David Croft

Flat Racing & Greyhound Racing. Evertonian

[Jack Channon Racing @ChannonRacing]

A day to remember 🏆🎩

Mezcala's victory in the Buckingham Palace Stakes under Tom Marquand marked a special moment for the team as our first Royal Ascot winner.

A huge thank you to our incredible team at home, and congratulations once again to owners Jon and Julia Aisbitt.

[Jack Channon Racing @ChannonRacing]

Our first Royal Ascot winner!🏆🎩

Mezcala bursts through a huge field to win the Buckingham Palace Stakes under a brilliant ride from Tom Marquand.

Many congratulations to his owners, Jon and Julia Aisbitt 👏🏼

#JackChannonRacing #RoyalAscot

[OddsWise @OddsWise]

Benefits of paying Racing Post £50/month over a free service.
All replays in one place - Now free on ATR
Familiarity of race cards / form - Gone.
Ease and speed of interface - No more.
News always a day after ATR / RUK.
Unaccountable tipsters.
Seems like a bargain eh?

[David Croft @D_Croft1]

@RacingPost @Frosted29 It’s absolutely awful and not fit for purpose, change it back to how it was

[David Croft @D_Croft1]

@RacingPost Can you please have an option to select whether we use the old or the new site please? The New Site is a complete shambles and completely unusable. Thanks

[When Football Was Better @FootballInT80s]

Just six months after taking over an Everton side rooted to the bottom of the Premiership, Joe Royle guided them to FA Cup glory.

On 20/05/1995, his men defeated favourites Manchester United 1-0, ensuring Alex Ferguson would end the season empty-handed.

Paul Rideout scored the winner, but Everton owed everything to the heroic defensive display of veterans Dave Watson and Neville Southall.

[Mark Wallis @MWDpartnership]

Mongys Wild (Ned) is back home and in good spirits after his operation to fix the injury he sustained in the TV Trophy final on Saturday ❤️

Thank you to Sammy and Diego at Towcester, Stefano Malegori and to all who have messaged and asked after him, it was gutting to see his fantastic career end that way but most importantly he’ll make a full recovery and have a very happy retirement!

A true superstar of the sport on the track we will miss seeing him race but are thankful of the memories he has given us in his very successful career🏆 He’s a real character in the kennels too and absolutely loves his cuddles which he’ll be getting plenty of whilst he recovers❤️

[Jim Keoghan @jim_keoghan]

European Magic: Everton v Rapid Vienna

On This Day: 1985

Featuring Howard Kendall, Andy Gray, Kevin Ratcliffe, Pat Van Den Hauwe and Kevin Sheedy

Read More Here - https://t.co/ss96O47x0V

[Jim Keoghan @jim_keoghan]

1966 FA Cup Final: Everton’s Greatest Comeback and the Legend of Mike Trebilcock

On This Day 1966

Read More Here: https://t.co/BQOUrRjXMF

[I ❤️ Snooker @ILoveSnooker_]

Banned for headbutting a tournament director after a drugs test request.

Suspended from 5 tournaments and fined £12k.

When asked if he could live without snooker, Alex Higgins replied:

“Can snooker live without me?”

[When Football Was Better @FootballInT80s]

10/05/1998:

This reeks of nostalgia…

Des Lynam, Phil Dowd, Goodison Park, Duncan Ferguson, One 2 One, Howard Kendall.

If you have a spare 7 mins or so, sit back and enjoy ‘The Great Escape’ - 1998 version - if you haven’t, then just skip through it 😉

[Jim Keoghan @jim_keoghan]

The Great Escape I

Everton v Wimbledon 

On This Day - 1994

Featuring -�� John Ebbrell, Paul Rideout, Tony Cottee, Barry Horne, Mark Ward, and Anders Limpar

Read More Here- https://t.co/aU7csjJi3P

[David Croft @D_Croft1]

@EddieGoodall8 @HarryStroud3 From memory last action on the machine was 1.22 / 1.23? Truly astounding SP return, not the only one on the card as well…

[David Croft @D_Croft1]

@EddieGoodall8 @HarryStroud3 Was at Hove - 3 books standing all 1/6 & 8/1 as flag waved

[History of Horse Racing @horsevault]

1999 2000 Guineas Michael Tabor Swinging The Market

[Coolmore @coolmorestud]

Great turnout this morning at @curraghrace despite the weather 👏☔️ A real testament to the passion for racing!

We loved being able to invite everyone behind the scenes to watch Aidan O’Brien and the @Ballydoyle team put some exciting prospects through their paces ahead of the season 🏇✨

A big thank you to everyone who joined us and thanks also to the team at @curraghrace for creating such a welcoming atmosphere. 🙌

#Coolmore #Ballydoyle #HomeOfChampions

[Jack Channon Racing @ChannonRacing]

Yesterday, Mezcala and Urban Lion made it a double on the opening day of the turf, with Mezcala winning the Spring Mile Handicap and Urban Lion landing the Lincoln 🏆

Many congratulations to their owners and our team at West Ilsley.

#JackChannonRacing

[Jack Channon Racing @ChannonRacing]

A great start to the turf season as Mezcala makes an impressive seasonal reappearance in the Spring Mile Handicap at Doncaster under George Bass 🏆

Many congratulations to his owners and breeders, Jon and Julia Aisbitt 👏🏼

#JackChannonRacing

[Everton @Everton]

A World Cup winner, a legend of the game and – most importantly – the first ever Italian to play for Everton. 🇮🇹

Welcome to Hill Dickinson Stadium, Marco Materazzi! 💙

[Steven Croft @Steve_Croft]

The Bushes.