Bookshelf: Bookshelf (Chapter 5)

 

 

 

             

Thirty Tons a Day: The Rough-Riding Education of a Neophyte Racetrack Operator (Bill Veeck and Ed Linn)

Chapter 5: It Was an Artistic Success; We Ain't Running It Any More

Veeck recounts the last running of the Yankee Gold Cup, a 2-mile turf race at Suffolk Downs. The June 1969 edition of the race was the most lucrative race in North America at the time with a purse of $252,750 (or $2.3 million in 2025 dollars), but it didn't have the sizable impact on crowd size or handle Veeck was hoping for due to the scorching heat.

IPS 365: Tuesday, February 3 (Day No. 46)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(This is a day-to-day look at being the founder and managing partner of the Ivory Pine Syndicate, a Maine-based horse racing partnership.)

• Didn't do any work related to the Ivory Pine Syndicate

RSC 365: Tuesday, February 3 (Day No. 248)

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

(A day-to-day look at being the chairman and a co-owner of the Rosevelt Soccer Club, a soccer club based in Gorham, Maine.)

• Worked on 7 v. 7 and 9 v. 9 curricula
• Texted with a coach about coverage for a training session
• Texted with a coach and directors about apparel
• Worked on prospective rosters for 2026-2027 season
• Texted prospective club documentarian about a meeting
• Worked on prospective rosters for 2026-2027 season
• E-mailed vendor about an equipment order
• E-mailed an application to a prospective coach
• E-mailed a parent about a future phone call
• E-mailed coach about a prospective coach
• Forwarded showcase schedules to Academy teams
• E-mailed coach about a roster question
• Texted with a coach about coverage for a training session
• Coached 13U training session
• Checked in with 12U, 16U, and Academy coaches
• Talked with a college coach
• Watched CONCACAF Champions Cup game

Countdown: Wednesday, February 4, 2026

 

Tally: Tuesday, February 3, 2026

 

Quote, Unquote: Winston Churchill

 

"There's something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man."

- Winston Churchill

IPS 365: Monday, February 2 (Day No. 45)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(This is a day-to-day look at being the founder and managing partner of the Ivory Pine Syndicate, a Maine-based horse racing partnership.)

• Handicapped races at Will Rogers Downs
• Watched a race at Will Rogers Downs