April 2007 Archives

CR Dream Catcher, a horse owned and trained by Tom Lail of New Jersey, won $55,000 in The Meadowlands' Su Mac Lad Final this past Sunday for taking first place.

"That is the most money I ever won in my whole life for training horses," said Lail. "I am not a real big-time trainer so that is the biggest race I ever won."

-- NJ.com

The harness racing horse has won a career $306,132. CR Dream Catcher was purchased six years for $3,000.

Tom Lail trains 18 horses. The story is very interesting.

I had an email overnight from someone who asked if I knew anyone whose first name is Lail.

I don't. Do you?

The emailer, Lail Whittemore, said he had never another person with Lail as a first name.

Lail as a last name is pretty uncommon in most parts, but Lail as a first name is rare indeed. Lucky Lail Whittemore!

Senior Airmen Joshua Ramos and Alberto Nava and Airman 1st Class Shequita Spence (manning machine gun) conduct perimeter scans Feb. 13 at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq. These Airmen, providing perimeter security for the base, are members of the 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Bradley Lail)

I've posted a couple photos from Senior Airman Bradley Lail before and he's pointed to me to more of his photos. Take a look, they are great!

Bradley is a still photographer in the 506 Expeditionary Communications Squadron, based at Kirkuk Regional Air Base, IRAQ.

G. Leroy Lail of Hickory, chief executive and of the Hickory Furniture Mart. was elected Tuesday to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors by the N.C. House.