Days of glory! The following newspaper articles help tell the story of FIRST PREDICTION, my best runner. Click on the headline below to read the text.

'Prediction' Making Fond Memories For Trainer and Charity
by Dave Joseph - The Ft. Lauderdale Times. July 21, 1985

Can Nice Girls Finish First? Calder Race Tells the Story
by Luther Evans - The Miami Herald. August 24, 1986

At Calder, 'Prediction Turns Dream to Reality
by Dave Joseph - The Ft. Lauderdale Times.

Commoner Almost Dethrones Royalty
by Luther Evans - The Miami Herald. January 2, 1987

Tale of Gift Horse And Home for Kids
by Lew Zagnit - The Daily Racing Form. January 31, 1987

Gulfstream Announcer and His Memorable Goof
by Art Grace - The Miami News. April 16, 1987

Del Castillo Has a Right to Feel Wonderful
by Art Grace - The Miami News. April 17, 1987

First Prediction Has Enough Gas to Capture Third Straight Victory
by Fran LaBelle - The Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel. May 11, 1987

Breeding Business: Romance and Glory
by Bill Giauque - The Daily Racing Form. May 19, 1987

Mixing oranges and horses
by Dick Evans - The Miami Herald. September, 1988

Del Castillo's training style unorthodox
by Lisa Hammond - The Ledger. March 28, 1989

Training in the Orange Groves
by Doug McCoy - Racing Action. March 1989

First Prediction Makes Grade
by Derk Ackerman - Racing Action. May 1989

It's Strictly a down-home operation
by Tom Ainslie - The Daily Racing Form. May 24, 1989

The Road Less Traveled
by Laura Hillenbrand - Equus. January, 1991