I like to dream, yes, yes, Right between the sound machine On a cloud of sound I drift in the night Any place it goes is right Goes far, flies near To the stars away from here. “Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf, 1968 Sportswriters of the day looked at young jockey Richard Grubb and thought him “angelic” but in reality a teen prodigy who … [Read more...] about Richard Grubb: Magic Carpet Ride
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Legends Day 2026
Ron Waples can’t possibly be 82 years old. But so he is, and as he does every time Clinton Raceway stages its Legends’ Day, he made his way back to the country track that always outdoes itself. On July 26, he celebrated with a host of Hall of Famers and harness racing luminaries on a bright summer day. Waples won the second Legends Day Trot in 2003, but sat it out this … [Read more...] about Legends Day 2026
Doug Arthur: Master of his Trade
Doug Arthur had a gift. Maybe more than one. Based at the edge of tobacco country near Norwich, Ont., Arthur would look at a yearling and spot potential that others might not, using intuition and knowledge, and then go into the sales ring, fully prepared. And it worked for him, in spades. Once he got his young prospects home, he had another forte, honed through years of … [Read more...] about Doug Arthur: Master of his Trade
Gil Rowntree: Fishin’ Without Bait
Gil Rowntree is racing’s best yarn. A man who made something out of nothing at all. Now 92 years old, and a member of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame for 29 years, Rowntree still holds historical punch: a four-time winner of the Queen’s Plate (Royal Chocolate, Amber Herod, Sound Reason, Key to the Moon). He was also the guiding hand behind a feisty little red colt … [Read more...] about Gil Rowntree: Fishin’ Without Bait
You Win Some, You Lose Some
It’s like catching rain. Jockey Faleh Bughenaim was in Canada for a bit of a lark, riding The Striking Viking in the $250,000 Nearctic Stakes (not a factor, he finished fourth) when the opportunity of a lifetime fell in his lap. On Friday, Qatari trainer Hamad Al Jehani asked Bughenaim to take the mount on longshot Silawi in the $750,000 Canadian International Stakes at … [Read more...] about You Win Some, You Lose Some
Runaway Again. Did Just That.
FORT ERIE, Ont. Runaway Again has quirks. And jockey Ryan Munger gets them. “You’ve got to be so kind to him,” said Munger, who piloted Runaway Again to an upset win over King’s Plate winner Mansetti, just when it looked as if the 8 to 5 favourite had things all sewn up in the $400,000 Prince of Wales Stakes. “You’ve got to treat him like your wife or your … [Read more...] about Runaway Again. Did Just That.
