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Paulram
February 4, 2008, 7:51pm Report to Moderator

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In 1964, Paul brought the racehorse Drake's Drum for his Dad's 62nd birthday. The horse won the race precedding the Grand National then was retired at Paul's farm. Any other info please? or pictures. I love pictures


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Bill Harry
February 5, 2008, 8:05am Report to Moderator
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Haven't any pics, but here's the story of Drake's Drum:

It was a racehorse that Paul bought for 1,200 pounds as a present for his father’s 62nd birthday on Monday 6 July 1964.
     During that evening there was a private party following the premier 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.
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