Racing History by Ron Hale

Ron is a retired sports journalist who posts wonderful historical stories to the Derby e-mail list from time to time. Below is a collection of some of these reprinted here with his permission

Busher

Citation

William Cottrill Stakes (gr. 1)?

Count Fleet

Del Mar Jockey Fights Nakatani (1997), Woolf and Richardson (1938)

Dr. Fager

E.J. "Lucky" Baldwin

Exterminator

Gallorette

A Garrison Finish

The Haskell and The Travers

Historic New York Races The Withers and The Carter

Jim Beam Stakes Riches to Rags to Riches

New York Tracks - A Short History

Personal Ensign

Reminiscing About Old Agua Caliente

Longden's Last Ride March 12, 1966

Man O'War

Salvator (1886-1909)

Seabiscuit vs. War Admiral

Swaps

Tom Fool and Native Dancer

Tropical Park