Heidi wrote: >>>but I vaguely
remember talk about a big money ride being organized. I don't think it
actually came off. I suspect that the organizers perhaps intended to
sanction it, but didn't actually get it done.<<<
I remember one
much like this in the early '80s that someone tried to get off the ground.
Wayne McMinn wanted Brian Weaver to ride his horses and me to crew. I am
fairly certain he sent an entry fee of several thousand dollars, but it was
returned later and the race never happened.