“In his years of treasure hunting at various garage sales, Bill Steele always hoped he would stumble across the ultimate bargain find. Last summer, the Toronto resident found himself in possession of not only his greatest yard-sale deal to date but a piece of racing history as well … Northern Dancer’s 1964 Canadian Horse of the Year award presented by Daily Racing Form of Canada.” Steele is now selling the silver plaque, which he bought for $300, on eBay with a reserve bid price of $20,000. (Thoroughbred Times)
Posted by JC in Miscellany on 08/13/2004 @ 8:20 pm / Follow @railbird on Twitter
“It is one of those issues discussed in private and kept beneath the rug, but the horse-trading business, laissez-faire to its core, has been a dangerous place for the uninitiated and the not entirely informed for centuries.” (New York Post)
Posted by JC in Owners/Owning on 08/12/2004 @ 11:25 am / Follow @railbird on Twitter
Saratoga’s success this year makes it hard to criticize NYRA: “After one-third of the 2004 meet, on-track attendance is just under 5,000 fans ahead of last year, but the staggering statistic is that on-track handle is up $6.6 million, or roughly 19 percent, when all the doomsayers had NYRA standing on its last legs.” (Times Union)
Posted by JC in Saratoga on 08/12/2004 @ 11:15 am / Follow @railbird on Twitter
