Free legged pacers with nice conformation
Nights at the racetrack with no aggravation
Hall of Fame drivers with fanciful rings
These are a few of my favourite things

Promising yearlings and classy old trotters
Front stepping favourites and winning long-shotters
Expensive stallions who know they are kings
These are a few of my favourite things

Gold Cup and Saucer and Five Mile racers
Legends at Clinton and Gaspesie pacers
That Jug race-caller, his hands full of bling
These are a few of my favourite things

When the horse stops
When the race ends
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember Admirals Express
And then I don't feel so bad.

Confed Cup in August, the Big M forever
Magdalen Islands and WEG's Live endeavour
Fredericton Raceway, a track that still zings
These are a few of my favourite things

Meridian Magic and wow, Mystic Maiden
San Pail and Big Jim and Hollywood Heyden
Casie’s performance with her speedy string
These are a few of my favourite things

Sundays at Rideau and Exactor Factor
Waterloo Battles and that huge triactor
Watching the first race at Yorkton in Spring
These are a few of my favourite things

When the track shuts
When the lights dim
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember watching The Beach
And then I don't feel so bad.

Dreamfair Eternal and Rock N Roll Heaven
The Western Fair shocker that wins from post seven
That velvet announcer who practically sings
These are a few of my favourite things

Glenboro weekends and “my, kilted drivers”
Smiles in North Sydney and Xtreme Survivors
A day at Kawartha and all that it brings
These are a few of my favourite things

Drivers in St. John’s, Alberta Forever
Those Fraser reinsman, braving the weather
I still get chills because Chinny has wings
These are a few of my favourite things

When the buck stops­
When the crowds fade
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember the game that I love
And then I don't feel so bad.

By Darryl Kaplan
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