Month: July 2017

Stuart Polet’s Fud was no Dud!

Stuart Polet’s Fud was no Dud!

by Bob Gates In 2015 the Wheat City Stakes was renamed the Manitoba Mile and Friday, July 28 marks the 40th Anniversary of Stuart Polet's "Fud the Stud's" win in the Wheat City in 1977. What? You've never heard of Fud the Stud?  Well, I'm just having a little fun, Fud...

Racehorses, Forever Homes & the Final Furlong

Racehorses, Forever Homes & the Final Furlong

by Bob Gates I'm back following a week's hiatus due to one of the ugliest bouts of, well, why don't we just call it a bad case of colic and leave it at that. I'm still on the mend and am writing this from what was a week ago, my death-bed. This week I have a story...

The Benjamins of Miles City, Montana, A Gem of a family

The Benjamins of Miles City, Montana, A Gem of a family

by Bob Gates Montana's state motto is "Oro y Plata" (Spanish for gold and silver). The mountains of Montana have yielded fortunes in gold and silver since they were first discovered in the mid 1800s, but Big Sky Country's real riches are its people.  This week's story...