Epsom Spring Meeting

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1612
Date Released
25 Apr 1960
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Epsom Spring Meeting. DESCRIPTION: The big race of the day, the Great Metropolitan Handicap, was won by Kaffirboom in a very exciting finish. Now for the City and Suburban day. It was Firestreak, the favourite, ridden by Lester Piggott, who won by a short head from Rocky Royale and Lavandier. SHOTLIST: GV crowds at course. MS racegoers. MS couple (2). MS woman. MS same. SCU another. SCU sign ‘Jellied Eels’. CU jellied eels. MS people sitting in grass. MS man drinking. MS jockey in paddock. MS jockey. MS jockey mounts horse. MLS jockeys mounting their horses. MLS another. MS race starts (Metropolitan Handicap). LS race in progress. MLS field turn bend. CU another. MAS field turn on to straight. GV same. LS ‘Kaffirboom’ passes post - beats ‘Domesday’ by a neck. CU programme. LS race in progress. CU spectators. LS field turn bend. Top shot field turning. TS field running. LS finishing post ‘Fire Streak’ first.
Keywords
Sport; Horse racing; Food and cooking
Locations
Epsom; England; Surrey
Card file number
79896
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Ken Taylor
Camera
Michael Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
170
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Epsom Spring Meeting', British Movietone News Issue No. 1612, 25 Apr 1960. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23580 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)