Hoss Talk

During his 30 years-plus of driving winning standardbred horses, former Fraser Downs driver Keith Linton won many accolades from both racing fans and his peers.

In a career which began at age 17 in Saskatchewan, Linton was named top driver in North America four times.

A fierce desire to win got him into the winner's circle many times and his drives won over $5.2 million. Linton became known as "the Mighty Mite from Moose Jaw."

Despite cutting back on drives recently, Linton continues his routine of never missing mornings at Fraser Downs.

Last Saturday, after not feeling well, he was taken to the acute care section of Langley Memorial Hospital, where he remains under observation.

"Yes, it's tough right now, but there's no way I plan on pulling up this old war horse," said Linton from his hospital bed.

LUCKY

Last weeks winning Breeders Cup Pick Six ticket worth $432,392 US still has many people talking.

The winning bettor is from New York. He won the first four races with one horse per race. He then selected "all" in each of the final two races, meaning he bet every horse. Total cost, $1,252.

Each winning ticket was worth $428,392. The bettor also owned 108 consolation tickets that had five of six races picked correctly, each worth $4,606.20. The total amount won, $3,067,821.60.

Thursday, AutoTote Corp. fired a "rogue" software engineer pinpointed in the Ultra Pick Six probe.

FINISH LINES

The Sport of Kings, Saturday, 11 a.m. on Cityty, takes a look at the cast of CBC's Da Vinci's Inquest. ... TV ratings for NBC's coverage of last weekend's Breeders Cup at Chicago increased 18 per cent from a year ago the strongest since 1998. ... Sunbury Stables' star Rich Cam races in Saturday's B.C. Breeders race.

twolski@shaw.ca

Idnumber: 200211010072
Edition: Final
Story Type: Sports; Column
Length: 297 words
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Source: Vancouver Province
E-mail Tommy Wolski at twolski@shaw.ca