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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: dougie on September 22, 2023, 10:17:02 PM
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I watch a lot of races at Northfield, and always wonder why no owner/trainer ever puts Kurt Sugg on a horse in a big race. I know Sugg can drive pretty well, but it would seem other Northfield drivers get into the big out of town races. Any ideas on this topic?
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Define big race. Are you talking about Sire Stakes or Grand Circuit type races.?
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Define big race. Are you talking about Sire Stakes or Grand Circuit type races.?
The Suggs were a fine racing family. Didn't a son die tragically young?
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Kurt's not a great driver, he's not called Slugg for no reason.
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Kurt's not a great driver, he's not called Slugg for no reason.
Agreed but there was a very good young driver who died many years ago, right? Cancer or something? And the old man could definitely rig one.
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Fuguzzi, his brother Steve is probably who you're thinking of.
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Fuguzzi, his brother Steve is probably who you're thinking of.
I guess so. i do remember the old man, Ivan won the Jug No pan Intended
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Ivan is definitely gifted ! I would even say, one of the best still practicing the craft!
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Kurt has drove my horses before. I rate him a good county fair driver, but at the higher level races there are better choices.
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Duke is my vote between the two of them! I don't know if he has diminished skills since the accident not to long ago, since I didn't see many Ohio fairs this summer. I thought that he would be done driving after that. Kudos to him for putting in the effort it takes to return after an accident of that magnitude! tmbz1
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Always looked like a hard worker with the horses and a pretty fair trainer. I think he was kind of a family oriented stay around home type. I would say he had a lot of natural talent with driving a trotter. He and McKirgan were the best trot drivers at Northfield. I'm sure he's getting tired like the rest of us.
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Always looked like a hard worker with the horses and a pretty fair trainer. I think he was kind of a family oriented stay around home type. I would say he had a lot of natural talent with driving a trotter. He and McKirgan were the best trot drivers at Northfield. I'm sure he's getting tired like the rest of us.
I was told by a mentor he was HOF talent ( Ivan) and that the family was indeed very tight.