Show Notes
In this episode of History & the Horse, Lisa tells the story of DeweyCheatumnHowe, an incredibly successful Standardbred racehorse, and Meghan digs into the history of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Cocktail of the Evening
The DeweyCheatumnHowe
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon sweet potato puree (or canned sweet potatoes work great) per cocktail
- 1 oz simple syrup
- 1 oz lemon juice
- 2 oz Irish whiskey (we used Tullamore Dew)
- Club soda
Directions:
- Muddle sweet potato with lemon, simple syrup and whiskey. Double strain (preferably with a fine mesh strainer) and serve in a high ball glass with ice. Top with club soda.
DeweyCheatumnHowe
Links
- https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/15/sports/othersports/15horse.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/othersports/03hambo.html
- https://www.hambletonian.com/hambletonianhistory/2008
- https://standardbredcanada.ca/news/1-7-15/somebeachsomewhere-living-hall.html
Article with picture being ridden:
Legend of Sleepy Hollow
- Published in 1820 as part of a series of 34 essays, combined in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
- Full Text of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow on Project Gutenberg
