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Title: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: Jctoronto on August 25, 2023, 07:13:39 AM
https://youtu.be/x7WykCAzLKw?si=1ZzghnIznwW2Bebb

1-5 fave
..not today

a 20.00 winner!!!
Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: Mailbox Money on August 25, 2023, 06:22:08 PM
They should didn't waste any time to instill doubts about integrity! ngc3
Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: Generation XYZ on August 26, 2023, 07:48:10 AM
They should didn't waste any time to instill doubts about integrity! ngc3

 ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: theokodjak26 on August 26, 2023, 09:37:58 AM
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Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: theokodjak26 on August 26, 2023, 09:41:39 AM
Incredibly Freehold Raceway reopened under the tents in less than 3 months. As painful as the fire was it turned out ok. They built a much nicer facility for the patrons. Unfortunately the quality of racing there nowadays is pretty bad.
Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: Yonkers1A on August 26, 2023, 10:48:13 AM
Where’s Nicky shower shoes
Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: Fuguzzi on August 26, 2023, 02:57:44 PM
Incredibly Freehold Raceway reopened under the tents in less than 3 months. As painful as the fire was it turned out ok. They built a much nicer facility for the patrons. Unfortunately the quality of racing there nowadays is pretty bad.
When was the racing there good?
Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: Superfecta on August 26, 2023, 07:22:59 PM
When was the racing there good?

When the Red Man would make an appearance.  ;D
Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: theokodjak26 on August 26, 2023, 07:30:07 PM
Before The Meadowlands opened, the Saturday programs were quite good at Freehold Raceway. A lot of top horsemen raced there and brought some excellent horses. I even recall Cardigan Bay with Stanley Dancer in the bike. Eddie Cobb, Carmine and of course Herve to name a few. Then we had regulars such as Harold Kelly, Jackie Mo, Marvin Maker, Billy Bresnahan, Cat Manzi and so on. I saw a lot of solid racing there. Whether some of it was choreographed who knows for sure but it was entertaining.
Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: Fuguzzi on August 26, 2023, 08:43:09 PM
Still at YR and RR and The BIG M, we all called bottom feeder, bush league losers "FREEHOLDS"!  There's a reason.
Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: Jctoronto on August 26, 2023, 10:22:25 PM
Sat results 12 races

3 wins Marohn jr.
2 wins Siegelman
2 wins....Yogi Sheridan.
Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: comeonman on August 26, 2023, 10:31:15 PM
When big m came into play .. it was bigm ..then Balmoral then freehold top 3 tracks n america....Yonker s wS bottom feeder. Roosevelt long gone... Sat cards at freehold were top top notch....90s early 2000s
Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: Fuguzzi on August 26, 2023, 11:57:53 PM
When big m came into play .. it was bigm ..then Balmoral then freehold top 3 tracks n america....Yonker s wS bottom feeder. Roosevelt long gone... Sat cards at freehold were top top notch....90s early 2000s
If you think the top 3 tracks in America in that era were Meadowlands, Balmoral and Freehold you are in another world. many of your posts are with out merit and this is another one.
Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: theokodjak26 on August 27, 2023, 09:49:46 AM
Respectfully I have to agree with Fugazzi. Nothing was bigger than The Big M. Balmoral wasn’t on my radar in those days. Freehold got substantial attendance especially on Saturdays. I would add that Pompano Park played an important role during the winter months. There were also large crowds on Saturday nights. The dining room was packed in those days. The biggest and best trainers had many horses stabled at the track. Depending on the specific years we are writing about I would add Liberty Bell and Brandywine raceways.
Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: Fuguzzi on August 27, 2023, 02:08:30 PM
Respectfully I have to agree with Fugazzi. Nothing was bigger than The Big M. Balmoral wasn’t on my radar in those days. Freehold got substantial attendance especially on Saturdays. I would add that Pompano Park played an important role during the winter months. There were also large crowds on Saturday nights. The dining room was packed in those days. The biggest and best trainers had many horses stabled at the track. Depending on the specific years we are writing about I would add Liberty Bell and Brandywine raceways.
Appreciate the support.  Maywood, Yonkers obviously were always vastly superior to Freehold. Horses went from YR to Freehold not the other way around, Totally agree about Brandywine, a great race track sorely missed and Liberty Bell and Pompano, especially winter.  Freestate, Dover, Sportsman's, Garden state was fantastic during it;s brief life. Rosecroft had the Messenger back in the day, right?
Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: toothman on August 27, 2023, 02:44:59 PM
The Messenger was at our beloved Rosey-------Roosevelt
Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: Fuguzzi on August 27, 2023, 04:56:59 PM
I meant after Roosevelt closed.  By the way I paddocked a horse in the very lasr race run at RR
Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: Fuguzzi on August 27, 2023, 04:59:57 PM
Messenger stakes at Rosecroft for 5 years  . 1990 to 94    Riyadh in 93/Jim Morrill   beat a stellar field of 6
Title: Re: FREEHOLD OPENS TODAY...and 30 yrs ago
Post by: Fuguzzi on August 27, 2023, 05:04:13 PM
Mile in 1.52.2   last half 55.1     stablemate presidential ball gets golden 2 hole trip   cant quite get there.


Trivia   Tom Jackson who is having off track issues now is in the race
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