The one thing that is guaranted to spoil your great day out shopping, or at the races, is falling into the clutches of the wizmob. (Pick Pockets) but even this ancient art , has lost its class. in the days of Diamond Dick Fisher, he could stand …
Derby Day will not be long, and it is that exiting moment, that many of us cherish, it brings it back memories,, in my case to my dead and departed relations, who alsao loved this race.even more so than the Grand National. every time I get …
You will have to bear with me, for a moment I have been very badley shocked by a family event that occured a while ago and only just discovered.
Cubone comes from a long line of loving relations. all very close, in 1900 my great great …
For lovers of Horseracing. every day must seem like a dagger to the heat, you cannot purchase a paper or read a Forum without, the Sport of Many Kings being dragged into the dirt. in fact there has been more scandals in the period, 2000 …
Although it is my intention to write story,s about Horseracing, I do have oppinions and am interested in all different sports in fact over the years my first love was Athletics and the purest of those in my mind is the 100 meter Olympic Gold, Not sure when …
Looking at the period from 1960 to 1975 I have missed a story that I feel you may enjoy,it was before I had any children, was still playing soccer for a great non leage team, on sundays, this was during the period when non leage or amature …
When you have reached your 3 score years and 10. it is down hill all the way, its the time to reflect on what you are going to do to get your house in order, one thing you must do is minimise any taxes, on …
The first time I saw the word used in Bookmaking it was ”Davies” a carpenter who became a bookmaker whist helping mend the Jockey Club building. he is reported to have lost £50,000 when Voltigeurs won the 1850 Derby.
Crockford was a big player and has been …
In 1983 Cubone was in the doldrums. fed up of the offcourse industry, I had to get back on course. not as easy as you may think, although my grand father had fought the Sebini track gangs after arriving back from the Somme. the right to …
Its been a considerable time since there has been a good old fashioned COUP, the sort made famous during the last centry. I guess the reason is that Bookmakers do not pay out any longer if they detect even a little chickanary.
In the early 19th centery …
