Delaware Press Junket, 1969

re: The Summer of '69 - By Jack Zaraya

Fran Loszynski — Thu, 26 May 2011 14:04:27 GMT

Thank you for the wonderful memory of summer of '69'. I couldn't enjoy racing fully that summer after losing my mother who adored horseracing. She died on Derby Day and to this day I have a hard time remembering who won that day. Your story helped me to remember the greats Willie Shoe and the horses that were present that year. You made me remember it was a wonderful time for horseracing. It will always be ironic for me that she died on May 4th and didn't see the winner.....Wonderful story, thank you.

re: The Summer of '69 - By Jack Zaraya

steve from st louis — Wed, 25 May 2011 17:40:28 GMT

Jack, I'm sure you have a bunch of Sol Rosen stories as well from your Telegraph days. Enjoyed your Teddy Cox story--I KNEW Whiteley had to be friends with someone, I just never knew who.

re: The Summer of '69 - By Jack Zaraya

an ole railbird — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:54:47 GMT

those were the times. those were the times,when they raced race horses. those were the times when, trainers with good horses, would seek out other good horses& enter the races where they knew it would be competitive. trainers entered their horses,in order to build purses.alais. now we play dodge em. &use the press for hipe & fan fare. how long has it been since i heard of a horse being "open the the world"? it was a lot better in the days ,when we entered them, bet our hard earned money, & LET THEM BOUNCE!!!!

re: The Summer of '69 - By Jack Zaraya

backside sweetie — Tue, 24 May 2011 23:50:26 GMT

Thanks Jack,for a great blog.I grew up,near Delaware Park and visited there often with my Dad.We went backside and watched the horses train in the early morning,then go back later to watch the races.Del.Pk is still very beautiful,but those were the glory days,when the stands were filled to capacity and as a native of that area everyone knew to avoid it during race times as there were always traffic jams and if you were attending the races,you knew to get there early.Those were the days and thanks again for bringing back the memories of a bygone time!

re: The Summer of '69 - By Jack Zaraya

ellpol — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:43:40 GMT

This blog brings me back to my wide eyed youth and the days when the horse racing game was great. Reading it gave me goosebumps.

Thanks