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Title: ON THIS 1976
Post by: LUCPARK on September 01, 2019, 09:08:11 AM: The meadowlands race track first opened
My trivia question

Who was the original owner

This is not a LUCPARK contest tmbz1
Title: Re: ON THIS 1976
Post by: jupiter on September 01, 2019, 10:38:27 AM: Sonny Werblin, then HJSEA
Title: Re: ON THIS 1976
Post by: Exit 16W on September 01, 2019, 02:11:30 PM: Quote from: myakaprince on September 01, 2019, 02:06:09 PM
I was there opening night. It was a mob scene. Rambling Willie won the feature in 1:55:3. I still have the program from that night. Harness racing evolved that night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NoU0HT9jrs

YES, THE WELFARE GENERATION OF HARNESS RACING WAS BORN, RUINING HARNESS RACING EVERYWHERE ELSE
Title: Re: ON THIS 1976
Post by: Bernie Madoff on September 01, 2019, 02:26:08 PM: Quote from: myakaprince on September 01, 2019, 02:06:09 PM
I was there opening night. It was a mob scene. Rambling Willie won the feature in 1:55:3. I still have the program from that night. Harness racing evolved that night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NoU0HT9jrs

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Title: Re: ON THIS 1976
Post by: Atthetrack7 on September 01, 2019, 02:29:14 PM: Quote from: myakaprince on September 01, 2019, 02:14:57 PM
Welfare? The Meadowlands was a cash cow for New Jersey for decades.

That is what horsemen were led to believe, but purses were supported and the money given to that fund was never paid back, yes welfare
Title: Re: ON THIS 1976
Post by: comeonman on September 01, 2019, 03:36:04 PM: No one . It was owned by the state. End of story