Many economists point out that the economy is very fragile. The housing market paced on in a record-breaking fashion as interest rates came down and, suddenly, when inflation infiltrated our economy, interest rates started going up, ironically, quarter by quarter (in time and percentage points) and the housing market cooled off. Could the same thing begin
I hear from members of harness racing’s BDHC (Broken Down Horseplayers Club) and Send It In Army all the time as they complain about short fields, drags between races and post times after 10:30 at night as many have to get up at six or seven in the morning and go to work. Last week,
Some 40 years ago, Clyde Hurt, a journalist serving the harness racing industry via Sports Eye, had many a controversial column on the state of the standardbred industry. One feature for which Hurt became synonymous, along with his signature bow tie, were his “impertinent questions” columns, examining many facets of the sport. Well, I, too,
In the latest Rewind Robert Smith recalls the opening of a rather special place intended to pay tribute to harness racing history in the great State of Florida