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These days mate they just look a complete waste of time. Go back 15 or 20 years and they were as competitive as the rest. But i remember having a rant about them on my old forum about 10/11 years ago, They just seemed to hang back with their overnight prices far longer than they used too and 3%+...

I've never heard that one but maybe an employee or someone who may know more can help. I would be surprised though.

Obviously not the worlds worst but what the hell has happened to Chandlers ??????? I was looking at a couple of races at Sedgefield yesterday and noticed that they were bottom price every horse in both races. So i had a look at a couple of other races and it was the same. Bottom price...

Its a sign of the times my friend. Go back 15, 20 or 30 years ago and people would have snapped them up straight away. They would not have lasted five minutes. I would be certain that if i had someone or maybe two or three people who wanted them, they would all be of our age. Chasers and...

Good !!! How on earth are us dyed in the wool, old fashioned, fuddy duddy traditionalists supposed to sleep at night without our beloved figure of eight track.

A fair field indeed. :)

I know the feeling mate. :( Everybody and his dog will know about Tingle Creek, Crisp, L'Escargot etc but maybe not so much about the others. I definitely have a soft spot for Young Ash Leaf because i backed her when she won the Scottish National. I also remember her running in the Triumph...

As the saying goes, Tingle Creek would not have stayed 2m 6f in a horse box.

Good stuff mate. Nobody wants to see horses get injured or worse. It sickens me and i would imagine everyone else on here. But i remember when "Hard" for the going description was the norm back in the 70's and 80's. When jumps racing had its break between the end of May and the beginning or...

:LOL::LOL::LOL: Love it Danny.

Painful indeed mate. I did back it for the National but losing a few quid paled into insignificance when the horse met a very sad end. Perhaps there is an opening for a "Painful Memories" thread. I'm sure everyone on here has got plenty of those.

Apologies for hijacking the thread about dear old Tanlic and Teeside Park but can i just go back to racing (as against ranting) and recall some memories of the place. First of all there was a spell between the mid 70's and late 80's when a few horses were aimed at breaking the record for the...

:D Cheers Len. I do go off on one now and again although to be fair to myself, far less than i have done in the past. On my old forum, Letsbet, i was having a rant nearly every other day. I know its because i do care about the game and i am grateful for the life it has given me both in my...

I make you spot on mate. Focus has been lost on what this sport is all about, on its future and on the loyal people who follow it. As you say, it is all about money these days. As far as i am concerned it is all about making as much money as possible by whatever it takes and to hell with the...

I couldnt agree more. There were many more examples of the top class horses carrying big weights around aside from the two you mentioned. I remember Bregawn especially because i had a fair bet on him when he won his Gold Cup. I think the game has lost a hell of a lot in the way it is...

I agree with the "like for like" part but i would argue that tracks have far more money coming in these days compared to the 70's what with media rights, tv money etc etc. But as we know, they are very reluctant to disclose a lot of their finances including media rights money citing "commercial...

:) The Dickinsons used to send a lot of their horses there and i do remember seeing both Silver Buck and Gay Spartan run there. Obviously there were many more but the old memory is fading a bit. Tony used to train them in the 70's and it was just a conveyor belt of winners. The likes of...

No it wasnt but unbelievably, some winners in this day and age dont collect that much.

He was mate and won his fair share of races. Also 9th in the 1977 Grand National.

It was very sad mate. Teeside Park was actually the site of what is now Teesside Retail Park. (Note the different spelling). It was on Stockton Road which is known locally as the Wilderness road. The track was re-named Stockton Racecourse (although it is right next to Thornaby) and i'm...