Montana Horse Racing - Brenda Wahler

For centuries, on prairie grasslands, dusty streets and racing ovals, everyday Montanans participated in the sport of kings. More than a century after horses arrived in the region, Lewis and Clark's Nez Perce guides staged horse races at Traveler's Rest in 1806. In response to hazardous street races, the Montana legislature granted communities authority to ban \immoderate riding or driving.\ Helena led the way to respectable racing, with Madam Coady's fashion course hosting the first territorial..