In 1985 however, abbatiello went out on the road, competing at sportsmans park and maywood park, both near. John campbell, the winningest harness racing driver in the sports history, will compete for the final time at the meadowlands. Also entered in the race was the thilly brudder, driven by defendant, gerald longo. Roger was a major player on the california harness circuit from 1978 to 1988, when he switched over to thoroughbreds. Gerald w longo, age 53, rancho cucamonga, ca 91701 view full report. Cal expo harness racing, 1600 exposition blvd, sacramento, ca.
Legendary harness racing driver campbell retiring after 39. Legendary harness racing driver john campbell retiring at. About us winnerscircleracing what is winners circle racing. Gerry longo, tim maier score triples at harness racing, harness. The fans called him loosh and in 1968 they voted him their most favorite roosevelt raceway driver. Winners circle racing llc was established in march 2015 by charlie longo and. His first win came in race two when he guided the gene miller trained trotter elvis is back to a lifetime mark of 2.
Sacramento, ca your eyes are not deceiving you, gerry longo is back in california and competing at cal expo. May 11, 2012 a few quick things about will struggle harness. In europe, and less frequently in australia and new zealand, races with jockeys riding directly on saddled trotters trot monte in french are also. Not to mention the added bonuses of how to use the nakshatras to to pick auspicious dates to begin new things or plan events. Hes starting to show his age racing, but hes been racing good, and. Gerry longo makes return to golden state thursday, january 16, 2014 by mark ratzky, publicity, cal expo harness tweet sacramento, ca your eyes are not deceiving you, gerry longo is back in california and competing at cal expo. Brooklyn ny, 11209, brooklyn ny 11229, brooklyn ny 11201 possible relatives.
Ihha in memoriam illinois harness horsemens association. Highlights from the veteran drivers race on anniversary cup night. John campbell, a dominant force at the meadowlands since 1978, is calling it quits. He believes that being able to drive a harness horse to victory is something that must be learned at an early age and that its also instinctive. Full result from the race 6 pace at calexpo harness. Annette r longo, jacqueline b longo, james l longo. He has been inducted into the harness racing hall of fame, the canadian horse racing hall of fame and canadas sports hall of fame dunc campbell and his father before him were standardbred horsemen. Our goal, is to build a onestop web source for all things related to the harness racing industry and community in. Dwayne was one of the nations top drivers and developers of colts and a member of one of chicagos most famous harness racing families. Now 70 years old, but still going strong with a string of ten horses in his stable, driver longo swept to victory in the last three races on the saturday night card at running aces.
Highlights from the veteran driver s race on anniversary cup night. On a cool clear june 2 night, arizona liar broke the all age track record at running aces harness park, winning in 1. Bruce knows all about winning on the harness track,with over 8,000 career wins and a slew of driving championships. Bruce is the leading driver in the 47year history of harness racing in south florida. Jun 29, 2017 legendary harness racing driver john campbell retiring at meadowlands after 39 years. Roosevelt raceways driving stars click on pictue to go to drivers webpage. He is already a member of both the florida and new england harness racing hall of fame. Both gerry longo and tim maier scored driving triples on the saturday night program at running aces plus a pair of full.
The driver some consider the most gifted ever to sit in a harness sulky is staying at a red roof inn in salem, new hampshire. Needing three wins to reach the milestone, longo had three drives on saturday night. Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait a trot or a pace. They usually pull a twowheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, occupied by a driver.
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Early on, ron began enhancing his passion for art and god by attending midwestern baptist college in lake orion and then the detroit center for creative studies in detroit. Laura jean lawrence, astrid renate longo, bill c longo. Danielle lewis, aged 28, was found unconscious about 7. Stay humble n kind maiden victory is win 2,900 for gerald longo. The stable his headed up by crawfords soon to be 6yearold trotter i could care less 1. Excellent explanation of the vedic system of astrology wherein the moon makes its annual transits and birth aspects. Gerry longo makes return to golden state harness racing. Legendary harness racing driver john campbell retiring at meadowlands after 39 years. Marsh followed in the footsteps of his father, beginning as a groom in 1952, and entering the driving ranks in 1959, when he batted. The california horse racing board heard the decision friday by. Who are some of the best drivers in harness racing history. Also, the section on relationship compatibility is wonderful. With no harness racing meet in michigan until the month of march veteran horseman keith crawford will be coming in for the hawthorne winter meet.
