams in the champions league

2008-01-08T11:33:00.000Z

Phil Neville born Bury, Greater Manchester, England has played for Manchester United in the Champions League and also played for Everton in the 2005-06 Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round 1st and 2nd legs against Villarreal.

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West Ham United Mens Clothing

1986 GRAND NATIONAL JOCKEY

greville starkey jockey born

Ralph Brown Funeral

Man Utd 1958 Shirts

Trainer Stoute Winners 2007

FA Cup Collectibles and Memorabilia

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Which canadian racehorse won the 2007 Princess Stakes at Ajax Downs

English Premier League Points System

Sporting Chronicle Memorabilia

Sporting Chronicle Memorabilia

Ralph Brown

English Football Team to Win All 4 Divisions

1963 derby winning jockey

manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers 1967/68

scottish first division league table 1991

Epsom Derby Winner Trained in Shropshire

Newcastle fairs cup team

highest starting price winner of the 2000 guineas

George Moore

Defunct Racecourses

Automobile Race Track Grand Prix Course New HAMPSHIRE

Champions League Final Goal Scorers

Nicky Richards Racehorse Trainer

Leeds AC Milan Cup Winners Cup

british player who has played for two british teams in the champions league

FA Cup Collectibles and Memorabilia
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