In the last post we mentioned the story of a Hambo winner, lost in war-torn Europe. I learned something. Well, a few more things I learned today.
What was the first $1M horse race in the world?
What website describes harness racing at Aylmer Quebec with this language? "The air is filled with tension as the standardbreds and riders enter the starting gate."
Who thought the Canadian Pacing Derby was a power-walking event?
What producer produced both "Racing From Rooselvelt" and Captain Kangeroo?
Mike Hamilton always has a fact or two on his Woodbine Blo.... er Column. The last two are worth the read, here and here.
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I received a hot text on my Blackberry from Cub Reporter late last night. Cub said, "The racing braintrust was reading twitter last ni...
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I continue to be fascinated with both the press and general football fan reaction to the Bill Belichick 4th down decision in Sunday's ga...
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This past weekend's racing proves to me that this game, although, yes, with less public money, with the teams, with the sharps (which no... -
Everyone saw "the ride" , everyone commented on "the ride", everyone waited to see what was up with "the ride"...
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So, I did a little reading on the railway rebate system. No, stop laughing, I really did. And it was a pretty interesting exercise. For tho...
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