Veteran drivertrainer gerald longo has brought some of his stock to the short meet. Although hes never won the meadowlands top driver title, hes been in the top 10 drivers consistently. Fulton wayne smullin, 41, leading trainerdriver on the maryland harness circuit, died last night of injuries he suffered in a ninthrace accident at freestate raceway thursday night. Top ten harness drivers of all time the top ten harness drivers of all time. The milestone victory came in race seven as longo brushed to the lead by the wire the first time with i dance two and then held on to win by a nose in 2. Ronald kenneth harness, age 59 of warren, passed away february 17, 2018. Teenager wearing earphones killed by train jeffrey bellinger, from cedar lake, ind. Ada jean ackerman, albert adams, bob and beth cain, mike carter, al and kendra casselman, friends of winterwood farm, grace clearwater, jerry and billie haws, dean and linda hoffman, lexington selected yearling sales co. Carmine abbatiello has won driving titles at roosevelt, yonkers, the meadowlands, freehold and monticello. Is a racehorse owner entitled to tort damages when the harness driver of. Arizona liar fastest ever at running aces harness racing. He shaved twofifths of a second off the old track record held by west bound train and driver john delong.
Dunc had two sons ray and jack campbell with his family near london, ontario. He was the youngest driver ever elected into the u. Click here for detailed information, including an explanation of the benefits, limitations, exclusions. He usually raced at tracks in the new york metropolitan area. This website is dedicated to the support of the indiana harness racing community and industry. Our goal, is to build a onestop web source for all things related to the harness racing industry and community in indiana. Safety harness brands driver insurance logbook for drivers har mar lock and key jeep wrangler towing wiring harness. John duncan campbell born april 8, 1955 in ailsa craig, ontario is a retired canadian harness racing driver.
He also hosted a southern california radio talk show for twenty five years. John has won american harness racings most prestigious race, the hambletonian, 6 times with. Gerald longo won his 2,500th career race on saturday, july 4, at running aces harness park. Police as well as worksafe are investigating the death at the cranbourne harness training centre early this morning. Gerald longo, age 57, brooklyn, ny 11209 view full report. Bruce ranger beats odds and wins biggest race of his life. Legendary harness racing driver campbell retiring after 39 years. Mr bricker passed away this week at age 81 and has been lauded by bruce barron, who served with him on cranbourne harness racing club and victorian trainers and drivers association committees.
The 71yearold michigan native was assigned five stalls at hawthorne. Memorials and obituaries christian harness horsemens. Harness racing hall of fame in 1990 at age 35 and is also a member of the canadian horse racing hall of fame. Claus andersen, garnet barnsdale, tim bojarksi, jerry connors. Find gerald longos phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. Harness racings 2009 driver of the year brian sears reached career win no. He hasnt been in the spotlight all that much over the past few years, but trainer lou pena made the harness racing headlines on tuesday nov. Top twenty harness drivers of 20 part 1 betamerica extra. Lack of effort drives should draw much harsher penalties harness. Veteran horseman gerry longo seems to be getting better with age. From 2 ontarioeligible crops of racing age, he is the sire of several 2019 ontario sire stakes gold winners including. At the age of 14 he was delivering milk in a horse drawn wagon at 4. Ap brian sears, driver of three horses of the year winners, headlined the latest class inducted into the harness racing hall of fame on sunday. Brian sears headlines harness hall of fame induction class.
Cal expo harness racing, 1600 exposition blvd, sacramento. Fulton wayne smullin, 41, leading trainer driver on the maryland harness circuit, died last night of injuries he suffered in a ninthrace accident at freestate raceway thursday night. Pletcher july 27, 1931 july 5, 2017 dwayne pletcher, 85, of shipshewana, in passed away on july 5, 2017 at 11. Leading saratoga harness drivers with 1 starts sorted by wins from 01012020 thru 03302020 pctstrts1st2nd3rdudrspurses dobson billy 20.
Hes also consistently ranked in the top 15 drivers in the country. This driver has won many more races and money than many above him. Hes a rapper with a new single out featuring yelawolf. Harness indiana is the premier source for indiana harness racing news, information, photos, and more. In 1957 he joined the clint hodgins stable and moved from canada to the united states. Pierce officially calls it quits harness racing update. He was the youngest driver ever elected into the harness racing hall of fame in 1990 at age 35 and is also a member of the canadian harness hall of fame. Campbell was a pioneer in the development of the modern catch driver and today, most top drivers are catch drivers.
Driver gerald longo made his 2,900th trip to the winners circle aboard stay humble n kind at running aces saturday. Roger stein passed away yesterday at the age of 65. Trots trainer, driver, owner, breeder and administrator ted bricker has been remembered as a good guy who gave to benefit others. Leading freehold raceway drivers with 1 starts sorted by wins from 01012020 thru 03222020 porter james trae 0. This can be used for composite information between indian and western astrology for a more complete understanding of the importance of the power of ones own individual moon aspect and others moon aspects which represent not only the inner feminine, but is also symbolic of the. Oak grove harness racings opening day for bettors horse racing.