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Spring training

Spring training

Date3/17/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Spring training: Humpty Grumpty lives up to his name (above); giving pony boy Jimmy Miller a rough time. A pair of young horses (left) sprint away from the starting gate.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0095653F
Back in Track: A worker takes horse for walk to cool down after training session, above right, while another horse drills on training track, middle, and railbirds keep tabs on the workouts
Back in Track: A worker takes horse for walk to cool down after training session, above right, while another horse drills on training track, middle, and railbirds keep tabs on the workouts
3/5/1992
Soaring to new heights: Bompago, the 1983 Queen's Plate winner now training to be a competitive show jumper, is shown working with conditioner Jim Elder
Soaring to new heights: Bompago, the 1983 Queen's Plate winner now training to be a competitive show jumper, is shown working with conditioner Jim Elder
7/7/1989
Above right, while another horse drills on training track, middle, and railbirds keep tabs on the workouts
Above right, while another horse drills on training track, middle, and railbirds keep tabs on the workouts
3/5/1992
Back on track: A worker takes horse for walk to cool down after training session,
Back on track: A worker takes horse for walk to cool down after training session,
3/5/1992
Horses never had it so good. Erika Winkelmann, 22, flashes smile at Bye Bye Fifi, 3-year-old filly she is training. Erika is third woman trainer to be licensed on Ontario thoroughbred circuit
Horses never had it so good. Erika Winkelmann, 22, flashes smile at Bye Bye Fifi, 3-year-old filly she is training. Erika is third woman trainer to be licensed on Ontario thoroughbred circuit
3/28/1967
By Dawn's early light: An early morning training gallop starts the process of getting the horses ready for the Greenwood opening
By Dawn's early light: An early morning training gallop starts the process of getting the horses ready for the Greenwood opening
2/4/1990
Rain stay away: Grey Classic, which worked out on the Woodbine training track earlier this week, likely will be scratched tomorrow should the track come up sloppy or muddy
Rain stay away: Grey Classic, which worked out on the Woodbine training track earlier this week, likely will be scratched tomorrow should the track come up sloppy or muddy
1/9/1986
A group of trotters go through their daily morning training at the Greenwood Race Track, while another facet of Metro Toronto life - massive skyscrape(...)
A group of trotters go through their daily morning training at the Greenwood Race Track, while another facet of Metro Toronto life - massive skyscrape(...)
2/15/1985
Each morning for the past seven weeks, nearly 1,000 horses have been galloping and sprinting around the Woodbine training track in preparation for tom(...)
Each morning for the past seven weeks, nearly 1,000 horses have been galloping and sprinting around the Woodbine training track in preparation for tom(...)
3/16/1988
Horse and trainer are champs. Trainer Harry Poulton was honored recently as Horseman of the Year for training horses such as Stargaze Hanover, named A(...)
Horse and trainer are champs. Trainer Harry Poulton was honored recently as Horseman of the Year for training horses such as Stargaze Hanover, named A(...)
4/3/1989
Hope springs eternal
Hope springs eternal
1/28/1982
Exercise rider Fenton Platts gives one of Bill Marko's horses a workout in preparation for the spring race meeting at Greenwood. The $22,000 Dufferin Handicap is the track's opening-day feature
Exercise rider Fenton Platts gives one of Bill Marko's horses a workout in preparation for the spring race meeting at Greenwood. The $22,000 Dufferin Handicap is the track's opening-day feature
3/16/1984