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Ten Years Ago

May 25, 2006

Though it didn’t rain on the parade, Mother Nature foiled a beautiful Saturday at the Days of Real Sport as a nine-race card was canceled after one actual race and the Preakness Stakes on Saturday. A smaller crowd and 11 races on Sunday did not make up for the missed races. “t was rough because we had such a huge crowd out here,” said Dan McKinley, president of the DRS, Saturday.

Waitsburg High School track standout Matt Baker, one of four finalists from dozens of nominees for Male Athlete of the Year for the 30th Annual Blue Mountain Youth Recognition Eveni...