Tales From The Curmudgeon

Strolling memory lane with Tom Merriman

By Murray Brown - March 26, 2023

Stories about Frank Safford and a conversation with Dave McDuffee

By Murray Brown - March 19, 2023

Big Towner — Simpson’s Folly, Part 2

By Murray Brown - March 12, 2023

Big Towner — Simpson’s Folly, Part 1

By Murray Brown - March 5, 2023

The making of Western Hanover, Part 3

By Murray Brown - February 26, 2023

The making of Western Hanover, Part 2

By Murray Brown - February 19, 2023

The making of Western Hanover, Part 1

By Murray Brown - February 12, 2023

Tar Heel was the foremost broodmare sire of the time, Part 3

By Murray Brown - February 5, 2023

Tar Heel finds his footing as a stallion, Part 2

By Murray Brown - January 29, 2023

Tar Heel was bred in the purple

By Murray Brown - January 22, 2023

Adios bestrode the harness racing world like a colossus

By Murray Brown - January 15, 2023

Tim Tetrick on his journey from Illinois to the Hall of Fame

By Murray Brown - January 8, 2023

A conversation with “The Buckeye” David Miller

By Murray Brown - December 22, 2022

Noel Daley on the 2nd act of his training career

By Murray Brown - December 17, 2022

My picks for 2022 divisional awards

By Murray Brown - December 10, 2022

Factoids from Facebook

By Murray Brown - December 3, 2022

Me and Anthony Bourdain

By Murray Brown - November 27, 2022

Bob “Hollywood” Heyden on his long tenure at the “greatest racetrack and greatest racing operation in the world”

By Murray Brown - November 19, 2022

A conversation with hard-working, imminently likeable SHSC present Dale Welk

By Murray Brown - November 11, 2022

The incredible talent of the indispensable Conny Svensson

By Murray Brown - November 5, 2022

Freddie Hudson on sweet memories of Roosevelt and harness racing’s troubled future

By Murray Brown - October 23, 2022

A conversation with Ohio racing troubleshooter extraordinaire Amy Hollar

By Murray Brown - October 16, 2022

Andrew Cohen’s passion for horses was stoked in Montreal

By Murray Brown - October 9, 2022

Monday’s opening session of the Lexington sale is the greatest single collection of yearlings ever offered

By Murray Brown - October 2, 2022

Unexpected glory with my 2-year-old trotting filly Saint Trixie

By Murray Brown - September 25, 2022
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