Robert Smith

In this week's edition of 'Rewind' Robert Smith takes readers back some 45 years ago to 1974. His story tells of a huge upset win at Roosevelt Raceway by a then budding young Canadian horseman just s...

In this week's Rewind column Robert Smith reminisces a bit about the start up of Rewind which just reached the ten-year mark on the calendar earlier this week.

This week's 'Rewind' offering is the monthly edition of Years Ago and focuses on names, faces and happenings from the decade of the 1980s.

In the latest edition of 'Rewind' Robert Smith goes back in time an amazing 70 years ago to 1949. Was anything happening then? The short answer was YES as a matter of fact quite a few things were goi...

In the latest edition of Rewind, Robert Smith takes a journey back to about 50 years ago to recall the rather short but brilliant career of a young trotter named Camper.

This week's Rewind is another version of Picture Parade which seems to have been a popular item in the past.

This week's 'Rewind' is the regular monthly edition of Years Ago, this time devoted to events, personalities and memories from the decade of the 1970s.

In the current edition of 'Rewind,' Robert Smith takes a look back at the role that Batavia Downs played in the earlier history of Canadian harness racing.

In this week's Rewind column Robert Smith recalls the long and colourful career of a horse named Johnny Bing. His rugged demeanor and stamina helped him enjoy a very long lifetime on a lengthy list o...

In this week's edition of "Rewind," Robert Smith goes back in time some 51 years as he recalls the first ever Summer Pacing Classic race which eventually became the famous "Prix D'Ete" held for many y...

This week's 'Rewind' covers some topics of interest from the decade of the 1960s in the monthly edition of Years Ago.

In this week's 'Rewind' column Robert Smith recalls the Armbro name, undoubtedly the best known and respected name ever associated with Canadian harness racing.