January 31st, 2008
The Greatest Craze For Millions - Horse-racing And The Kentucky Derby
Horse-racing has been one of the greatest past times in Europe, Australia and the Americas. I guess it was also practiced even in my own country Sierra Leone in West Africa back in the colonial days at a race course at the east of its city, Freetown. Thus the the name ‘racecourse’ has been retained to mark both the cemetery and the road leading to and passing through the country’s world renowned natural harbour, Queen Elizabeth 11 Quay popularly known as Deep Water Quay. So when I was to make a trip to this southern part of the USA I was exhilarated to learn that horse-racing is a great pastime attracting millions of fans from all corners of the globe. I had the hope of being transformed into an enthusiast myself.