Charlie Hayward, the racetrack's president, credits Bill Nader, his newly-promoted chief operating officer, with coming up with the "Grand Slam." Nader pushed for the innovative bet hoping that it would give horseplayers a tantalizing way to wager on several races.
Friday, August 11, 2006Daniel Michael "Mikey" Smithwick, one of steeplechasing's leading figures, died Memorial Day at his home near Hydes, Md., from a form of Parkinson's disease.
Monday, May 29, 2006Two of steeplechasing's top horses are among the six entered for Thursday's A.P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase Handicap.
Wednesday, August 07, 2002
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