Comments on: International Racing Arrives in the United States, 1952

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:27:14 +0000

Wilwyn was owned by Robert C. Boucher, a fruit farmer from Kent, England. George Rolls owned the other English runner, Zucchero, who finished third.

By: The_Knight_Sky

The_Knight_Sky — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:10:08 +0000

Zev ?

I think the blogger's name is Kev.

By: Superfecta

Superfecta — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:48:59 +0000

Very interesting; I never realized how little flat turf racing there was in the US before the more modern era. Looking forward to next week – I think Zev is long overdue for a retrospective!

By: The_Knight_Sky

The_Knight_Sky — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:25:33 +0000

"As concessions to the foreign folks, Mr. Garrett pointed our, there will also be the walk-up start, not from the stalls which the Continental steeds are familiar...

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Wonderful. One of the things European racing did well and that was reflected in the areas of racing safety of that era.

On the other hand in the modern era we continue to discount the increased dangers and allow horses continue to crash into each other coming out of the starting gates.

Then after a breakdown we wonder if it was the surface. Hey, perhaps it was the flat tire getting out of the driveway.

Another solidly done piece, Mr. CG.

By: Colins Ghost

Colins Ghost — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:07:11 +0000

Hey Sid: Thanks for the comment. Phar Lap definitely worth a mention. Although when he shipped to the U.S. he was here to stay and only raced once before his untimely death. I was thinking about international racing in terms of horses shipping in for specific races – like they did for the first D.C. International and as they do today for the BC. Kevin