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SC Rewind: London's 60th Anniversary | Standardbred Canada


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In this week s edition of Rewind Robert Smith recalls a very important date in the history of Canadian harness racing. It was 60 years ago that nighttime racing finally came to the Province of Ontario. On the evening of May 17, 1961 with a post time of 8:00 p.m., it all happened at Western Fair Raceway in London, Ontario. A few recollections of the times and some old photographs help to recall this very special moment in our sport s history.
(Photo by Claus Andersen courtesy of Canadian Sportsman)
For many years, in fact for several decades, everyone involved with harness racing in Ontario longed for racing under the lights to make its way to the Province. It seemed like every other area where the sport was conducted it had already arrived. In 1940 nighttime racing debuted at two New York State tracks; first at Roosevelt and a short time later that fall at Batavia. The next year Saratoga j ....

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Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, dies aged 99


A photographic portrait of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921-) and husband of Queen Elizabeth II.
Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with Team NZ skipper Dean Barker at the Team New Zealand headquarters in Auckland in 2002. Prime Minister Helen Clark looks on while Prince Philip is greeted by Team NZ chief executive Ross Blackman. Photo: AFP
Britain s Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip walk past members of the New Zealand Defence Force Māori culture group at Hyde Park Corner in London, as they dedicate the UK s first memorial to the New Zealand fallen on 11 November 2006. Photo: AFP
High Commissioner for New Zealand Lockwood Smith attends Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip as the Duke is invested with New Zealand s highest honour, the Order of New Zealand, at Buckingham Palace in central London on June 6, 2013. ....

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Historian says 1000-year-old Hamilton artefact the Netherton Cross is under threat


Historian says 1000-year-old Hamilton artefact the Netherton Cross is under threat
It is located in front of Hamilton’s Old Parish Church, where it was moved to in 1926.
(Image: Hamilton Advertiser)
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A local historian is campaigning for the protection of one of Hamilton’s oldest artefacts, which he says is showing cracks from being left outside in bad weather. ....

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