I'm from the Midwest and you could easily put the "Wrenn's" on here, Peter and/or Ronnie Jr. Where's Eddie Morgan, Terry Tomlin, Danny Johnson, Jeff James, Chris Boring?John Campbell is pretty good too! Primarily a driver, not trainer (I have good assistants for that) and like Insko, Gilmour and Webster, has ability to climb into a sulky behind a strange horse and winone of best catchdrivers around. harness racing driver deaths. Stayed true to his home track and put up incredible numbers. Not only the best driver, but the best driver/trainer combo, of all time, Saw him come to maywood one night from the meadowlands and won all 5 race he drove with some good prices. THERE IS ONE ANSWER.GREED! Constance Rogers, 39, 9711 Horace Harding Expressway, Queens, waitress. I would like to explain more to you but as long as you want to act like the rest of the Royal Twinkie Princesses in the horseracing industry, I think I would be wasting my time. WebHistoric Track-Goshen. WebWilliam D. Haughton was, for over 30 years, a leading figure in harness racing, and his unfortunate death was the result of a driving accident at Yonkers Raceway. That is pretty much the game racing folks play each time they send their horses out to race. The stables I know are as clean as your kitchen..their stalls get mucked every day and clean bedding is always a must. Stephen Jenney, you do realize that your statement that you dont think that Meadowlands or Yonkers has horses on property, that most ship in unless stakes quarantine is an admission that you know the barns/ shedrows at both locations are shit holes, dont you? A harness driver was killed and another injured in a multi-horse pileup during a spill in the seventh race at Maywood Park last night. I believe that was when I first saw Dave Magee. He has probably the biggest upset I have ever seen. and I thank her for that..many Stables do that as well. Have you seen the video of Secretariat when he was 12 years old running like a young colt around the pasture and nickering and having a fine old time. Three of the nation's four top moneywinning harness drivers were among 28 persons indicted by Federal authorities yesterday on charges of fixing superfecta races at Roosevelt and Yonkers Raceways. Irregular betting patterns at shops of the Offtrack Betting Corporation triggered the investigation, which came to public attention nearly four months ago in a story in The New York Times. Phenomenal talent. Jackie was born to race horses. How about you go down to a local stable. 
Dube, Daniel. So your horses will be dying with more frequency on the track too. It is a simple fact. Seriously? Except that Lee Unkefer isnt talking about horses under saddle. How many foot races have you seen where 3 of the athletes got killed traumatically?? Horseracing itself is insanely barbaric and there is absolutely no compassion for the horses to choose to lock horses up in stalls for 23 hours a day and force them to run around a racetrack until they breakdown; not to mention the insanely barbaric and egregiously CRUEL practice of starting horses out TRAINING for racing when they are approximately one-third of the way to maturity, NOT FULLY DEVELOPED. JUST LIKE A FOOT RACE. -- A harness racing driver was killed Monday when his horse stumbled and fell during the opening race at Harrington Raceway. He is one of the best of the best ever! Its simple. One of the best ever. Can't have a top 210 with out David. One of the best at a time the industry was big time! Lets not forget the barns at Yonkers have been there for at least 50 years and the former owners did little to improve that area. . Dale Ross, 33, Vienna, Ohio, harness driver. The last case of a Chicago circuit driver charged with manipulating a race was that of Brian Pelling at Maywood on Nov. 6, 1987. he gets that etra half second or second out of most the horses he drives. The accident that took his life occurred in an elimination for the $600,000 Sheppard Pace when a 2-year-old named Crimson stumbled and fell in front of Haughton`s horse, Sonny Key. Just like auto racing. Grasso: Three Win or lose John put the horse in a position to win. No one better in the sport. Accidents happen. hit by cars or sick! I have seen those disgusting shadows and I dont think there are that many around anymore. But even you guys are breeding that out of your horses, and even you guys have all the crazy drugs that are killing your horses. 2. Jug included. Its too bad you are not able to see what Rose Smith has done for so many horses. Conviction carries a maximum penalty of five years in jail or a fine of $10,000 or both. . Maybe you can answer a few questions concerning these people: No shot Sears can drive with Miller. The board also is excluding Marsh from all of the state's parimutuel tracks and off-track betting parlors. Obviously you have no scruples to suggest that locking horses up in stalls for 23 hours a day is not abusing the horses. In addition, another harness driver was indicted on charges of obstruction of justice and with making false declarations to a grand jury. So, Steve, when one of these human athletes, who voluntarily CHOSE this profession, and making a shit ton of money by the way, suffers an injury, is he or she shoved into the back of a van and carted off to have their throat slit in some abattoir somewhere? But when there is money involved, who cares about the horses getting mangled and killed. He came from a small circuit here in Ohio where he was dominate and has fine nothing to disappoint on the big stage. 