The Canadian Sportsman
July 12, 2010
Past Posts
Favourite answers from past Post Parades
Ken Middleton, Jr. (above; Feb. 7, 2008):
What’s the worst job you ever had?
“The worst job I ever had was being a cook at Kentucky Fried Chicken while I was attending high school. Being asked to clean the ‘grease trap’ brought my cooking days to a screeching halt.”
Charlie Leerhsen (June 12, 2008):
What’s the most common myth you were told about Dan Patch?
“Well, not every myth is untrue, but probably the most common misconception among people who’ve heard of him in the first place is that he was owned by a marketing genius named M.W. Savage. The only part of that that’s correct is that he was owned by M.W. Savage.”
What talent do you wish you had?
“The ability to turn off the charm.”
In as few words as possible, describe what it’s like in the high-profile New York magazine business?
“Way too interesting, thanks to the general state of print media. Also not as interesting as it used to be, thanks to the decline in communal drinking.”
Your daughter, Erica, is an actress who has been in a number of films, including a remake of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the Blair Witch Project 2. Looking back, beyond a flair for drama, did she scream a lot when she was a kid?
“Only once, when she saw me in a Speedo. Actually, she was very, very shy and barely spoke, let alone screamed.”
John Bax (Oct. 16, 2008):
What’s your favourite of your kids’ music?
“Fortunately, my oldest boy listens to Josh Groban. I like him.”
The Commish
Everyone gets the “If you were the Commissioner of all of harness racing...” question. Here’s the best responses.
Jody Jamieson (June 21, 2007):
“I have to be careful there. I’d make sure the administration of the ORC is brought to task on absolutely every small thing they’re going to investigate.”
David Scharf (May 1, 2008):
“I would encourage racetrack owners, general management and racing offices to understand that without the customers wagering on our races and without owners (a large majority of them who lose money in this business) entering horses to race there wouldn’t be a business or a job for them in this industry. Customer service drives brand loyalty and we must recognize who the customer is.”
Ron Pierce (Aug. 5, 2004):
“I’d probably furnish and decorate my office. I like things just the way they are.”
Handicapping Challenge
Post Parade subjects set the odds when asked the “chances the following will occur in the next 10 years”
There will be a significant reduction in the use of the whip in Ontario racing
Kelly Spencer (Jan. 5, 2009) — “2-1”
Chris Roberts (Jan. 22, 2009) — “1-9”
Chuck Keeling (March 26, 2009) — “1-9”
Hec Clouthier (Feb. 12, 2009) — “2-1”
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June 14, 2010
Past Posts
Favourite answers from past Post Parades
Brad Forward (above, Nov. 6, 2008):
What’s your favourite movie?
“That’s a tough one. (long pause) My favourite movie is actually Serendipity. My wife finds it pretty funny that it’s my favourite movie.”
Your parents must be happy how it turned out for you?
“Yeah, they’re pretty big supporters behind me, as well. I took my daughter to soccer the other day and she was just playing awesome and I said to my dad, ‘I can see how you feel sometimes. It just makes you feel so good when they’re doing so well.’ We’re pretty sentimental people. I get all choked up if they score a goal. I have to bite my tongue to stop from shedding a tear. My dad is that way, too.”
Who’s the funniest guy in the drivers’ room?
“Mark MacDonald is probably the funniest. Ever since I’ve been in Windsor Raceway it’s been the same thing. There’s been times we’ve come in and we’ve been looking for our shoes and we can’t find them anywhere. The only place you didn’t look was over your heads on the ceiling. They could be tied there, or glued there. There’s so many crazy things that he does.”
Nick Eaves (Jan. 14, 2010):
In university you were involved with Student Painters (which led to your job at WEG) do you do your own painting at home, or did that experience scar you for life?
“My wife would tell you just how inept I am when it comes to all house work, particularly painting!”
Do you supervise the painting projects at WEG?
“Some days I wish that is precisely what I did at WEG.”
Speaking of painting, is it true that in the murals in the Woodbine slot hall, some of the faces in the crowd are former high-level Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG) executives?
“That is true. In fact, all of the faces are FORMER OLG executives.”
Jody Jamieson (June 21, 2007):
Hands down, the funniest movie ever made is.....
(laughs) “Dumb and Dumber.”
The Commish
Everyone gets the “If you were the Commissioner of all of harness racing...” question. Here’s the best responses.
Gord Brown (March 18, 2010):
“First of all I would fire myself, then I would kiss John Campbell’s ass and hire him. He is not only awesome, he is very intelligent.”
Angie Siller (Sept. 4, 2008):
“Establish and enforce a robust and uniform policy for medications across all jurisdictions.”
Kelly Spencer (Jan. 5, 2009):
“Commission a world-class research and development company to create a strategic plan that would provide the industry with a proactive roadmap to march forward.”
Handicapping Challenge
Post Parade subjects set the odds when asked the “chances the following will occur in the next 10 years”
You will win the Jug
Randy Waples (June 9, 2005) — “10-1. Even tougher to win than the NA Cup.”
Jody Jamieson (June 21, 2007) — “10-1” (Note — Jamieson won the ‘07 Jug with Tell All three months later)
Greg Grismore (Sept. 25, 2008) — “I’m going to be optimistic and say 20-1, all right 15-1.”
Gord Brown (March 18, 2010) — “99-1”
May 20, 2010
Past Posts
Favourite answers from past Post Parades
Peter Heffering (above, centre; March 31, 2005):
What was the worst job you’ve ever had?
“I never got really excited about picking stones off the fields or stooking bundles of grain, which was done before combines came about.”
Darryl MacArthur (April 16, 2009):
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What’s harder — closing a real estate deal or a horse deal? Why?
“The real estate deal hands down. I haven’t lost a horse deal because they wouldn’t leave the appliances.”
You have to knock them dead at karaoke, what song do you pick?
“Don’t Stop Believing — Journey... and bring your lighters.”
Geoff Stein (May 26, 2005):
You live in the same New York town as former president Bill Clinton and his wife Hilary. Ever bump into them at the grocery store?
“No, but my kids have bumped into them quite a bit, Bill especially. Bill goes to a deli quite a bit. I think we have different eating habits, me and Bill. They’re around town a lot, more than you’d really think. In fact, one of my sons was running around the track at the high school and Clinton was jogging around the track, too. It was just the two of them, besides the Secret Service which my son called ‘two scary-looking guys sitting in the grandstand.’”
The Commish
Everyone gets the “If you were the Commissioner of all of harness racing...” question. Here’s the best responses.
Randy Waples (right, with friend Alan Kirschenbaum; June 9, 2005):
“Allow personalities to come out without any retribution.”
Nick Eaves (Jan. 14, 2010):
“Appoint a customers’ panel to balance the participant-side thinking.”
Ray Schnittker (July 24, 2008):
“I would look up most people’s records and if a guy’s got more than two or three positives that were not b.s. positives, I’d throw him out of the game.”
Handicapping Challenge
Post Parade subjects set the odds when asked the “chances the following will occur in the next 10 years”
The number of Ontario breeders will increase
Hugh Mitchell (Nov. 27, 2008) — “25-1.”
Kelly Spencer (Jan. 5, 2009) — “3-1”
Chris Roberts (Jan. 22, 2009) — “25-1”
Hec Clouthier (Feb. 12, 2009) — “20-1”
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