001 horse and driver?
Ricci Reenie Time (Sonny Dancer)
from Nov 1973 Hoof Beats:
Adios field (led by Ricce Reenie Time and Sonny Dancer) at top of stretch.
002 horse and driver?
Royalmio (Mac Cuddy)
from Feb 1974 Hoof Beats.
Mac Cuddy is an accomplished horseman. Here he is shown going over a jump with his hunter Royalmio. "I've fallen lots of times but I guess I just don't know enough to be scared."
See October 2006 obit
http://www.standardbredcanada.ca/news/iss1006/maccuddypasses1019.html003 horse and driver?
Strike Out (Keith Waples)
from Jan 1973 Hoof Beats and HOY (1972):
Strike Out 3-YR-OLD PACING COLT: STRIKE OUT
winner of the Little Brown Jug in world record time of 1:56 3/5, was voted
best 3-year-old pacer in the USTA-USHWA poll, with Silent Majority second. By Bret
Hanover out of Golden Miss, Strike Out was owned by Bee-Jay Stable of Oshawa, Ont.
John Hayes handled the training but Keith Waples drove the colt, which chalked up 15 wins in 25 starts and $298,436. He dead-heated with Jay Time in the Adios, and won the
Taterstalls and Prix d'Ete. Strike Out is headed for the stallion barn at Castleton Farm.
Keith Waples
http://www.mi-harness.net/publct/hb/kthwples.htmlhttp://www.canadianhorseracinghalloffame.com/drivers-trainers/1978/Keith_Waples.html004 Official and reinsman?
Walter Russell and Jimmy Arthur
from Dec 1975 Hoof Beats.
Above, he chats with driver Jimmy Arthur at Lexington's Red Mile.
http://www.mi-harness.net/publct/hb/jmmyarthr.htmlhttp://www.mi-harness.net/publct/hb/jmmyarthrph.html005 location?
Windosr Raceway Construction
from Aug 1975 Hoof Beats:
Despite a work stoppage caused by striking carpenters, Windsor Raceway officials remain optimistic that reconstruction of the fire-ravaged clubhouse and grandstand will be completed in time for the scheduled opening of the 1975 fall meet on October 19. The multi-million dollar project had been proceeding ahead of schedule until the stoppage.