2022 Harnesslink | All Rights Reserved | NV. The fact that people put horses at extremely high-risk of having accidents is just stupid. Probably the best under rated driver in history. Where were you, Chris?! Grasso: Well yeah By the way, horses have a lifespan of anywhere from 20 to over 30 years when cared for properly. A ROYAL TWINKIE PRINCESS GUIDE TO WIFE BEATING AND HORSE WHIPPING 101 by steve because there is no such thing as mistreatment of a horse/racehorse. And they would rather not work if they dont have to. Best ever at rating a horse. Anytime an apologist hears an accusation about their previous racing industry they immediately point a finger to any and every other type of animal abuse as if that somehow makes their personal horror show look better. No driver could possibly be better than Dave Palone taking everything into consideration. I have to admire a guy like David that made his mark in Harness Racing by his amazing ability to get his horses to perform at a very high level. Harness racing trainer-driver Ryan Stahl, just six days after being involved in a horrific horse racing accident at MGM Northfield Park, has been released from the hospital and is now home Thursday afternoon. * Statistics prior to 1977 may not be complete for individual drivers. In using the starting gait analogy, I was talking about racehorses in general, not specifically Standardbreds. Oh, and if they love to run, why did Tampa bay, aqueduct, and gulfstream all have to fight horses into the gates yesterday? At 5 feet 2 inches, 120 pounds, one of the smallest drivers. While hanging around Hollywood Park, he also made a living by selling horses to film stars. I have no doubt that steve will enlighten us in his own contorted, convoluted and twisted kind of way! Ive done both whether paid or not paid. In this case and in most, if not all, cases, the humans had a choice but the horses are slaves forced into this inhumane treatment of horses that leads to horrific injuries and death. Honest as the day is long. I wish more people would start wearing it.''. Compassion goes a long way and youre not showing any of it !! The first alleged incident was in the 10th race on Nov. 11, in which Marsh drove Mike's Cadet, a 9-to-5 favorite who finished sixth. MAYBE they do, until youre done with them. Would have loved to have seen him go up against the Yonkers / Roosevelt or early.Meadowlands crowd back in the day. 9828. *races that horses *love so much that they refuse to load into the starting gate. I wonder if timing of medications given could be correlated with some of George Navarros horse deaths. -- A harness racing driver was killed Monday when his horse stumbled and fell during the opening race at Harrington Raceway. Its too bad you are not there to enjoy the prison life. In the 80's, I remember Tony was driving at Sports Creek (outside of Flint, MI) and was the leading driver. Meadowlands was far better than Yonkers. You are clutching at straws and you know it! I had a pet Shetland pony from 1953 until 1981. Most harness tracks forbid the use of excessive whipping or whipping at all. 3. He said to clean it just like you clean a room because I had been working in the housekeeping department in a nursing home. In harness racing, we catch them--I've never heard of a scandal in jai alai. Saw every time he handled Town Drunk at Meadowlands. Denis E. Dillon, head of the Strike Force that conducted the investigation, called the case the biggest conspiracy of its kind in New York. Hands of gold willed many lame horses home he was part horse. Certainly the slop played a part, but the hard truth of the matter is that the ENTIRE racing industry structure, from beginning rigorous training on still developing babies, to near constant confinement, to use of, at the very least, questionable substances, to the whips, chains, and tongue ties, to the final disposal of broken horses at the slaughterhouses, all of it is designed to give these sentient creatures a built in obsolescence. agents. The indictment charged the defendants and coconspirators with arranging that certain horses would not finish among the first four, or arranging that a certain horse would finish in an agreedupon position. And you all will still dump them to horrific lives with the Amish when youre done with them. Dave was special. William Myer, 57, Westbury, L. I., harness . He just keeps going and going. Extremely aggressive and great with all gaits. Two other drivers Backgrounds of Key Figures in Trotting Indictments. ''Habit,'' he said. ''I think if drivers were more closely scrutinized, maybe accidents like that wouldn`t happen as often as they do. vanderbilt women's soccer coach email; harness racing driver deaths. And how many foot races have you seen where athletes ran head on into each other and broke their necks (which is what Im imagining happened here because