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General Category => Nostalgia => Topic started by: Meadow Ford on July 06, 2025, 08:20:54 PM
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When Del Miller built The Meadows he had to build a free parking lot on the hill overlooking the track.
Why?
What was it called?
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When Nihilator shipped to Springfield for a time trial, what special stabling arrangements were made for him?
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When Nihilator shipped to Springfield for a time trial, what special stabling arrangements were made for him?
Here is your chance to be a big time trainer.
Make the big calls.
Make the big bucks.
You want to send Nihilater to Springfield IL. to go for a world's record.
You know safe stalls will be at a premium.
You also know many horses will leave Springfield sick with a high fever.
You are shipping from NJ. so you can't leave the day of.
What do you do?
What did the Nihilater syndicate do?
Same question.
What did Roger Hammer do when he sent Vivid Photo to DuQuoin IL. for The World Trotting Derby?
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Here is your chance to be a big time trainer.
Make the big calls.
Make the big bucks.
You want to send Nihilater to Springfield IL. to go for a world's record.
You know safe stalls will be at a premium.
You also know many horses will leave Springfield sick with a high fever.
You are shipping from NJ. so you can't leave the day of.
What do you do?
What did the Nihilater syndicate do?
Same question.
What did Roger Hammer do when he sent Vivid Photo to DuQuoin IL. for The World Trotting Derby?
Maybe if I made it choose the best answer.
A) Take what the stall man gives you.
B) Hire a local tent company to put you up a private tent, and take along your own portable stall.
C) Stable off track at a breeding farm.
D) Leave the horse on the truck for three or four days.
There is a different answer for each horse.
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Maybe if I made it choose the best answer.
A) Take what the stall man gives you.
B) Hire a local tent company to put you up a private tent, and take along your own portable stall.
C) Stable off track at a breeding farm.
D) Leave the horse on the truck for three or four days.
There is a different answer for each horse.
"C", as in Cambest!
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When Nihilator shipped to Springfield for a time trial, what special stabling arrangements were made for him?
Are you sure it was to Springfield …?????
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When Nihilator shipped to Springfield for a time trial, what special stabling arrangements were made for him?
When Nihilator shipped out west. He had his own private Woodberry horse transport truck and trailer. I still have some pictures I took of Chuckie his groom and Nihilator in the Woodberry van.
However the pictures were taken in DuQuoin. I believe the plan was to TT in Springfield and then it was put off until the next week in DuQuion. It was 1985 and I remember flying out with Mr. Guida, Bob Boni, Mr. Haughton, Dr. Seeber, Billy O and myself to DuQuion. Then from there he shipped to Delaware , Ohio to prep for the Jug
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Being July Triva Meadow Ford and anyone else. Actually it is probably August. Anyway.
What filly beat the boys in 3ed heat of the Hambo that trotted her last quarter in 26.3 with a conventional sulky which forced a 4th heat. what was the filly’s name and who trained and drove her. ?????????
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Are you sure it was to Springfield …?????
Yes The first stop was Springfield.
I was there.
Truck was parked behind the barn that burned down last month.
It rained most of the time and he never TT.
In fact seldom got out of the truck.
Thanks for the incite.
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"C", as in Cambest!
Roger first shipped Vivid Pkoto to Dr. Walker's breeding farm in Sherman, IL.
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Being July Triva Meadow Ford and anyone else. Actually it is probably August. Anyway.
What filly beat the boys in 3ed heat of the Hambo that trotted her last quarter in 26.3 with a conventional sulky which forced a 4th heat. what was the filly’s name and who trained and drove her. ?????????
Just a guess, but do to your exprience with the Houghton stable I will guess it was a Houghton filly.
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Being July Triva Meadow Ford and anyone else. Actually it is probably August. Anyway.
What filly beat the boys in 3ed heat of the Hambo that trotted her last quarter in 26.3 with a conventional sulky which forced a 4th heat. what was the filly’s name and who trained and drove her. ?????????
Forth Heat?
Haughton connection?
I will guess the filly that caused the near fatal end to Steve Lobell and the end of 4 heat racing.
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Being July Triva Meadow Ford and anyone else. Actually it is probably August. Anyway.
I was referring to July 2025 not when Nikilator shipped to Springfield.
At one time there was a weekly Sunday trivia thread.
