Rewind

In this week's edition of Rewind Robert Smith recalls the glory days of harness racing in Montreal and remembers one of the great horsemen of that era and also one of his principal owners. Together th...

In this week's Rewind Robert Smith turns the calendar back to 1975 when Greenwood Raceway -- sometimes referred to as "The Downtown Track" -- celebrated its 100th Birthday. He traces the track's found...

In this week's Rewind Robert Smith presents the second edition of an ongoing series recalling the start up and some first year highlights of the Ontario Sires Stakes program that started back in 1974....

In this week's edition of Rewind Robert Smith recalls a number of events and personalities from the decade of the 1930s in the ongoing monthly feature Years Ago.

In this week's Rewind as Canada Day approaches, Robert Smith recalls when harness racing on Dominion Day as the July first National holiday was formerly known, was a major happening. His recollection...

In this week's Rewind Robert Smith recalls a rather legendary figure from the past named Tory Gregg. His long tenure as an announcer at many small-town tracks in Southwestern Ontario made him a legen...

In this week's Rewind Robert Smith takes a look back 30 years ago and recalls a record breaking year in the career of one of the finest horsemen to ever don a pair of silks. Also included this week i...

In this week's Rewind Robert Smith takes a look back to the decade of the 1980's in the monthly feature 'Years Ago'. A 'trotting' theme seems to be present in most of the reminiscences.

In this week's Rewind Robert Smith recalls the time when a driver recording 1,000 wins in an entire lifetime was considered quite an accomplishment. The piece includes a list of notable Canadian born...

In this week's edition of Rewind Robert Smith recalls a very famous race meeting from 70 years ago held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A number of Canadian horsemen were there to record a...

In this week's edition of Rewind Robert Smith takes readers back to 55 years ago when racing under the lights made its debut in Ontario at the London track. A number of old photos depicting the times ...

In this week's Rewind Robert Smith offers a special salute to all of the great mothers we have known over the years as we observe Mother's Day this Sunday. He also recalls a great equine 'mother' who...