Ive seen this happen at the track too) YOURE a fool If you think this is normal and ok, but like the majority in this business, Im sure you just shrugged it off and chalked it up to meh it happens. Peter Delvin Haughton (September 22, 1954 January 25, 1980) was an American harness driver. My question is: Will anything be done differently at Northfield Park in the future to prevent another accident such as the one on Saturday when five horses got injured and three killed in one race? In revoking Marsh's license, the racing board cited two races as the basis of its ruling. Walter Case. With the rate that horses are dying on tracks throughout the U.S. and the world, there is no defending this sport??? curious are you an antivaxe. I loved watching him drivethe best on any size track. Big race, big money, no one I'd rather see driving my horse. what about horses in the wild that are stalked by animal predators. . Narotsky agrees that it`s a bad habit. Its a matter of how pets including horses are cared for or not cared for. He did some amazing things on the track. An aged horse will see an accident developing and react to it.''. Some people may never learn from TRAGIC incidents such as this, but some of us have learned that it is certainly not compassion nor true horsemanship to put horses or humans at such RISK of injury and death. They said the language of the indictments was so vague that they wouldn't be able to prepare a defense until the charges become more specific. And if you know anything about horses, which you racing apologists dont, you would understand that horses are prey animals, genetically wired to conserve energy as much as possible. Evidently you are one of those heartless people. Insko's lawyer said the driver told him he had been treated very courteously by the F.B.I. You must have heard that saying, Its all fun and games until someone gets hurt???? . During his This case must be very shocking to the public., However, despite concern by harness tracks about a crisis of public confidence, many fans accept fixed races as part of the game. The true measure is instinct and intelligence on the track, and here he beats them all. The horse doesnt care! No doubt. During your happy little stroll around the barns, did you see the mangled carcasses piled up in the back, waiting for the rendering truck? OUR HORSES GET THE BEST OF CARE. $133,573,874. Its end is in sight, thank God. No pleas were entered yesterday, and no date was set for pretrial motions. Northfield holds thousands of races every year and in nearly all situations, no one is injured. I'm still a young guy, said Meyerson, said to have been the workhorse of the grand jury investigation, and the last time I saw anything like this was when I read about how the Chicago White Sox fixed the 1919 World Series. Youre just like the rest of the parasites and apologists in the racing industry, screaming in a tantrum about the best of care your disposable gambling chips get after yet another day of death at the racetrack. Hal Meyerson, 28yearold special attorney for the Strike Force, described the case as a shocking web of conspiracy. Drivers who left Michigan do very well at other tracks! A class act who wins a lot of races without driving a horde of super horses for the elite owners. When Billy was in his accident, he was wearing the old helmet. 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Dube, Daniel. So your horses will be dying with more frequency on the track too. It is a simple fact. Seriously? Except that Lee Unkefer isnt talking about horses under saddle. How many foot races have you seen where 3 of the athletes got killed traumatically?? Horseracing itself is insanely barbaric and there is absolutely no compassion for the horses to choose to lock horses up in stalls for 23 hours a day and force them to run around a racetrack until they breakdown; not to mention the insanely barbaric and egregiously CRUEL practice of starting horses out TRAINING for racing when they are approximately one-third of the way to maturity, NOT FULLY DEVELOPED. JUST LIKE A FOOT RACE. -- A harness racing driver was killed Monday when his horse stumbled and fell during the opening race at Harrington Raceway. He is one of the best of the best ever! Its simple. One of the best ever. Can't have a top 210 with out David. One of the best at a time the industry was big time! Lets not forget the barns at Yonkers have been there for at least 50 years and the former owners did little to improve that area. . Dale Ross, 33, Vienna, Ohio, harness driver. The last case of a Chicago circuit driver charged with manipulating a race was that of Brian Pelling at Maywood on Nov. 6, 1987. he gets that etra half second or second out of most the horses he drives. The accident that took his life occurred in an elimination for the $600,000 Sheppard Pace when a 2-year-old named Crimson stumbled and fell in front of Haughton`s horse, Sonny Key. Just like auto racing. Grasso: Three Win or lose John put the horse in a position to win. No one better in the sport. Accidents happen. hit by cars or sick! I have seen those disgusting shadows and I dont think there are that many around anymore. But even you guys are breeding that out of your horses, and even you guys have all the crazy drugs that are killing your horses. 