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Entries from May 2009

MR. STRONACH STRIKES ANEW

May 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Frank Stronach’s persistence in the face of adversity exemplifies what separates the most successful entrepreneurs from the pack. In the wake of the bankruptcy of Magna Entertainment Corporation–when the assets have not yet been disposed of–Mr. Stronach is again playing a high-stakes game.

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BOOK REVIEW OF “KEENELAND’S TED BASSETT”

May 30th, 2009 · No Comments

For those attracted to the business side of horse racing, Ted Bassett provides a valuable historic record of a man with unique insights. He was integrally involved in some of the important racing decisions and organizations of the past four decades.

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REFLECTING ON MEMORIAL DAY

May 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Inscription at the Cemetery at Colleville-sur Mer, France (Omaha Beach): “Think not upon their passing but remember the glory of their spirit.” Roy Haskel Wilson was born in 1937 in a small town in Tennessee and attended college at Western Kentucky University, where he enrolled in ROTC.   I met him in the mid-1960s when he [...]

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