My two worlds are colliding at the moment. Days after the Stars On Ice tour landed in Toronto, a group of Queen’s Plate hopefuls tested out their legs in the Wando Stakes at Woodbine. The race is named after a spectacular Canadian colt called Wando, a copper-coloured gentle sort that became the first to win […]
Queen's Plate
Brian's Story
This is a story I wrote about Brian Swatuk, champion jockey who died of brain and lung cancer. This is a story I just had to write. It appeared today in The Paulick Report, a Kentucky-based racing website. http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/brian-swatuks-royal-ride-through-life/
A feisty filly gives Casse his first Queen's Plate win
This is the story of Mark Casse, the trainer who was 0 for 17 in Canada’s premier horse race but then little Lexie Lou came along, defeated the boys and gave him his first victory. Girl powerr! This is my story that ran in The Paulick Report, a racing website based in Kentucky. http://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/for-casse-queens-plate-an-emotional-triumph/