2. Jug included. Its too bad you are not able to see what Rose Smith has done for so many horses. Conviction carries a maximum penalty of five years in jail or a fine of $10,000 or both. . Maybe you can answer a few questions concerning these people: No shot Sears can drive with Miller. The board also is excluding Marsh from all of the state's parimutuel tracks and off-track betting parlors. Obviously you have no scruples to suggest that locking horses up in stalls for 23 hours a day is not abusing the horses. In addition, another harness driver was indicted on charges of obstruction of justice and with making false declarations to a grand jury. So, Steve, when one of these human athletes, who voluntarily CHOSE this profession, and making a shit ton of money by the way, suffers an injury, is he or she shoved into the back of a van and carted off to have their throat slit in some abattoir somewhere? But when there is money involved, who cares about the horses getting mangled and killed. He came from a small circuit here in Ohio where he was dominate and has fine nothing to disappoint on the big stage. 2022 Harnesslink | All Rights Reserved | NV. The fact that people put horses at extremely high-risk of having accidents is just stupid. Probably the best under rated driver in history. Where were you, Chris?! Grasso: Well yeah By the way, horses have a lifespan of anywhere from 20 to over 30 years when cared for properly. A ROYAL TWINKIE PRINCESS GUIDE TO WIFE BEATING AND HORSE WHIPPING 101 by steve because there is no such thing as mistreatment of a horse/racehorse. And they would rather not work if they dont have to. Best ever at rating a horse. Anytime an apologist hears an accusation about their previous racing industry they immediately point a finger to any and every other type of animal abuse as if that somehow makes their personal horror show look better. No driver could possibly be better than Dave Palone taking everything into consideration. I have to admire a guy like David that made his mark in Harness Racing by his amazing ability to get his horses to perform at a very high level. Harness racing trainer-driver Ryan Stahl, just six days after being involved in a horrific horse racing accident at MGM Northfield Park, has been released from the hospital and is now home Thursday afternoon. * Statistics prior to 1977 may not be complete for individual drivers. In using the starting gait analogy, I was talking about racehorses in general, not specifically Standardbreds. Oh, and if they love to run, why did Tampa bay, aqueduct, and gulfstream all have to fight horses into the gates yesterday? At 5 feet 2 inches, 120 pounds, one of the smallest drivers. While hanging around Hollywood Park, he also made a living by selling horses to film stars. I have no doubt that steve will enlighten us in his own contorted, convoluted and twisted kind of way! Ive done both whether paid or not paid. In this case and in most, if not all, cases, the humans had a choice but the horses are slaves forced into this inhumane treatment of horses that leads to horrific injuries and death. Honest as the day is long. I wish more people would start wearing it.''. Compassion goes a long way and youre not showing any of it !! The first alleged incident was in the 10th race on Nov. 11, in which Marsh drove Mike's Cadet, a 9-to-5 favorite who finished sixth. MAYBE they do, until youre done with them. Would have loved to have seen him go up against the Yonkers / Roosevelt or early.Meadowlands crowd back in the day. 9828. *races that horses *love so much that they refuse to load into the starting gate. I wonder if timing of medications given could be correlated with some of George Navarros horse deaths. -- A harness racing driver was killed Monday when his horse stumbled and fell during the opening race at Harrington Raceway. Its too bad you are not there to enjoy the prison life. In the 80's, I remember Tony was driving at Sports Creek (outside of Flint, MI) and was the leading driver. Meadowlands was far better than Yonkers. You are clutching at straws and you know it! I had a pet Shetland pony from 1953 until 1981. Most harness tracks forbid the use of excessive whipping or whipping at all. 3. He said to clean it just like you clean a room because I had been working in the housekeeping department in a nursing home. In harness racing, we catch them--I've never heard of a scandal in jai alai. Saw every time he handled Town Drunk at Meadowlands. Denis E. Dillon, head of the Strike Force that conducted the investigation, called the case the biggest conspiracy of its kind in New York. Hands of gold willed many lame horses home he was part horse. Certainly the slop played a part, but the hard truth of the matter is that the ENTIRE racing industry structure, from beginning rigorous training on still developing babies, to near constant confinement, to use of, at the very least, questionable substances, to the whips, chains, and tongue ties, to the final disposal of broken horses at the slaughterhouses, all of it is designed to give these sentient creatures a built in