Earle Avery News Today

I had a good, long conversation with an old-time horseman the other day. He came from an era where drivers were trainers, carrying stopwatches in races trying to put something over on the competition by trying to get to the half in 1:03 by “clocking” in at the three-eighths pole in :47 and a piece.

"There's nothing like winning a horse race....When you line up behind the gate and you come by the finish line first, it doesn't matter if it's a big race. It's a good feeling."

John Edmunds, well known in harness racing and loved by many, passed away on Feb. 1, 2023 in Vero Beach, Florida at the age of 93 surrounded by life-long friends.

This week's edition of Rewind takes readers back to 1979 and to a memorable event at a small town track in rural New Brunswick.

In this week's edition of Rewind Robert Smith recalls the lengthy and spectacular career of the great Meadow Skipper.