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Old 10-23-2009, 01:33 AM
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Oct. 22, 1945: El Lobo and Featherfoot became the first Thoroughbreds to be transported by airplane. They were flown from Los Angeles to San Mateo in a twin-engine Budd transport plane piloted by Maj. William Hoelle of the Flying Tiger Line, who landed the plane in the parking area at Bay Meadows. On Oct. 27, El Lobo won the Burlingame Handicap at Bay Meadows, proving that horses could fly (and win).

Heck if California racing fans had realized that previously there might have been another historical angle to keeping Bay Meadows open...
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Old 10-23-2009, 01:41 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0o19eUFfe0



Secretariat in his last race at Woodbine.


I had watched his jockey this day....Eddie Maple....ride his first season of racing in the last season of racing existence of Ohio's Akron-Cleveland area's Ascot Park.

1966.
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Old 10-23-2009, 11:58 AM
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I really enjoyed your selection from youtube as well as this day in racing . Thanks much for the time capsule .
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