I decided to look up Bert Woodage, the gardener I knew who had worked as a jockey for Sir Gordon Richards, on Ancestry I found three records about him: His birth registration; born in the Wantage, Be… (View Post)

So Reeves deceives and theives is the headline? I hope that's not too misogynistic (View Post)

Sir Gordon Richards was called as a witness and confirmed he had employed Woodage as a stable lad and as a jockey since 1956. He was then asked about the horses he trained and the races in which they… (View Post)

I looked up my guy, Bert Woodage, who was my connection to Sir Gordon Richards, and found this - "1927 - 2000 Born on May 14, 1927, Bert Hamlen Woodage was apprenticed to George Todd at Manton. … (View Post)

Passing sentence, the Judge, Mr Justice Barry, said all four men were of excellent character and that it was “a disaster” that they had allowed themselves to become involved in a fraudulent scheme. H… (View Post)