The Beatles and Horse Racing

dray33 · Postby **dray33** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:31 pm

Watching a special on On Demand today about the Beatles, some really awesome old footage you would never expect to see... about the EARLY EARLY days. Paul says: "I bought me dad a horse, he fancies the races and all. Drake's Drum at Chester" and winks to the camera. Voila:

http://www.pedigreequery.com/drakes+drum5

too cool.

dray33 · Postby **dray33** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:39 pm

Found online:

Drake's Drum

A racehorse that Paul bought for £1,200 as a present for his father's 62nd birthday on Monday 6 July 1964.

During that evening there was a private party following the premiere of A Hard Day's Night at the London Pavilion, attended by Princess Margaret and the Beatles. It was during the party that Paul told his father of the present. He was to say, 'My father likes a flutter - he is one of the world's greatest armchair punters.'

The horse came second on its very first race after the purchase. The most exciting moment occurred on Saturday 26 March 1966 when both Paul and his father were at Liverpool's famous Aintree Racecourse to watch Drake's Drum win the Hylton Plate, coming in at 20-1. Paul was particularly pleased at the pride his father felt, leading the horse into the winner's enclosure. In later years, Paul retired the horse to his High Park Farm in Scotland.

Hmmmmm. Bought in 1964. DRAKES DRUM (GB) b. G, 1961. Interesting.

Lucy · Postby **Lucy** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:57 pm

Cool! My mother (to this day a huge McCartney fan) told me that Paul had bought a race horse, back in the day, but could never recall the name.

I've always thought it was kind of neat that the Beatles played at Suffolk Downs, myself.

dray33 · Postby **dray33** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:08 pm

I am a freakish fan. But I mean, it's the Beatles, they ushered in the Messianic Era after all.

wilf · Postby **wilf** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:37 am

I was hoping that this was a quiz as I remember drake's drum ,funnily enough I was born only 7 miles from Chester racecourse which is actually the site of the first kind of racing as we know it today. The Romans built the city 2000 years ago and raced chariots on that very site on the banks of the River Dee. It's an incredibly popular track ,always filled to capacity and you can also watch racing from the walls that the Romans built around their orignal fortress.

dray33 · Postby **dray33** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:02 am

Awesome wilf! Do you remember ever seeing Drakes Drum?

dray33 · Postby **dray33** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:04 am

More importantly, ever see the beatles? :shock:

wilf · Postby **wilf** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:48 pm

Strange to say it was a case of familiarity actually as Liverpool was across the River Mersey from me and I was only 12 or 13 ;George Harrison's grandmother lived in our town and Lennon's cousin was at my school so it was not a big deal except for the great music that was in the air at the time.Of course a few years later "Sergeant Pepper" came out and EVERYTHING changed!

Jorge · Postby **Jorge** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:56 pm

FAB FOUR http://www.pedigreequery.com/fab+four

YESTERDAY http://www.pedigreequery.com/yesterday

TWIST AND SHOUT (by the way a white TB)
http://www.pedigreequery.com/twist+and+shout2

majxmom · Postby **majxmom** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:22 pm

And Linda enjoyed riding quite a lot. She rode a little on the day she died from cancer.

Lucy · Postby **Lucy** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:07 pm

Linda had a preference for Appys, if I remember correctly.

Beatles on horseback, anyone?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHBKAyn17vw

dray33 · Postby **dray33** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:43 pm

Can anyone deny the pure power and positivity of that music? honestly. It is more than what we think.

AscotStud · Postby **AscotStud** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:00 am

I'm too young but...Got to admit it's getting better...should be on heavy rotation these days instead of all the doom and gloom the media loves to peddle.