Conn McCreary

Sir:I greatly appreciate the environmental concern you have demonstrated in recent issues, especially as concerns evidence published in SCORECARD with regard to PCBs in fish (July 16) and "synfuels" (July 30)....

In the spring of 1940 a leathery gentleman of the turf and a baronial ranch owner from Texas flew in the face of an old horse breeder's adage and came up with a champion. The trainer, Max Hirsch, sent an obscure mare...

They may be no bigger than children, but the tough little athletes who sweat off ounces in a steam box and then steer 1,000 pounds of cantankerous Thoroughbred down the stretch are not playing a kid's game

In one Saturday which reflected racing's golden boom, three better-than-$100,000 purses were up for grabs. At Monmouth, N.J. and Hollywood Park (Calif.), the public choices were easy winners. At Arlington (Ill.), the...