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OTD 1961 Nicholas Silver (28/1) became only the second grey horse to win the Grand National, (The Lamb in 1868 & '71). Trained by Fred Rimell & ridden by Bobby Beasley won by 5 lengths from 1960 winner, Merryman II, O'Malley Point & Scottish Flight in 4th. 🏇#RacingMemories

Lincoln Handicap - 1986. K-Battery (No. 9 -John Lowe) at 25/1 gave Malton-based trainer Bill Elsey a second win in the historic race (Double Cream - Edward Hide in '71). Peter Easterby's Well Rigged finished 2nd followed by Newmarket horses Fusilier & Xhai. 🏇#RacingMemories

OTD 1960: Neville Crump-trained Merryman II (13/2 f) ridden by Gerry Scott won the Grand National from Badanloch & Clear Profit. A third victory for Middleham-based Capt. Crump (Sheila's Cottage in '48 & Teal in '52). First Grand National to be televised. 🏇📺#RacingMemories

OTD 1968 John Oxley-trained Frankincense (Greville Starkey) carrying 9st 5lbs won the Lincoln Handicap at odds of 100-8. Carried more weight to victory than any previous winner of the historic race. Barry Hills coup on Frankincense set up his training career. 🏇👏#RacingMemories

OTD 1968 Red Rum won the Waterdale Selling Handicap Doncaster Racecourse, his third & final victory on the Flat. Trained by Tim Molony & ridden by Geoff Lewis. Flat career in Pic 3. Nearly 5 years to the day (31st March '73) his Grand National stardom would begin.🏇👏 #RacingMemories

OTD 1958: 18/1 shot Mr. What won the Grand National by 30 lengths from Tiberetta, Green Drill & Wyndburgh in 4th. The 8-year-old was ridden by Arthur Freeman & trained by Tom Taaffe. Mr What finished 3rd in 1959 & '62 Nationals but never won again in 33 attempts.🏇#RacingMemories

OTD 1977 Red Rum galloped into Racing History by winning the Grand National for a record third time; the win brought his career earnings to a steeple-chasing record of £114k. 🏆🌟Also; Charlotte Brew, 21, became first woman to ride in the race; on Barony Fort. 🏇#RacingMemories

OTD 1993: Toby Balding-trained Morley Street won the Grade 1 Aintree Hurdle for the 4th consecutive year. A totally confident ride by Graham Bradley to win by 1.5L from Granville Again (Morley's brother) & long time leader Flown in 3rd. 21 career wins. 🏇🌟#RacingMemories

OTD 1985 John Francome rode a 4-timer Huntingdon Racecourse. Julesian, Gratification, Rhythmic Pastimes & Fred Winter-trained Gambler's Cup; John's 1,138th & last winner. The next day The Reject fell Chepstow Racecourse & the 7 x Champion jockey retired. Great jockey.🏇🌟#RacingMemories

A 1-2 for Hawick trainer Ken Oliver in the 1982 Scottish Grand National; Cockle Strand beat Three To One. Last of 5 wins in the race for trainer Ken. Pappageno's Cottage - 1963 at Bogside. The Spaniard - 1970. Young Ash Leaf - 1971. Fighting Fit - 1979. 🏇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿#RacingMemories

OTD 1983 Geoff Wragg-trained Teenoso (Steve Cauthen) won April Maiden Stakes Newmarket Racecourse by 8 lengths. In June, Teenoso won the Derby by 3 lengths in very heavy ground, slowest Derby since Common in 1891. Ridden by Lester Piggott his 9th Derby win - record. 🏇#RacingMemories

New account for Royal Racing Club 🐎 over on Instagram: 1Royalracingclub_ie. Appreciate any retweets and follows over there. Looking forward to another season with these guys. Think this is my 4th? Time flies when ur having fun🟢🟡 Chris Timmons Racing sheila lavery

OTD 1990 Classic winning & champion trainer Henry Cecil gained a 4-timer Newbury Racecourse; Belmez, Brush Aside (John Porter Stakes), Pressure & Razeen all ridden by stable jockey Steve Cauthen. Three of the winners were owned by Sheikh Mohammed. 🏇👏 #Champions #RacingMemories

2,000 Guineas winners who won the race OTD in devastating style. 🏇 1947: Tudor Minstrel (Gordon Richards) won by 8 lengths. 🌟 2011: Frankel (Tom Queally) won by 6 lengths. 🌟 #RacingMemories

OTD 1971: In his first race of the season the Major Dick Hern-trained Brigadier Gerard (Joe Mercer) easily won the 2,000 Guineas Newmarket Racecourse by 3 lengths from Mill Reef & Two Swallows in 3rd. In the equine 🌟's racing career he won 17 of his 18 races. 🏇#RacingMemories

OTD 1992 Lester Piggott rode his 3⃣0⃣th English Classic winner when the Peter Chapple-Hyam-trained Rodrigo De Triano won the 2,000 Guineas. 38 years since Lester's (aged 18) first Classic winner - Never Say Die (33/1) in the Derby. 🏇🌟#RacingLegend #RacingMemories

OTD 1950 Gordon Richards achieved his 4,000th success when the Noel Murless-trained Abernant won the Lubbock Sprint Stakes Sandown Park. First English jockey to ride 4,000 winners & it was the day before Gordon's 46th birthday. 🏇#RacingMemories

OTD 1972: Meriel Tufnell rode Peter Bailey-trained Scorched Earth (50-1) to victory in the Goya Stakes at Kempton Park, becoming first woman to win under Rules. The race was the first in 12 race series for female jockeys, Meriel was series champion with 3 wins.🏇👏#RacingMemories

OTD 1945 VE Day coincided with 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket. Sun Stream (Harry Wragg) won the Classic & in June won the Oaks. Owned & bred by Lord Derby & trained by Walter Earl who finished the season as Champion trainer. 🏇🇬🇧#RacingMemories Pic: Sun Stream led in by Gerry Blum.

OTD 1975 - 5⃣0⃣ years ago, Champion trainer-to-be Martin Pipe sent out his first winner when Hit Parade, ridden by Len Lungo, won the Motorway Selling Hurdle (Div 2) Taunton Racecourse & Conference Centre... Master trainer. 🏇👏 #RacingMemories