Flossmoor resident Jerry Goldstein says he has loved horses and horseracing since he attended his first race with his father at the former Washington Park Racetrack in Homewood at the age of seven.
The experience made such an impression on Goldstein that he became a lifelong fan of the sport and years later attended the track’s most famous event, “The Great Match Race” on Aug. 31, 1955, between Swaps, a chestnut from the…
