Flying Cross Jockey Club

This story is about Hall of Fame jockey Don MacBeth who was born in Red Deer. He is credited with winning the first ever Breeders Cup Race and his mounts amasse...d over $40 million in purse earnings. He was only 37 when he succumbed to cancer in 1987. Just 8 days prior to his death he had travelled 3000 miles to accept the George "the Iceman" Woolf memorial award. Similiarily Woolf was a Hall of Fame rider who passed away at the young age of just 35 and was born in Cardston Alberta. This story originally appeared in the LA Times on March 3 1987 See more

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***** Shannon Beauregard Update ***** She just had surgery done on one of her hands (wasnt supposed to be until February but got moved up) She has surgery on he...r other hand late next month. Shannon is at Sharon Kleparchuks place and doing good (hand is still frozen ATM tho so it will change in the next few hours ). Surgery went well! Now to heal and do the other one in FEB. she says thanks to those you have been asking That is a Million Dollar Smile.. We love ya Shanny! Also.. I should tell everyone she is walking without a walker now and has been for a few weeks.. There is still lots of pain there in the hip area especially, but that will subside with time. See more

***** They way it used to be ***** If only we can ever get back to the good old days of racing. I am not knocking anyone or any track involved with how many day...s of racing we get now, I am just reminiscing on how it was. Can you imagine 281 dates of "A" track racing a year in Alberta? This doesnt even include the Canada West Turf Dates that year which would push the numbers over 300 dates total. See more