Tag: George Rowand

George Rowand, owner, breeder, writer, dreamer passes

George Rowand, the Virginia native who on a shoestring bred several top horses and wrote about the experience, has died at age 69.

The fan base is shrinking. The foal crops are drying up. What’s a sport to do? George Rowand’s advice for racing: go to college.

Most people view claiming races as a necessary evil. George Rowand, on the other hand, used them to launch the careers of two graded stakes horses.

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