Daily Archives: September 14, 2017

A DIFFERENT VERSION OF W-5 AS WE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS

By Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD:  In Saturday’s live racing program it was pointed out that there was some intrigue behind the history of the George Royal statue that stands so proudly in the paddock at Hastings. It seems the story behind the live-sized sculpture is not clear to many of our…

GEORGE ROYAL STATUE SURROUNDED BY INTRIGUE

By Greg Douglas – Dr. Sport SCENE & HEARD: There was a moment in the early evening of a recent Friday Night Live card when the statue of legendary thoroughbred George Royal looked particularly stunning. With the setting sun glistening over the paddock area, the life-sized sculpture of the greatest B.C.-bred in history never looked…