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Wolverine Raceway

We might only need one or two pages to close this topic, but here goes...What Do Lola's Express, Fritz The Cat, Crackers, Le Baron Rouge,Status Seeker,and KeystoneAtlas have in common??(remember this...

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Doing a bit of fact-checking, NL's mile was the 2nd fastest of the meet behind Shirleys Beau 1:55.1 trip for Wm.Popfinger..

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gospiffygo wrote: Doing a bit of fact-checking, NL's mile was the 2nd fastest of the meet behind Shirleys Beau 1:55.1 trip for Wm.Popfinger.. It was one of the sweetest wins i ever had as a...

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gospiffygo wrote: Doing a bit of fact-checking, NL's mile was the 2nd fastest of the meet behind Shirleys Beau 1:55.1 trip for Wm.Popfinger.. I believe the nite Shirleys Beau went 1:55.1 he paid over...

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Orr...I am in agreement about Joe. Bayless who was his second for many yrs really stunk. Of the legendary 4 (Haughton, Dancer, Del Miller & Joe)... I thought Del was the nicest. Very friendly and...

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Spiffy, I remember being at Wolverine one night in the late 70's near the fence by the track and outside stalls and seeing Tom Harmer get into a fight with Orbery Johns. Do you recall anything about...

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Just to add fuel to the fire. The largest bet I had ever made at that time...$50 to win on Legend Hanover at LEX as a 2yo in the last card of that GC meet. For no reason he busted out and almost...

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charleybarn wrote: Orr...I am in agreement about Joe. Bayless who was his second for many yrs really stunk. Of the legendary 4 (Haughton, Dancer, Del Miller & Joe)... I thought Del was the nicest....

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charleybarn wrote: Just to add fuel to the fire. The largest bet I had ever made at that time...$50 to win on Legend Hanover at LEX as a 2yo in the last card of that GC meet. For no reason he busted...

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He always had the pick of all the Armstrong Bros stock every yr and Orr is correct...always TT horses at LEX and usually had good meets there...EXCEPT on Legend Hanover that %%^$###...LOL

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He seldom won for me when i bet him....One time at DuQuoin O'Brien is driving a trotter for Beissinger....Beissinger is driving a colt and O'B is driving a gelding...Their both barred from the...

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Love that story from DUQ Orr! I never had much luck with him either. Especially at GOSH 1/2 when they still had betting.

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charleybarn wrote: Love that story from DUQ Orr! I never had much luck with him either. Especially at GOSH 1/2 when they still had betting. I love the old stories and the trivia....Where are you from...

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Just so the facts be known without hearsay..the 2 horses in question were Crown's Star(gelding) and Lindy's Crown(stallion) both owned by Lindy Farms of Connecticut..There is no Disagreement that C.S....

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Irv..the incident happened in the outside paddock stalls, and Orbery went into the stall occupied by Harmers horse..they had words, and soon the both of them were rolling around in the dirt like a...

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Spiffy, Thanks for the names of those Beissinger trotters...Was never a fan of Harmer but that is a good story about the fight...Your knowledge of old races and the facts about them are great...Thanks...

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Orr..a friend of mine who still races in Mich. used to work for both Dick Hogan and Doug Ackerman in his younger days, and he told me of the situation that happened when C.S. was with Dick and the...

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O'Brien was strangling CS most of the stretch drive to let LC by and for a second it didnt look like LC would get up...The horse that ran third who would be the winner in the mutuals must have been 30...

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Spiffy, thanks for the info on the Harmer Johns fight. I was there the night it happened also. Actually Tom Harmer was one of my favorite drivers until he left for Chicago. He seemed to be one of...

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gospiffygo wrote: Just so the facts be known without hearsay..the 2 horses in question were Crown's Star(gelding) and Lindy's Crown(stallion) both owned by Lindy Farms of Connecticut..There is no...

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