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Poem of the Week
Poem of the Week
Choriambics
By Algernon Charles Swinburne
Love, what ailed thee to leave life that was made lovely, we thought, with love? What sweet visions of sleep lured thee away, down from the light above? What strange faces of dreams, voices that called, hands that were raised to wave, Lured or led thee, alas, out of the sun, down to the sunless grave? Ah, thy luminous eyes! once was their light fed with…
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Racing says sad farewell to Walter Swinburn
Racing says sad farewell to Walter Swinburn
Walter Swinburn: a natural sportsman and gracious winner PICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos) By Mark Scully 5:50PM 29 DEC 2016 Mark Scully joins a host of racing’s great and good as the sport says a sad farewell to Walter Swinburn, the rider of Shergar who died earlier this month FROM far and wide they came, a host of the most recognisable faces in the history of the turf, to…
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Walter Swinburn family thankful for support
Walter Swinburn family thankful for support
Walter Swinburn died last Monday at the age of 55 PICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos) By Jon Lees 4:15PM 18 DEC 2016 THE funeral of Walter Swinburn will be held in Newmarket on December 29, his family announced on Sunday. Swinburn, who was one of the finest jockeys of his generation and a successful trainer, died at his home last Monday at the age of 55. The funeral will be…
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Walter Swinburn - Five magical moments to savour
Walter Swinburn – Five magical moments to savour
Walter Swinburn partnered Shergar among a host of other greats PICTURE: Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos) By Katherine Fidler 3:10PM 13 DEC 2016 WALTER SWINBURN’S career in the saddle was littered with big-race success aboard some of the great stars of the turf. Following his death on Monday, we reflect on five of his finest victories. Shergar1981 DerbyThe horse with whom Swinburn will…
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Dettori: Swinburn was a natural talent and a joy to watch
Dettori: Swinburn was a natural talent and a joy to watch
All Along and Walter Swinburn after their Arc victory in 1983 PICTURE: Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos) By James Burn 6:00PM 13 DEC 2016 FRANKIE DETTORI, the man who succeeded Walter Swinburn as Flat racing’s most stylish operator, on Tuesday paid a touching tribute to his former colleague, who died at the age of 55 on Monday morning. RELATED LINKS Swinburn, who suffered from epilepsy,…
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Three-time Derby-winning rider Walter Swinburn dies at 55
Three-time Derby-winning rider Walter Swinburn dies at 55
Walter Swinburn and Shergar after the 1981 Derby PICTURE: Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos) By Jack Haynes 6:26PM 12 DEC 2016 WALTER SWINBURN, one of the finest jockeys of his generation who will forever be associated with brilliant Derby winner Shergar, has died at the age of 55. Nicknamed the Choirboy, Swinburn memorably steered Shergar to an emphatic ten-length success in the Derby as…
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Kinane leads tributes to 'hugely talented' Swinburn
Kinane leads tributes to 'hugely talented' Swinburn
Walter Swinburn: died on Monday aged 55 PICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos) By Jack Haynes 7:35PM 12 DEC 2016 MICK KINANE has led the tributes to his former weighing room colleague Walter Swinburn, who died on Monday aged 55. Kinane, who also won the Derby three times, described Swinburn as “a hugely talented man” with the coolest of big-race temperaments. He added: “His ride…
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Three-time Derby winning rider Walter Swinburn dies
Three-time Derby winning rider Walter Swinburn dies
Walter Swinburn and Shergar after the 1981 Derby PICTURE: Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos) By Jack Haynes 6:26PM 12 DEC 2016 WALTER SWINBURN, one of the finest jockeys of his generation who will forever be associated with brilliant Derby winner Shergar, has died at the age of 55. Nicknamed the Choirboy, Swinburn memorably steered Shergar to an emphatic ten-length success in the Derby as…
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