Advancements in airline travel had an amazingly profound impact on everyday life in this country.
It brought the eastern and western shores closer together, and created business opportunities that would have seemed ridiculous a century ago.
Trans-continental flights allowed professional franchises to expand into the Golden State of California in the late 1950s and it wasn’t too long before East-West rivalries sprang up, involving teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics.
The Breeders’ Cup announced that tickets for the 2022 World Championships will go on sale to the public on Monday, May 9, at noon ET at BreedersCup.com/2022.
The career of Princess Rooney was not unlike a sandwich. Hold the laughter – it’s true. During her three seasons on the track, she packaged a thin layer of disappointment between two sensational winning streaks that stamped her as one of the greatest fillies to every grace the sport of kings.
Bred in Kentucky by Ben and Tom Roach, Princess Rooney wasn’t exactly a hot commodity as a yearling. Her pedigree wasn’t the most fashionable; her sire, Verbatim, was a respectable though not outstanding racehorse and stallion, while her dam and damsire were both unraced.
