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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: JENNY FROM THE BLOCK on March 23, 2025, 06:35:31 PM
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Do you think he shit himself when the horse he was drive leaped over something? Not sure if he pulled up but the camera never showed him finishing.
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Idk if he shat himself but I gasped.
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I hAD him singled in RACE 2 TO START the p4. Had my finger on the cancel button. Saved a bunch
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I gasped as well. It's gotta be hard for these guys to get back into it. Especially the guys who were in the wreck. That's why I think someone should of had some professional people these guys could talk to. Not sure he even walked out for the walk northfield had. It can't be easy. And the guys at the meadows it will be a whole week til they sit behind one again. Very unfortunate situation all around.
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Drivers today are very close. They do everything together. It's not like it use to be where everyone hated each other.
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Feel bad for. A. A. Ron. Been a ruff start
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Didn't notice him in the walk either. What gives with that? Rough start for him tonight. Thought the first one was going down... Hunters wreck and unfortunate ending really puts life into perspective and changes the love of the game that I had. I understand same thing can happen driving a car down the road. I get it. Just a huge loss
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I didn't see him out there either. It cannot be easy for any of them, especially those involved in the accident Wednesday.
Idk how many of them would utilize a Grief Counselor, but one should be available should they choose to.
It definitely is a huge loss.
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I agree. I don't know if any would utilize it. But they should be available. Shame on the usta for not providing that option.
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yes, they had a grief counselor at the Meadows. Aaron was in the walkover at Northfield tonight-saw him in person and he pulled up after the half in the first race. Not sure what was happening with the horse he was driving but it's a good thing he kept it away from the rest of the field.
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Talk is he has 4 broken ribs from Meadows wreck.
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Northfield drivers are proving tonight how tough they are. If there is any fear they aren't showing it. Race 12 trot tonight was a great race. Drivers all trying 3 and 4 wide in close quarters on a wet track.
Tough as nails, each one of them.
Thanks for the great racing. I would say be careful out there but that is not in their nature as they can be so competitive,
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Just like an automobile, if you're going to drive scared then you shouldn't be driving. Unfortunately fatal accidents happen on the highways and in rare occurrences on the track, but life goes on.
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I agree. I don't know if any would utilize it. But they should be available. Shame on the usta for not providing that option.
Why is it the USTA's responsibility? If the track itself wants to have it, that's fine.
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Drivers today are very close. They do everything together. It's not like it use to be where everyone hated each other.
Most drivers are married with families, so other than travelling together on the same plane to a racetrack don't do anything together.
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They are the head organizations. It's just the right thing to do by their members. Just take care of your members. Tracks should too.
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Most drivers are married with families, so other than travelling together on the same plane to a racetrack don't do anything together.
They don't golf together? They don't go to sporting events together? Maybe not on the east coast but I for sure know the drivers at Northfield are pretty close. For the most part.
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The drivers with kids are busy with their school activities and sporting events. The East coast drivers do alot more travelling than the Ohio drivers so there really isn't much time to hang out. If there's a golf tournament some of them probably hang out. I think the drivers get along very well but their families are top priority.
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They are the head organizations. It's just the right thing to do by their members. Just take care of your members. Tracks should too.
They might be the head organization but let's be honest, what do they really do?
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They get together every day and map out how each race will play out. ngc3 ngc3 ngc3
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YES Aaron was absolutely there! , on the track with the others , he did not have his colors on, but that gives no less respect, then wearing colors he is as devastated as everyone else and we ALL know it can be any of them at any time stop taking your life for granted wasting time on earth on a nonsense internet 🙄
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He has been through the a ton of shit, I'm not saying a lot of it wasn't his own fault. That wreck had to bring back some bad memories of his own wrecks, it did for me. Just hope this doesn't make the demons worse for him. Another name added to the lives lost to early, Billy, Shelly, Hal, but not just racing wrecks, car accident's, etc. Not all rising stars, some not stars. Just people in the harness racing community. Scary, but you put it out of your mind and go back to work. Just like generations before us.
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He has been through the a ton of shit, I'm not saying a lot of it wasn't his own fault. That wreck had to bring back some bad memories of his own wrecks, it did for me. Just hope this doesn't make the demons worse for him. Another name added to the lives lost to early, Billy, Shelly, Hal, but not just racing wrecks, car accident's, etc. Not all rising stars, some not stars. Just people in the harness racing community. Scary, but you put it out of your mind and go back to work. Just like generations before us.
I remember Gregg Haston and Peter Haughton dying at early ages from car wrecks. Unfortunately it can happen to any of us. You can crawl into a box and never come out or you just keep rolling.
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like say palone. he is older. doesnt really need to race but he loves it. does he keep going? i think he probably will. but i could totally undrstand if someone would not want to and i couldnt blame them. im sure they all will go back to doing what they do. but i would understand if someone couldnt or didnt want to.
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I've been watching harness racing a long, long time. I've seen every type of wreck and some unfortunately with fatalities. There is high risk in every sport where speed is involved. These drivers know it ,but they have to put it in the back of their minds to be successful. This isn't the first tragedy this sport has had to deal with and definitely won't be the last.