It's not every night that a pair of brothers nearly dead-heat in a race with a pair of sisters. But that's exactly what happened on Friday, Sept. 1 at Kawartha Downs.
Kawartha Downs will welcome some of Canadian harness racing's elite performers to the grounds for a special race to kick off its Saturday (Aug. 20) card.
This week's Rewind takes readers back to 1979, as Robert Smith recalls the heavy presence of Canadian horsepeople at Batavia Downs, in Batavia, N.Y., a mere hour from the Canadian border. His reminiscence includes a few old photos, including a couple participants from that era.