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The Road Ahead

Vic Zast

From the perspective of being an owner, an industry pioneer in corporate sponsorship, a track president and fan, Vic Zast writes the "Destinations" column for The Blood-Horse. His five-star ratings of international events have shed light on racing in all corners of the globe - from England, Australia, Hong Kong, Dubai to Japan.

Vic is a regular contributor to MSNBC.com, a columnist for the Illinois Racing News and has written on racing for ESPN.com, National Public radio and The Age, Australia's leading daily.

Vic makes his home in Chicago and lives in Saratoga Springs in August.

Most recent entries New Spots on the Leopard From what I can tell, very few people in Chetwynd knew that the Belmont Stakes was being run. There’s no OTB, not even a casino, in Chetwynd. Horses here are for pleasure riding and pulling wagons around town as a tourist attraction. There is horse racing in BC, but the horse racing’s far away in Vancouver and, for the moment, all attention on Vancouver has to do with the Canucks. You may be interested in learning about what I was doing in Chetwynd. The town was the seventh stop of a 16-day journey by RV that is taking me to play golf above the Arctic Circle. I chose the spot randomly. It’s about halfway between Prince George and Fort Nelson. In addition, the seventh annual International Chainsaw Carving Championships, a kind of Breeders Cup for guys who turn logs into art, was being held in a park. None of the three men who were traveling with me – all Americans from Chicago – would have known that the Belmont Stakes was being run, either. Except for me, they would have missed the race and never hear of it again until next June. But an interesting thing happened when I told them I would be watching it. They huddled round with their lawn chairs and we watched together. In fact, we bet among ourselves, like the people do in Dubai or places elsewhere that have no gambling. What took place is a good example of how anticipation supersedes accomplishment every time. After the two minutes and nearly 31 seconds that it took Ruler on Ice to run 1-1/2 miles, there was let-down. None of us had picked the longshot winner; no money exchanged hands. This Belmont proved nothing, set nothing up for future – will be one of those Classics that recede in the background like the highway we’re driving.

Alaska Bound 2011: 5/23 - 25 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ...

June and I retired in June, 2004 and travelled for a year on our boat from lake Michigan to Florida, then North on the East Coast through Canada, back to Southern Lake Michigan. It was the most amazing trip we have ever taken and one that will be tough to beat. We settled in Florida in the fall of 2005 and are now ready to do a little travelling in a motorhome and do a bigger 'loop'. "THE BIG 2011 PLAN" June and I have purchased a used, 2006, 27 ft. motor home now with 14,000 miles on it, which we will use when we depart Florida in early April, 2011 on the first leg of a planned 16,000 mile, 6 month drive. The entire route will include a rough circle route from home in Florida to Northern California, North on the Pacific west coast to Seattle. From there to Fairbanks, Alaska. Heading back we will stop in Spokane, Washington then meander around Oregon, Yellowstone, and other sites - then to Fort Wayne, Indiana to visit family, then back South to Florida and home. We hope to keep you informed via this site as often as we can. ............................................................................... SEE "PAGES" BELOW FOR MORE - CLICK TO SEE THE DESIRED POSTS Our first night in Canada was just across the border at an RV park in Surrey. Next morning the plan was simple enough, drive through downtown Vancouver to Stanley Park, a really nice city park adjacent to downtown Vancouver. Monday, May 23 was a Candian Holiday, much like our Memorial day, so the park was crowded as people were off work. The day was nice and sunny and we enjoyed our stroll around the park, some 4 miles along the water and lunch of fish 'n chips on a concession patio.  After spending a few hours at the park, we headed north and stayed the night in an RV park at Squamish, British Columbia. Leaving Squamish we drove to Nairn Falls Provincial Park at Pemberton, BC.  A very nice park with a trail to Nairn Falls which we walked after getting settled at our campsite.  The 2 mile round trip walk was beautiful. Through the woods with some steep inclines along a river of fast running water and rapids flowing over huge underwater rocks.   We made it to the falls, then rested for the return trip.  On the way back we heard what sounded like a powerful engine - looking down through the trees and the rapids, we spotted a boat churning upstream towards the falls.

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