Horse Racing Gallery

The Horse in motion. Sallie Gardner, owned by Leland Stanfor

The Horse in motion. Sallie Gardner, owned by Leland Stanford; running at a 1:40 gait over the Palo Alto track, 19th June 1878. Photograph with twelve frames showing motion of a race horse. Date c1878. The Horse in motion. Sallie Gardner, owned by Leland Stanford; running at a 1:40 gait over the Palo Alto track, 19th June 1878. Photograph with twelve frames showing motion of a race horse. Date c1878. Date

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Shergar - 1981 St. Leger Stakes

Horse Racing - 1981 St. Leger Stakes - Doncaster
Shergar, ridden by Walter Swinburn, is paraded before the race. They would be surprisingly defeated, finishing in fourth place in his final ever race.
Shergar was later kidnapped by the IRA and was never found.
12/09/1981

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National Hunt

Chester Racecourse, Cheshire, July 1929

A GWR Publicity view of the city of Chester taken from the racecourse, Cheshire, July 1929. Chester Racecourse was established in 1539, making it the world's oldest racecourse still in operation today. The centre of the racecourse is being used for grazing and the towers of many of the city's churches including Chester Cathedral are visible in the distance

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