? Clint Hodgins?

[Parked]

What does that have to do with a comment about fields in Kentucky.

Some of his owners bought Ky breds. He built that track to “use and stretch their muscles”.

[Parked]

Doesn’t matter sick gambler with a bad attitude. Nobody liked the ahole

I dont think you knew him very well. He always drew a crowd which he was not entirely fond of. 

[Larry Bird Boy]

I dont think you knew him very well. He always drew a crowd which he was not entirely fond of.

He drew a crowd of people laughing at his bs because he wanted attention and was an ahole. Everyone laughed st him. Whack job

[jupiter]

Clint was very old school, everybody has their own thoughts on how to train, drive, select horses. His ideas were from a different era, 4 or 5 trips just to get them tired. He was a nice guy and a good horseman. I would like to have some of the new generation of super trainers to break, train and race some of the foul bred things we had back in the day. Even the great bred horses were far different than todays.

[Fuguzzi]

Clint was very old school, everybody has their own thoughts on how to train, drive, select horses. His ideas were from a different era, 4 or 5 trips just to get them tired. He was a nice guy and a good horseman. I would like to have some of the new generation of super trainers to break, train and race some of the foul bred things we had back in the day. Even the great bred horses were far different than todays.

Very true. Foul Gaited things that needed heavy leather hopples just to pace. Today they say babies walk on the pace as soon as they get up. Heavy, awkward felt knee boots, gaiting straps, all kinds of weird overchecks and on and on.

[Parked]

Back then you had to be a mechanic with a touch of invention mixed in.  Some of todays trainers would have problems keeping a job as a groom.

[Fuguzzi]

Back then you had to be a mechanic with a touch of invention mixed in.  Some of todays trainers would have problems keeping a job as a groom.

I used to say that often.

[jupiter]

If you were a groom ya looked after two, if ya had a good one, ya had one. Grand Circuit was grand, it was like a moving carnival, grooms slept in front of their horses, kept barns as neat as possible. You jogged your own horses. Awnings up, halters spit shined. Jog carts, trunks, and bikes shined, from all the pledge. Didn't matter where you raced. NYSS was like that, most places ya stayed for a week and either went back to your base or just on to the next race track.

[Fuguzzi]

If you were a groom ya looked after two, if ya had a good one, ya had one. Grand Circuit was grand, it was like a moving carnival, grooms slept in front of their horses, kept barns as neat as possible. You jogged your own horses. Awnings up, halters spit shined. Jog carts, trunks, and bikes shined, from all the pledge. Didn't matter where you raced. NYSS was like that, most places ya stayed for a week and either went back to your base or just on to the next race track.

You just described the first 6 years of my life starting at 19  Dont forget a clean hand towel laid flat on the trunk lid after you pledge shined it

[jupiter]

Easy to describe, I also lived it, started at 16, 2nd trainer at 19. Went wherever I was sent, and it could be anywhere from coast to coast. Lots of barn barbecues. Started my own outfit, nice to fly in and out.

[Fuguzzi]

Easy to describe, I also lived it, started at 16, 2nd trainer at 19. Went wherever I was sent, and it could be anywhere from coast to coast. Lots of barn barbecues. Started my own outfit, nice to fly in and out.

Nice!!