The Canadian Sportsman
September 30, 2009
“I make a point to focus on the horse, start reading the horse and get together with him and try to become one.”
— Ron Pierce on his Zen strategy for winning the Little Brown Jug, something the driver has now done four times thanks to Well Said’s victory on Sept. 24.
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September 11, 2009
“He loves girls and bananas. In fact, we better get him one soon because he’ll be looking for that.”
— Nancy Moore, caretaker of Little Brown Jug champ Shadow Play, describing the horse’s personality.
We assume Nancy was referring to the bananas, but you never know. After his heroic win in the Jug, I’m sure Shadow Play was entitled to just about anything his heart desired.
September 02, 2009
“I believe that essentially the VLTs are no more than what a heart transplant is to a human. It’s going to keep the patient alive for a little while, but it doesn’t guarantee him a long life. If we don’t change the current business model of racing, harness racing will disappear, followed by thoroughbred racing.”
— Jeff Gural, owner of Tioga and Vernon Downs racetracks in New York in a 2005 Sportsman feature written by Bill Heller
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