Robert Smith

SC Rewind: 1981 Little Brown Jug Memories

SC Rewind: Memories From The 1981 Little Brown Jug

September 19, 2026

In the current edition of Rewind, Robert Smith takes readers on a trip back to 1981. With Little Brown Jug week nearing, he recalls some highlights from that year's Little Brown Jug and the star of th...

SC Rewind: Flamboro Downs Through The Years

SC Rewind: Flamboro Over The Years

September 12, 2026

In this week's Rewind, Robert Smith recalls some happenings and old pictures from Flamboro Downs' now-over-50-year history.

SC Rewind: Years Ago - 1980s

SC Rewind: Years Ago - 1980s

September 05, 2026

In this week's edition of Rewind, Robert Smith offers up the monthly version of "Years Ago." This time he takes a look back at several names, faces, happenings and other tidbits from the 1980s.

SC Rewind: Picture Parade

SC Rewind: Picture Parade

August 30, 2026

In this week's Rewind column, Robert Smith presents the monthly feature known as 'Picture Parade.'

SC Rewind: Clint Hodgins, Part Two

SC Rewind: Clint Hodgins, Part Two

August 22, 2026

This week's edition of Rewind is Part Two of the Clint Hodgins story. The first part appeared in an earlier Rewind in June of this year.

SC Rewind: The Starting Gate Turns 80

SC Rewind: The Starting Gate Turns 80

August 16, 2026

In this week's edition of Rewind, Robert Smith recalls that the year 2026 is the 80th "birthday" of the mobile starting gate. This mechanical contrivance is credited with not only saving the sport of ...

SC Rewind: 1976 Hambletonian

SC Rewind: The Long, Hot 1976 Hambletonian

August 08, 2026

In this week's edition of Rewind, Robert Smith has chosen a topic with a definite "Hambletonian Theme" to coincide with this year's classic.

SC Rewind: Years Ago - 1970s

SC Rewind: Years Ago - 1970s

August 01, 2026

This week's Rewind is another monthly edition of Years Ago, this time centered on the decade of the 1970s and a few of the events and people involved back then.

SC Rewind: Picture Parade

SC Rewind: Picture Parade

This week's Rewind column is the regular monthly offering of Picture Parade. Robert Smith has delved into the archives for some "golden oldies" for your viewing and perhaps guessing pleasure.

SC Rewind: 50 Years Ago - 1976

SC Rewind: Fifty Years Ago - 1976

In this week's edition of Rewind, Robert Smith takes readers back to the year 1976, thus 50 years ago, for some golden memories.

SC Rewind: Harness Racing in Macau

SC Rewind: Harness Racing Arrives In Macau

In this week's Rewind, Robert Smith has something quite different as he tells the story of the arrival of the sport of harness racing in far-off Asia.

SC Rewind: Years Ago - 1960s

SC Rewind: Years Ago - 1960s

In this week's edition of Rewind, Robert Smith issues this month's version of "Years Ago" as he travels back in time to the decade of the 1960s. He has found some happenings and faces from way back th...

SC Rewind: Clint Hodgins Comes Home

SC Rewind: Clint Hodgins Comes Full Circle

This week's Rewind is all about the great horseman of yesteryear, Clinton T. Hodgins, and recaps a number of highlights of his long and storied career in harness racing.