Wolski's weekly column in the Vancouver Province newspaper http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk/ en-us Copyright 2005 Sport of Kings Communications Rookie's win shows younger demographic is coming on Column: Hoss Talk Source: The Province It appears that the younger demographic group that professional sport has been trying to attract for years is now starting to show up in perhaps the unlikeliest place of all: Fraser Downs Racetrack. http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=245 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST Unsung heroes honoured; Mounted unit helped contain Stanley Cup riot Byline: Tom Wolski Last Saturday before a sold-out crowd at the Horse Council of B.C. Gala Awards, sever-al members of the Vancouver Police Mounted Squad Unit accepted on behalf of their extraordinary horses the prestigious http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=244 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 MST Trip south pays big dividends for B.C. jockey; Hamel continues winning ways at Phoenix track by racking up 23 wins and $250,000 The Province Byline: Tom Wolski Column: Hoss Talk After the close of the horse racing season at Hastings Race-course last fall, jockey Richard Hamel had a tremen http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=243 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 MST Driver goes far afield in search of his dream Byline: Tom Wolski Column: Hoss Talk Source: Twolski@shaw.ca It has often been said that for a youngster hoping to make it as a big time horse racing jockey or driver, the best chance to achieve success is to get away from where you grew up. http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=242 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 MST Fairy-tale Rapid rise of a consistent champion; $6,500 Redux scored 22 consecutive wins The Province Page: A42 With the New Year now upon us, this column is dedicated to everyone who ever had a dream that one day they could become a major success - only to be told they would never be good enoug http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=241 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 6 Jan 2012 00:00:00 MST Be a winner, try running from behind The Province Who says picking a winner is easy? A few years back, six jockeys were asked to appear in a TV commercial for the Ford Motor Company filmed at Woodbine Race-track in Ontario. It was a 60-second commercial featuring jockeys and horses racin http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=238 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 MST Finders Key a keeper Even racehorses have a Christmas story to tell. Back in 2002, Finders Key, a grandson of popular stallion Key to the Mint, had observers assuming his career prospects were bright because of his lineage. But as with many athletes having great bloodlines, he did not live http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=237 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 MST Rapid Redux merits special Eclipse honour Byline: Tom Wolski Column: Hoss Talk Source: The Province Although he will not win the prestigious Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year within the thoroughbred industry, the group responsible for handing out those honours should consider presenting http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=236 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 MST Her love of horses meant more than modelling world When meeting Amber Lancaster for the first time, you can't help asking that with her striking beauty, why isn't she pursuing a modelling career instead of driving in her first race tonight at Fraser Downs Racetrack? Without hesitation, she http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=235 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 9 Dec 2011 00:00:00 MST If you think a driver's job is easy, think again! From an outsider unfamiliar with standardbred horse racing, watching driver Jim Burke sitting alone in a cart attached to a 1,000-pound harness horse pacing around Fraser Downs Racetrack appears in many ways to be akin to an enjoyable ride aroun http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=234 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 2 Dec 2011 00:00:00 MST