Started on Sundays
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I was referring to July 2025 not when Nikilator shipped to Springfield.
At one time there was a weekly Sunday trivia thread.
Started on Sundays
yes I knew that. . I was referring to my question that the hambo in Duquion was in August and the question about the filly happened in August. It was kind of a joke since the thread was titled July Trivia.
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Yes The first stop was Springfield.
I was there.
Truck was parked behind the barn that burned down last month.
It rained most of the time and he never TT.
In fact seldom got out of the truck.
Thanks for the incite.
yes he did ship there you are right. I mis read and thought for some reason you said time trial and his traveling accomaditions. I knew we TT in Duquion.
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Just a guess, but do to your exprience with the Houghton stable I will guess it was a Houghton filly.
no it was not a Haughton filly. There was a major clue in my question. “Conventional sulky “
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Forth Heat?
Haughton connection?
I will guess the filly that caused the near fatal end to Steve Lobell and the end of 4 heat racing.
yes that is correct. I bet that took some searching. Her name was Ambro Regina that beat the boys in the 3ed heat and forced a 4th heat that Steve Lobell won the key was filly conventional sulky to the question. Yes Steve Lobell had a near fatal heat stroke which did lead to the conversation to end 4 heats in the Hambo and which it did. However it did not change the rules for the 3ed jewel of the trotting triple crown the Ky. Fut.
Which makes me think of another trivia question. Who was the last horse to win in 4 heats the trainer the driver ???? I believe he was the favorite in the Hambo that year at the Meadowlands and made a break. I’m doing this by memory. I barely use a computer but I’m learning. Hell I just got an email address this year for the first time …
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yes that is correct. I bet that took some searching. Her name was Ambro Regina that beat the boys in the 3ed heat and forced a 4th heat that Steve Lobell won the key was filly conventional sulky to the question. Yes Steve Lobell had a near fatal heat stroke which did lead to the conversation to end 4 heats in the Hambo and which it did. However it did not change the rules for the 3ed jewel of the trotting triple crown the Ky. Fut.
Which makes me think of another trivia question. Who was the last horse to win in 4 heats the trainer the driver ???? I believe he was the favorite in the Hambo that year at the Meadowlands and made a break. I’m doing this by memory. I barely use a computer but I’m learning. Hell I just got an email address this year for the first time …
I forgot to mention that Ambro Regina was trained and driven by Joe O’Brian hence the conventional sulky clue. Joe was reluctant to go to the new modified race bikes. He also had a great 3yr old pacer that year named Flight Director that he took at lot of heat from not using the new modified bike to try to break the pacing record.?????????
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I believe Joe owned part of the CA. company(Wilform) that made those war wagons.
What sulky modification did Joe(Wilform) come out with ,that was not accepted then, but is now standard on the new race bikes?
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I believe Joe owned part of the CA. company(Wilform) that made those war wagons.
What sulky modification did Joe(Wilform) come out with ,that was not accepted then, but is now standard on the new race bikes?
Under slung
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Under slung
I don't know about the under slung part, but Wilform was the first to make an offset race bike, but because it was still the heavy war wagon it didn't catch on.
Today all new race bikes are off set with the left wheel moved in closer to the seat.
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In 1966 (still a teenager) I was at Springfield when Jiggin Jesus came flying down the stretch to win The Little Pat 2 year old stake in 2:00 with Armbro Hurricane.
What was the significance of that mile?
If you go back a bit in the pedigree of many of the down under horses you will find Armbro Hurricane.
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The Arden Downs Stakes at The Meadows are coming up soon.
What famous race horse and sire trained at Arden Downs for his two year old season for Harry Harvey.
I don't know. Is Arden Downs still there?
I raced there in the early 70's.
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The Arden Downs Stakes at The Meadows are coming up soon.
What famous race horse and sire trained at Arden Downs for his two year old season for Harry Harvey.
I don't know. Is Arden Downs still there?
I raced there in the early 70's.
Albatross
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Albatross
You are correct sir.
If I had not added Harry Harvey, would you have still got it right?
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Yes
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When Del Miller built The Meadows he had to build a free parking lot on the hill overlooking the track.
Why?
What was it called?
It was to get the support of the local churches.
It was called Presbyterian Hill.
It was also a great place for young lovers!