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This week s edition of Rewind recalls a memorable horse from the mid 1970 s named Jambo Dancer. Robert Smith covers a portion of this talented performer s racing career thanks in large part to the input of his longtime trainer. A few old photos are a part of the story of this well remembered horse as well as a couple of trivia questions.
Trainer Kent Baker appears with Jambo Dancer in this 1976 photo. Both horse and trainer earned prestigious awards that season. Baker was the unanimous choice as non-driving trainer of the year on the OJC while his leading stable member was named Harness Horse of the Year on the Ontario Jockey Club Circuit. (Photo courtesy Barrie Examiner)
A few excerpts from UPI Sports described some of the events.
The only losing favourite Topnotcher with Doug Brown driving, gave way grudgingly just before the wire after a gutsy late battle with 69-1 shot Bays Fella driven by fellow Canadian Paul MacDonell in the aged pacing divisions for colts and geldings. (Note the win payoff of $140.60 stood as the highest in Breeders Crown history for some 18 years.)
Beach Towel with Ray Remmen driving became the first harness horse to crash the $2 million mark for a season in his win in the three-year-old colts and geldings division.
Canadian invader No Sex Please, accustomed to being accompanied by two people named Ron Waples had to make a last minute adjustment. Ron Jr. failed to make his flight to Florida when a broken water main at his Ontario farm delayed his departure. Ron Sr. was equal to the challenge and piloted the trusty trotter to victory in the aged division. His mile in 1:55 shaved two-fifths of a second off the existing
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In this week s Rewind Robert Smith recalls the career of a great trotting gelding from yesteryear named Homestead Dan and how he helped advance the careers and the lives of both his owner and long time trainer-driver. I am pleased to have some good pictures and first hand information to assist in putting this story together.
An artist s rendering shows Homestead Dan, the champion trotting gelding in motion at Montreal s Blue Bonnets track in 1958 with his trainer and driver Jack Gordon in the sulky
The long and colourful history of Canadian harness racing does not belong to a precious few. It might be likened to a huge patchwork quilt with each tiny square added by a separate person or family. From the smallest deed to the exploits of the world champions, everyone who ever raised, raced or owned a horse has contributed in some way. My story today is about a couple of fellows who were about to leave a p
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This week s Rewind offering is the monthly edition of Years Ago and focuses on names, faces and happenings from the decade of the 1960 s. A wide range of topics are featured as well as a few old photos related to the themes. I hope that readers will find some familiar names and even faces associated with that time in history.
1960 - Record Number Of Entries At Richelieu Park
A packed house at Richelieu Park watch the races on a Sunday afternoon (Harness Horse)
Provincial Raceways the operators of Richelieu Park Raceway have announced that a record number of entries have been received for this year s stakes program. As of the entry deadline which was April 15th, a whopping 944 entries have been received which topped the previous high by over 200 entries. The upcoming meeting will start August 1.