While in Fredericton, New Bruns. to see Gerald Alexander’s 2-Year-Old prospects work out, one by the world champion Rumpus Hanover and the other by Matter Of Money, who are under the care of a living legend, Jimmy Smith, Alexander and Glen McEwen enjoyed the travelling exhibit on loan from the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame, which is on display at the New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame.

It is the first time the display has appeared in Canada, and because of the hard work of Ross Gailbraith and Dawn Bremmer the show has drawn excellent reviews.

Alexander was pleasantly surprised that a poster advertising the races at Sussex Raceway was part of a permanent display at the New Brunswick Hall of Fame.

His father, Cecil Alexander, owned and operated the raceway in the 1940s and 1950s, and the track was known as the “Friendliest track in the east.”

Cecil Alexander later moved into the senior management spot at Exhibition Park Raceway when it became the giant of Maritime racing.

The poster was like the many Gerald Alexander would attach to telephone poles and buildings as youngster.

Included in the display were memorabilia from Hall of Fame driver-trainer “Gentlemen” Jim Doherty. Gerald Alexander noted that he gave Doherty one of his first outside horses to train, in Saint John, New Bruns., a mare named Anaconda.

Jimmie, and that Alexander and Doherty have been long time friends.

Alexander has raced horses across Atlantic Canada, New England, New York, and New Jersey, and his Homebred Roady Ryan (Lisryan--Jovial Hustler) finished among the top-three fillies in Atlantic Canada, and won “A” stakes and a division of the Bill Quigg Memorial in 2004.

The exhibit is exciting, and mixed with many of the permanent displays which reflect the racing careers of Hall of Famers Earl Avery and Jimmy Doherty, and the New Brunswick-born Rufin Barrieau.

It includes a pair of Gold plated shoes worn by the fabled Meadow Skipper, and Avery’s Good Guy Award.

For young and old alike, who wish to have a view of Canada’s oldest raceway, of New Brunswick’s talented horsemen, and a historical look at an industry that has deep roots, the exhibit is a “must see.”

Courtesy Of Glen McEwen