Blaydon Racers set to get celebrity send-off from Quayside tonight
Two special guests will send thousands of runners on their way as iconic race celebrates its 41st anniversary
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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Geordie ridley | History Defined
The Blaydon Races at 160: The song about a day at the races that became a Tyneside anthem
How an 1862 Victorian music hall song about a day at the races in Blaydon became an unlikely regional anthem that is still widely sung 160 years later
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From a night in Balmbra's to Geordie folklore: How the 9th of June has gone down in history
Ahead of this year's Blaydon Race, we take a look at the origins of the lyrics of the song and things you might not have known about it
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