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You must have been to Goshen ... I can't believe I've been to tracks you haven't. Goshen, Pompano, Northfield, Flamboro, Brandywine, The Meadows, along with the usual East Coast.
I'm very fortunate to have been to more than half of the tracks others have listed plus quite a few in Canada. At least half are no longer around.I also have visited Solvalla in Sweden and Hippodrome in Moscow (more than once). My main takeaway from Hippodrome was it was the most disgusting men's room I have ever visited (and smelled) in my life.There were a few horses at Hippodrome with American blood but not shockingly none were standouts. In 1966 two Russian horses, one Hanover bred and one Russian bred visited a few tracks in the US. They were Apex Hanover (by Stars Pride) and Osmon. Both had Russian drivers. Apex Hanover won at Batavia Downs with master driver Maria Burdova. The event drew a significant crowd, most rooting for the local horses to beat the "bad" Soviet connections.
18. Bay Meadows.... First time to a 1/4 horse meet and I hit the p6.19. Agua Caliente...was like going back in time. Live white tiger on the lawn and adjacent racebook was totally unaytomated. Hand writte ticked and guy up on a plank posting results with chalk.moving back inland20. Prescott Downs...What a great town Prescott is. Everyone at the track had cowboy hats and boots on. To get from the parking lot to the track you rode in a tractor. Lots of fun21. Sydney Harness...Victori a British Columbia....Weeke nd in Victoria B and B. Fun little track22. Trinity Meadows... brief paramutual meet seemed to have proceeded the building of other track in Texas. Lots of locals, lots of noise , lost of fun23. Centennial Racetrack...Color odo...also lots of cowboysMoving back to the midwest24.Saginaw Racetrack...One of many fun little Michigan Tracks that unfortunately closed.25....Sports Creek Racetrack....in Swatz Creek Michigan...Great bar in the middle of the grandstand. Man was it cold at that meet. Needed alcohol to stay warm.26. Raceway Park...Another fun harness track in Toledo for minor league racing27. Detroit...I recall seeing the backstretch from the hotel I booked near the track. There was a snowstorm and I was prating they would not canel. They didn't28 . Maywood...1/2 mile track outside Chicago. Love 1/2 races...knowledge able players29 Balmoral...Mile harness racing outside Chicago. Took a long time to get there and that is all I recall30. Sporstmans Park....Why was there a track across the street from Hawthorne?31. Arlington Park....Tried to schedule trips to Chicago around the Friday Afternoon happy hour PostTime. Lots of happy people including me.
I don’t want to get carpal tunnel so I will just add some tracks I’ve been to that haven’t been listed yet. Let’s begin with White City dogs outside of London, England. It’s closed nowadays but in 1974 it was all grass racing and even had 2 hurdle races. Then I was at a bachelor party that lasted a week in El Paso, TX. Over the boarder to the Juarez dogs where I hit a last race $100 exacta. All the guys made me buy a round of drinks at the Juarez White Lakes bar. I think it cost $12 to buy the round for 10 guys. Then everyone got vaseline jobs upstairs from from local ladies. How about El Commandante thoroughbreds in San Juan, PR. Started at 2:30 with lots of 3 horse races. That was on my honeymoon in the mid-70s. This isn’t a track per se but I went to an OTB in Hamilton, Bermuda with my father. There were a lot more screaming fans there than most harness track attendance we have today. Racing was from South Africa, South America and dog racing from Ireland. Finally I give you the Seaport Casino/OTB in Aruba. There I would bet dog races from West Pam Beach and thoroughbreds from Maronas Race Track in Uraguay S.A. Lots of fans but they maxed payouts there. Yes I’ve been to almost every track previously mentioned but I will add Hialeah, Old Gulfstream and the new version, Calder, Tampa Bay Downs, Pompano and most dog tracks in Florida.
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27. Detroit...I recall seeing the backstretch from the hotel I booked near the track. There was a snowstorm and I was prating they would not canel. They didn't
Would that be DRC / Wolverine?
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