CANDLE IN THE WIND
Triple Crown champion Windsong’s Legacy
may be gone but like the proverbial candle
in the wind, his legacy endures.
Already he’s accounted for some impressive
first croppers like Ray Schnittker’s
Tad The Stud the 9th foal from the well bred
but thus far moderately productive Chocolate
Layered. Tad The Stud opened managed a rather
eyecatching season’s record 1:59.4 in
a Meadowlands baby race and may be much faster
than that by now.
Other impressive first crop “Legacy’s”
include Rapsong (Rap Girl), Stunning Delight
(Armbro Stunning), Meyer Winsky (Myolin)
There are two full crops by Windsong’s
Legacy remaining available at the yearling
sales this fall and in 2009.
NOTICEABLES
Saw what might be a noticeable Red River Hanover
colt named Redneck Riviera (Cape Matteras)
winning the Hanover at Balmoral in 1:54….
Notice too that the Revenue colts and fillies
are “showing up” tempering skepticism
about not having early speed…
DÉJÀ VU?
On Wednesday September 1, 1976, Yonkers Raceway
offered it’s customary Wednesday night
program consisting of assorted B3 trots, $18,000
claimers and some C2 pacing events.
Precisely the same menu offered at the Hilltop
for countless Wednesdays prior to this particular
Wednesday.
That same evening the track across the Hudson
made its long awaited and long heralded debut
with a power packed program featuring a FFA
pace for Rambling Willie and friends and a
strong undercard comprising many of the top
standardbreds active at that time.
Basically, the Tri-state metropolitan harness
fan had a choice and we all know where he
chose to be.
Fast forward to Sunday June 15th, 2008, Harrahs
Chester presented the Franklin Memorial for
Artistic Fella, Mr Big, Mr Feelgood and company
in addition to it’s now traditional
strong Sunday afternoon undercard featuring
many of the better standardbreds active on
the Eastern seaboard.
That same day The Meadowlands countered with
a Fathers Day presentation comprised of cheap
claimers and pedestrian conditionals in which
several trainers actually were forced into
driving their own stock as the bulk of the
driving colony were occupied across the river-
The Delaware river.
Basically the remnants of what used to be
a huge reservoir of harness fans once again
had a choice.
Déjà vu?
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