IT’S Derby Day. There’s the Irish Derby, the Greyhound Derby and the big one… the Pitmen’s Derby at Newcastle. The Northumberland Plate has been run on turf since 1833 but today is the last one on grass. The controversial move to dig up Gosforth Park and create a northern all-weather track has divided opinion with …[Read More]
PLENTY of people moan that the Epsom Derby is no longer run on a Wednesday. But if you delve into the history books another “Derby” also used to be run in the middle of the week. This was the Pitmen’s Derby, a fantastic occasion and an annual holiday for miners who made the pilgrimage to …[Read More]
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