The things that stand out most to me - other than the prize money obviously - are the handicaps (but the best horses still finished 1, 2, 3), plus the fact it was Race 3 on the card at 1.20pm in the afternoon. Don't know how many races there were per meeting in 1966, or the gaps between them, but that was certainly early in the day.
The Formline weekly show each Thursday is a goldmine. An absolute lesson in quality, professionalism, presentation and knowledge of horse, jockey, trainer and in depth form commentary, all shared in an organised, interesting and enjoyable format. The track condition and weather forecast summary with the track manager to open the show is on-point and valuable. No puffery, no waffle, no pretense, just solid, reliable information for punters by commentators Ron Dufficy, Brad Gray and Tim Ryan, all of whom actually know their subject in depth. Radley is the doyen of hosts in my opinion and our TAB could learn much from this show as our equivalents are just dross by comparison.
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