Wolski's weekly column in the Vancouver Province newspaper http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk/ en-us Copyright 2005 Sport of Kings Communications Old warrior still trotting; Owners' faith in injured horse repaid The Province There's a lot of truth to the line that once you own an animal, they become your friend forever. It also works the other way. Take Paul and Janet Harrison, owners of Off Track Stables, for instance. It's http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=124 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Sat, 6 Mar 2010 00:00:00 UTC Old warrior still trotting; Owners' faith in injured horse repaid The Province There's a lot of truth to the line that once you own an animal, they become your friend forever. It also works the other way. Take Paul and Janet Harrison, owners of Off Track Stables, for instance. It's http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=125 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 5 Mar 2010 00:00:00 UTC Tough Woodbine move for Davis The Province Byline: Tom Wolski Column: Hoss Talk When you are the most dominating driver in years at Fraser Downs, as Bill Davis had been for decades, and your name is no longer to be found on the racing program, people begin asking questions. Those questi http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=123 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 UTC Horseman Robert Murphy will be missed The Province Fri Feb 19 2010 Last week horse racing lost one of its most respected and successful horse owners with the passing of Robert Murphy, 77, of White Rock. During his long and illustrious standardbred racing career, Murphy's horses raced u http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=122 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 UTC Hastings trainer embodies Canadian values Byline: Tom Wolski Column: Hoss Talk Source: The Province When Hastings Racecourse trainer Jackie Humber received news she was chosen to be part of an elite group of 12,000 people named to carry the 2010 Olympic torch, her first reaction was to shed a http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=121 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 UTC For most professional athletes the thought of having to almost try and jump start a successful career over, would almost be enough to send a person over the top. Among those at Fraser Downs who do not fall into the 'woe' is me category is veteran trainer/driver Tim Brown. Who through no fault of hi http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=120 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 UTC The dream of every horse trainer is to one day have that special horse in your barn. Some wait a lifetime to achieve to fulfill that goal. For many that chance never happens. Out at Fraser Downs, this year's big horse is a young old filly called Mystic Maiden, who in her brief career, has yet to t http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=119 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UTC When it comes to taking a big financial hit, what is happening at Santa Anita racetrack in California is amazing. For the last several years, all the talk of improving racing surfaces has been about going from natural dirt tracks to supposedly safer synthetic surfaces. When these synthetic surfa http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=118 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UTC In 2003, a film about a horse that rose from obscurity to success did what many felt could not be accomplished: It proved to Hollywood, the public enjoys feel good movies. There remains a huge audience for the sport of horse racing. Produced for $86 million, Seabiscuit made more than $120 million http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=117 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UTC Two weeks ago, 23-year-old Alivia Gogush, a groom for trainer Rod Therres at Fraser Downs, was walking in the barn area when a sign caught her eye: 'Horse for Sale, $1,000'. "I had only close to $1,000 in my bank account. I understood working on the race track does not make you a lot of mo http://www.sportofkingstv.com/hosstalk.php?column=116 twolski@sportofkingstv.com Fri, 8 Jan 2010 00:00:00 UTC