Paul McCartney buys a horse for his father
July 1964
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In July 1964, Paul McCartney bought Drake’s Drum, a racehorse, for £1,200 and gave it as a present to his father on July 6, 1964, during the private party that followed the premiere of “A Hard Day’s Night” at the London Pavilion.
On March 26, 1966, Drake’s Drum won the Hylton Place at Liverpool’s famous Aintree Racecourse.
In later years, Paul retired the horse to his farm in Scotland.
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