Kalamazoo Wings Apart ECHL's First Battle Between Black Coaches
Martin was battling against Jason Payne to come out with the win in the first ECHL game between two black head coaches.
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Martin was battling against Jason Payne to come out with the win in the first ECHL game between two black head coaches.
It felt like a long and winding road to owner Sonny Via and trainer Jack Fisher, but a look back at Good Night Shirt’s rise to greatness and you can track a trail of hints to the champ's star potential
Peter Howe passed away on Thursday, September 15. In his memory, we are republishing this piece by Betsy Burke Parker from the Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase Foundation, originally published in July, 2020.
Retired trainer Peter Howe, one of just four people to train an American champion over jumps and on the flat, and the father of Colonial Downs vice president of racing Jill Byrne, died Thursday night in Charlottesville, Va. He was 83.
“He wasn’t a top horse on the flat, but some horses just love to jump,” said Fisher. “My old assistant has a horse who would turn left out of the gate, but loves jumping. Some horses just love it.”