Rewind

In this week's Rewind Robert Smith looks at what was happening in the world of Canadian harness racing 50 years ago and also discusses what has changed

In this week's Rewind Robert Smith talks about the days when horse people did a lot of their own ‘doctoring’ and discusses some of the products they used

In this week's Rewind, Robert Smith recalls the day when a driver winning 200 races in a season was quite an accomplishment

Robert Smith takes a look back at some of the people and events in the years surrounding 1960 in the ongoing feature "Years Ago"

With the excitement and hoopla of the opening of Flamboro now firmly recorded in the history books, it is time to take a look at some of the interesting happenings

In this week's Rewind, Robert Smith recounts the start-up and opening night at Flamboro Downs from nearly 35 years ago in the second of a three-part series

In this week's Rewind, Robert Smith recalls the start up of Flamboro Downs and takes us back to the early years in the first of a three-part series

In his weekly feature, Robert Smith takes a look back at some people and events from harness racing in the 1980's in the ongoing feature "Years Ago".

Robert Smith's Rewind this week is intended at sharing some rather old and hopefully humorous quips, quotes and folksy tales he has recalled from a lifetime of listening

Fifty years ago the sport of harness racing in Canada was still mainly just that, a sport. The era of night racing, extended race meetings, substantial purses and year round racing was still around th...

Robert Smith takes a look back at some of the people and events in the years surrounding 1960 in the ongoing harness racing feature "Years Ago".

Robert Smith remembers a once popular winter training centre with Canadian roots, where many great horses learned their early lessons