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Article: Utah reservist and his family hooked on chariot racing.(Round The Reserve)
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- Citizen Airman
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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Like a scene out of a modern-day version of the movie "Ben-Hur," Clinton Bennett stands in his charoit behind a couple of anxious racing steeds, waiting for the starting gate to let them loose.
For Bennett, chariot racing is as much a hobby as it is a sport. His family has been involved since 1965, first racing Shetland ponies. By the mid-1970s, the family was racing quarter horses.
"This hobby has been a family affair ever since I can remember," said Bennett, a master sergeant and shop chief in the Electrical and Environmental Division of the 419th Fighter Wing's Accessories Flight, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. "I began racing chariots in 1978 and have ...
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Article: CHARIOT RACING RETURNS TO CHEYENNE FRONTIER DAYS
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle;
January 8, 1999 ;
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... ... In addition to moving the chuckwagon and barrel racing to the rodeo, there will be a new racing event during the rodeo, chariot racing, said Stephanie Kornblum, marketing manager for Cheyenne Frontier Days. "It's actually bringing back an oldie but ...
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