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The Northumberland Plate is affectionately known as the Pitman’s Derby as it took place on a Wednesday back in the day and for many years the local mine workers had the day of as a holiday. This tradition ended in 1949, and then 3 years later it was switched to a Saturday. History The event…
Research Corner We greatly value David Renham’s research articles as he is the master of investigating the stats, and so given his earlier article on the All Weather and given the often unpredictable UK weather during the winter months, we thought we’d take a dive into the All Weather using his research as our guide…
In the UK we have six all weather courses that are used all the year round, but perhaps more importantly for flat fans offer the only flat racing during the cold, dank winter months. Three of the courses have a Polytrack surface, those being Chelmsford, Kempton and Lingfield; three have a tapeta surface namely Newcastle,…
Hi All At the time of writing, it is challenging to imagine that the 2024 Flat Turf season is building to the first Classic of the year in early May. To date we have had the Doncaster Lincoln meeting run on soft, heavy in places, followed by abandoned fixtures due to the poor weather. When…