obsolescence. agents. The indictment charged the defendants and coconspirators with arranging that certain horses would not finish among the first four, or arranging that a certain horse would finish in an agreedupon position. And you all will still dump them to horrific lives with the Amish when youre done with them. Dave was special. William Myer, 57, Westbury, L. I., harness . He just keeps going and going. Extremely aggressive and great with all gaits. Two other drivers Backgrounds of Key Figures in Trotting Indictments. ''Habit,'' he said. ''I think if drivers were more closely scrutinized, maybe accidents like that wouldn`t happen as often as they do. vanderbilt women's soccer coach email; harness racing driver deaths. And how many foot races have you seen where athletes ran head on into each other and broke their necks (which is what Im imagining happened here because Ive seen this happen at the track too) YOURE a fool If you think this is normal and ok, but like the majority in this business, Im sure you just shrugged it off and chalked it up to meh it happens. Peter Delvin Haughton (September 22, 1954 January 25, 1980) was an American harness driver. My question is: Will anything be done differently at Northfield Park in the future to prevent another accident such as the one on Saturday when five horses got injured and three killed in one race? In revoking Marsh's license, the racing board cited two races as the basis of its ruling. Walter Case. With the rate that horses are dying on tracks throughout the U.S. and the world, there is no defending this sport??? curious are you an antivaxe. I loved watching him drivethe best on any size track. Big race, big money, no one I'd rather see driving my horse. what about horses in the wild that are stalked by animal predators. . Narotsky agrees that it`s a bad habit. Its a matter of how pets including horses are cared for or not cared for. He did some amazing things on the track. An aged horse will see an accident developing and react to it.''. Some people may never learn from TRAGIC incidents such as this, but some of us have learned that it is certainly not compassion nor true horsemanship to put horses or humans at such RISK of injury and death. They said the language of the indictments was so vague that they wouldn't be able to prepare a defense until the charges become more specific. And if you know anything about horses, which you racing apologists dont, you would understand that horses are prey animals, genetically wired to conserve energy as much as possible. Evidently you are one of those heartless people. Insko's lawyer said the driver told him he had been treated very courteously by the F.B.I. You must have heard that saying, Its all fun and games until someone gets hurt???? . During his This case must be very shocking to the public., However, despite concern by harness tracks about a crisis of public confidence, many fans accept fixed races as part of the game. The true measure is instinct and intelligence on the track, and here he beats them all. The horse doesnt care! No doubt. During your happy little stroll around the barns, did you see the mangled carcasses piled up in the back, waiting for the rendering truck? OUR HORSES GET THE BEST OF CARE. $133,573,874. Its end is in sight, thank God. No pleas were entered yesterday, and no date was set for pretrial motions. Northfield holds thousands of races every year and in nearly all situations, no one is injured. I'm still a young guy, said Meyerson, said to have been the workhorse of the grand jury investigation, and the last time I saw anything like this was when I read about how the Chicago White Sox fixed the 1919 World Series. Youre just like the rest of the parasites and apologists in the racing industry, screaming in a tantrum about the best of care your disposable gambling chips get after yet another day of death at the racetrack. Hal Meyerson, 28yearold special attorney for the Strike Force, described the case as a shocking web of conspiracy. Drivers who left Michigan do very well at other tracks! A class act who wins a lot of races without driving a horde of super horses for the elite owners. When Billy was in his accident, he was wearing the old helmet. The race was won by 11-1 shot French Canadian, and Brooklets Riggs (15-1) finished second, producing a $165.60 perfecta. Forrest Gerry Jr., 46, Uniondale, L. I., horse broker. . I know accidents happen without any sarcasm intended. Wait, WHAT?! You've got very broad strokes here. Compare their shattered limbs and broken bodies with your aches and pains. Im sure theyll understand. Joseph Bonacorsa, 52, of New Hyde Park, L. I. Outside the Ceremonial Courtroom, where United States Magistrate Vincent A. Catoggio conducted the arraignment, Hollman called the indictments too vague now for any defense to be prepared. He said further specifics would be requested. 210 with out David, and Brooklets Riggs ( 15-1 ) finished second, producing a $ perfecta! Back in the housekeeping department in a nursing home is no defending this sport???... Yesterday, and here he beats them all prison life disgusting shadows and I dont think are... 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