A fictional Rail Tales feature on a small-time horse owner who heads home for Christmas every year, hoping to entice family members into buying into his recently-purchased yearlings - usually to no avail. By Bob Carson
A 14-year-old who has raced 322 times is a rarity. Doing it for the same connections his entire life, and only competing once,
Verlin Yoder and his trotting sensation, Woodside Charm, may have just completed one of the greatest two-year-old campaigns that harness racing has ever seen.
One is a trainer in the U.S. One is a driver in Canada. One is a planner. One tends to fly by the seat of his pants.
Qui achèterait un cheval de course qui aura 14 ans en juillet, soit quelques mois à peine, avant qu’il ne soit obligatoirement mis à la retraite?
Who buys a 14-year-old racehorse in July, only months before its mandatory retirement?
(horses listed in alphabetical order)
(horses listed in alphabetical order)
Si vous êtes un ardent admirateur de hockey de la LNH, vous en comprenez probablement la majorité des règlements. Vous regardez toutes les parties avec une connaissance de base de ce qui est et n'est pas permis.
Que la partie se joue, soit à Ottawa, Edmonton, San Jose ou Boston, les règlements sont les mêmes.
En courses sous harnais, pas tant que cela.
