ce ▁St akes . ▁Bl oss om ▁of ▁Ann ag ura ▁( S her ry ) ▁achieved ▁a ▁notable ▁double ▁winning ▁success ive ▁Grand ▁National ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁the ▁track ▁policy ▁was ▁to ▁close ▁during ▁the ▁winter ▁months ▁of ▁January ▁and ▁February . ▁The ▁principal ▁event ▁was ▁the ▁Caval ier ▁Cup ▁and ▁ownership ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁R ams gate ▁Dum pton ▁Th an et ▁Grey h ounds ▁Ltd . ▁J ▁J ▁F oster ▁became ▁Racing ▁Manager ▁from ▁the ▁long ▁serving ▁Led ger ▁and ▁the ▁attached ▁train ers ▁were ▁Sher ry , ▁W ▁McK en na , ▁T ▁Cra ck nell ▁& ▁Jim ▁Barry . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁tra iner ▁Peter ▁Rich ▁former ▁head ▁man ▁to ▁John ▁Cole man ▁won ▁all ▁eight ▁races ▁in ▁one ▁meeting ▁producing ▁a ▁ 4 2 8 , 7 9 3 - 1 ▁accum ulator . ▁ ▁Northern ▁Sports ▁A ▁huge ▁turning ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁track ▁material ised ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁the ▁stad ium ▁had ▁been ▁struggling ▁to ▁attract ▁large ▁crow ds ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁age ing ▁stad ium ▁and ▁poor ▁facilities ▁but ▁a ▁company ▁called ▁Northern ▁Sports ▁( parent ▁company ▁Haw kins ▁of ▁H arrow ) ▁led ▁by ▁former ▁O aks ▁winning ▁tra iner ▁M ick ▁Haw kins ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁David ▁( the ▁Man aging ▁Director ) ▁purchased ▁the ▁stad ium ▁from ▁Dum pton