50000 GBP reward for priceless trophies.

If you have ever watched the documentaries on a visit to Headquarters at Newmarket, this is very disturbing.

Racing Post

The National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art in Newmarket has put up a £50,000 reward for information after ten of its most treasured trophies were stolen in an overnight raid in May.

The heist of the gold, silver and silver gilt trophies was conducted while the site at the former Palace House Stables was closed due to the coronavirus outbreak and no-one was at the premises.

The trophies on the missing list include the Ascot Gold Vase, which was the original trophy for the Queen's Vase run at Royal Ascot and dates back to 1838. Also missing are two Lincoln Races trophies which date from even earlier (1833 and 1836), while three Doncaster Cups (1906, 1907 and 1922) were also taken.

Sledgehammers were also used to smash glass cases containing the King's Vase, King George Trophy, Chesterfield Cup and Santa Barbara Trophy.