Terry's Blog

 

A MEMORABLE SPRING

June 03, 2013

Hot Springs, Arkansas, is not very far as the crow flies from the parts of Oklahoma which have suffered terrible loss of property and life due to the latest flurry of storms and tornadoes. It came dangerously close to the city of Hot Springs over the weekend when the western fringes of the area suffered important property damage due to the stormy conditions and areas west of here, bumping on the Oklahoma border, even suffered loss of life, largely attributable to flood. For the many of us who use highway 270 out of Hot Springs when we head north to the Fayetteville area and points north, the areas where flooding occurred are on land where we have all traveled many times. Read More

 

A MEMORIAL DAY THANKS

May 28, 2013

So much of our attention on Memorial Day goes to the service and time spent by our troops in preserving the life of freedom in the United States, that I got to thinking just what it was that the military service has protected for me. It amounts to another Thanksgiving Day in my life. Read More

 

The Seniors Tour

May 21, 2013

First the body goes, then the brain is slow to follow. So goes my personal description of the aging process. Most of us who have passed sixty have experienced some form of that process. Where did all the time go? Or, as they used to say in Latin class, “tempus fugit." Read More

 

Things are Getting Interesting

May 04, 2013

When trainer Donnie K. Von Hemel won the first race on Kentucky Oaks Day, he got the attention of those racing fans who had awakened early to be here for the entire program on the eve of the Kentucky Derby. Some were here with the idea that they could advanced wager for Saturday and have that done. But many, who took the chance on the 9-1 shot, Magic Union, were unlikely to leave their seats. Read More

 

Simulcast is Back

April 23, 2013

Full-time simulcasting at Oaklawn started in 1995. I was fortunate enough to be invited to participate in the presentation through Oaklawn’s DJ Booth and I'm still the lucky guy to be there, 17 years later. I’ve seen lots of transition in what is done in Simulcast at Oaklawn. We had lots of different styles of tournaments and other fun games which brought about a Daily Racing Form story about Oaklawn’s simulcast presentation as “Simulcast Heaven." I was proud to be part of it then and am equally proud to be part of it now. Read More

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