Robert Smith

In this the last 'Rewind' for 2018, Robert Smith delves way back in time to revisit the decade of the 1930s and recall some of the people, horses involved with harness racing and tough times that then...

In this week's 'Rewind', Robert Smith sends out his latest Christmas greeting to the reading audience.

In this week's edition of 'Rewind', Robert Smith takes a somewhat nostalgic look back 35 years ago to 1983. His reminiscence includes a number of then well-known people and horses who were making news...

In this week's edition of 'Rewind', Robert Smith takes a trip back to 1973 and recalls the opening of Canada's newest racetrack, Barrie Raceway.

As we begin December, this week's edition of 'Rewind' covers a number of names, faces and facts from the decade of the 1980s. Robert Smith has assembled a variety of topics for the ongoing monthly fea...

In this week's 'Rewind,' Robert Smith recalls the Peninsula Stakes, a once popular series of colt races that provided racing for two- and three-year-olds of both gaits at a time when opportunities wer...

In this week's edition of 'Rewind,' Robert Smith looks back at a once rather famous race that was part of the annual calendar of events for top class pacers.

In this week's edition of 'Rewind,' Robert Smith talks a bit about Remembrance Day and recalls the role that Canadian harness racing played in the war effort especially during WW II back in the 1940s.

In the current edition of 'Rewind,' Robert Smith offers up his monthly feature Years Ago as he reflects on a number of names, faces and happenings from the decade of the 1970s.

In this week's 'Rewind,' Robert Smith turns the calendar back to 1958 and recalls some interesting happenings involved with the once popular five-mile races or as the locals called them, Le Cinq Mille...

In this week's 'Rewind' column Robert Smith takes a look back at the year of 1973 and lists a number of highlights of that season and also displays a few old photographs relating to that year.

In this week's 'Rewind,' Robert Smith recalls a 1980 world class performance by a truly great horse. His piece describes the day's events at Windsor Raceway when Direct Scooter went a monster mile an...