This 1906 image, titled ”Cowboys Racing to Dinner,” illustrates what horse racing looked like for a lot of turn-of-the-century Oregonians. Postcard Provided
Horse racing is a sport that’s largely faded from the scene in Oregon. There’s still an active community, and plenty of money changes hands at racetracks – but it’s more or less a niche thing.
That was emphatically not the case 100 years ago.
Back around the turn of the 20th century, horses…
