Robert Smith

Daisy Harbor

SC Rewind: Daisy Harbor Perfect In OSS

In this week's Rewind, Robert Smith recalls another great piece of fairly recent history from the Ontario Sires Stakes program. His story revisits the first-ever undefeated season by a female performe...

SC Rewind: Remembering Kinsella's Corner

SC Rewind: Remembering Kinsella's Corner

In this week’s Rewind, Robert Smith recalls the role once played by newspaper columnists who covered harness racing in days gone by.

SC Rewind: Years Ago - 1980s

SC Rewind: Years Ago - 1980s

This week's Rewind is the monthly edition of Years Ago, a regular feature. Robert Smith has found some old short stories and pictures, and this time around, it's all based on people, events, and anyth...

SC Rewind: Picture Parade

SC Rewind: Picture Parade

This Week's Rewind is the customary monthly feature 'Picture Parade'. This time the central theme is connected to the recently celebrated Father's Day, which occurred on Sunday, June 15.

SC Rewind: Billy Direct Visits Stratford

SC Rewind: Billy Direct Visits Stratford

In the latest edition of 'Rewind' Robert Smith recalls the long ago visit to Canada by a very famous horse of the times.

SC Rewind: Remembering The Fan Hanover Stakes

SC Rewind: Remembering The Fan Hanover Stakes

In this week's Rewind Robert Smith recalls a bit about the now lengthy history of the Fan Hanover stakes races and takes readers back to a very early edition from over 40 years ago.

SC Rewind: Years Ago - 1970s

SC Rewind: Years Ago - 1970s

This week's Rewind takes readers back to the decade of the 1970s in the monthly feature 'Years Ago'. Robert recalls a number of personalities of the day, both human and equine and as usual displays a ...

SC Rewind: Picture Parade

SC Rewind: Picture Parade

This week's edition of Rewind is the monthly feature called "Picture Parade." Robert Smith has chosen a group of pictures for the viewing and (if you choose) "guessing" pleasure of the reading audienc...

SC Rewind: The Changing Times

SC Rewind: The Changing Times

In this week's 'Rewind' Robert Smith offers up a mainly pictorial column of vintage photographs from numerous old scenes involving the changing face of harness racing down through the years.

SC Rewind: Victoria Day Races From Yesteryears

SC Rewind: Victoria Day Races From Yesteryears

In this week's 'Rewind' Robert Smith recalls the once popular Victoria Day race programs that were once held at various small towns across the land.

SC Rewind: A Walk Back to 1970

SC Rewind: A Walk Back To 1970

In the latest edition of Rewind Robert Smith takes a "walk" back in time to 1970 as he recalls a few things that were happening in the wonderful world of harness racing back then.

SC Rewind: Years Ago - 1960s

SC Rewind: Years Ago - 1960s

In this week's Rewind Robert Smith takes a look back at the world of harness racing as it existed during the decade of the 1960's.

SC Rewind: Picture Parade

SC Rewind: Picture Parade

This week's Rewind is the monthly feature known as 'Picture Parade'. This time around a central theme exists throughout the collection of pictures.