Hoedown's Day

You’re probably familiar with the saying “A picture is a word a thousand words”. For former Golden Gate Fields jockey Tom Chapman, a picture is worth a thousand emotions. I came across Tom while building my face book page to advertise my blog. I wanted to add anybody that has ties to, or is interest...Read More

Monday, May. 11, 1981 Pleasant Colony loped around Churchill Downs on Saturday in an unhurried 2 min. 2 sec. to come in first by three-quarters of a length, paying $9 to bettors with a win ticket. Woodchopper, a 35-to-1 shot, finished second, and Partez, at 7-to-1, came in third. Proud Appeal, the f...Read More