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Title: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: Kenny on January 07, 2026, 11:41:55 AM
Dan Noble's UTRS is .577. Is he that good or is there some other explanation?  Why is he banned at Scioto and Dayton?
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: nobody cares on January 07, 2026, 12:05:15 PM
He is being used as a scapegoat. Race tracks acting like they are protecting the integrity of their product. Ohio is a joke. He is a very talented driver. Northfield has become a better product in the dismal world of harness racing.
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: Kenny on January 07, 2026, 12:17:52 PM
He is being used as a scapegoat. Race tracks acting like they are protecting the integrity of their product. Ohio is a joke. He is a very talented driver. Northfield has become a better product in the dismal world of harness racing.

He is not just winning but winning by large margins.
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: Mr.Turnpike on January 07, 2026, 12:19:36 PM

   Same thing with Beckwith kid no one questions that
         
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: NOTHING BUT TRUTHS on January 07, 2026, 12:29:12 PM
northfield has always been ohios best products.

something seems fishy. like all of a sudden at 40 something yrs old he is just the guy with the best hands in the world.

he wasnt always winning 7-10 a night.  maybe its just a good run.
 ill tell you what. they may want to check out the race where he ducked the 1/2 shot never pulled i thought the numbers came back bad with him off the ticket.
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: MTP1972 on January 07, 2026, 12:35:55 PM
Northfield may have the best handle but the racing product is much better at the other 3 tracks and it's not even close.
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: Checked Up on January 07, 2026, 12:37:43 PM
I believe that he gets his positive results by driving each horse according to the animals abilities.Dan isn't afraid to duck off the gate and race with cover. Many leading Drivers want to send everything off the gate,regardless of how the horse is accustomed to racing .
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: hoosierboy on January 07, 2026, 12:53:56 PM
Danny is a very good driver top three in OH.    Yes he has had his problems in the past many has.  He towers over the other  northfield drivers ability wise.   Hence the reason he is winning 5-7 races a night. 
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: Kenny on January 07, 2026, 01:31:41 PM
Danny is a very good driver top three in OH.    Yes he has had his problems in the past many has.  He towers over the other  northfield drivers ability wise.   Hence the reason he is winning 5-7 races a night.

Then why is he banned at Scioto and Dayton? Why was he forced to race out of detention during the season then not required to race out of detention the last night?
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: seen2much on January 07, 2026, 02:00:10 PM
Right now he is way more talented than the other Northfield drivers.
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: Grandstand Handicapper on January 07, 2026, 02:05:27 PM
Dan certainly has talent. He has ability. Without question. Big fish in a small pond. Much better than everyone else. There is meaning behind the numbers though. There are reasons.

One, it's too soon. Too small a sampling. Two, what percentage of his drives are on his own horses, or for certain "friendly" trainers, verses pure catch drives? Even if it's not that much, the intimidation factor still plays out. Three, his talent/ability is distorting his #'s because of the stage he's performing on. Four, watch him over a longer period of time. His current UDRS is distorted. I'll bet Tetrick and McNair are running close to 400 right now.
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: Kenny on January 07, 2026, 02:48:50 PM
Dan certainly has talent. He has ability. Without question. Big fish in a small pond. Much better than everyone else. There is meaning behind the numbers though. There are reasons.

One, it's too soon. Too small a sampling. Two, what percentage of his drives are on his own horses, or for certain "friendly" trainers, verses pure catch drives? Even if it's not that much, the intimidation factor still plays out. Three, his talent/ability is distorting his #'s because of the stage he's performing on. Four, watch him over a longer period of time. His current UDRS is distorted. I'll bet Tetrick and McNair are running close to 400 right now.

We deserve to know these answers: why is he banned at Scioto and Dayton? Why was he forced to race out of detention during the season then not required to race out of detention the last night?  His win times were 1:46.4, 1:47, 1:47, and 1:47.2 while the win times for the rest of the races were 1:51.1, 1:51, 1:50.2, 1:51, 1:49, 1:49.1, 1:50.1, and 1:51.3.
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: Horseradish on January 07, 2026, 02:58:59 PM
Then why is he banned at Scioto and Dayton? Why was he forced to race out of detention during the season then not required to race out of detention the last night?
Why would a driver be forced to race out of detention ??
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: NOTHING BUT TRUTHS on January 07, 2026, 03:21:13 PM
4 seconds is 20 lengths
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: Grandstand Handicapper on January 07, 2026, 03:25:57 PM
We deserve to know these answers: why is he banned at Scioto and Dayton? Why was he forced to race out of detention during the season then not required to race out of detention the last night?  His win times were 1:46.4, 1:47, 1:47, and 1:47.2 while the win times for the rest of the races were 1:51.1, 1:51, 1:50.2, 1:51, 1:49, 1:49.1, 1:50.1, and 1:51.3.

Why? Because what he was doing was bad for the sport. I would have thrown him out as well. No answers needed. Simple. Bye.
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: Kenny on January 07, 2026, 03:27:58 PM
Why would a driver be forced to race out of detention ??

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Copilot Yes — Dan Noble (along with his wife, Christi Noble) was required to race out of detention at Scioto Downs during the meet. According to reports, the duo “had been mandated to race out of publicly‑notified detention barns at times throughout the meet”. That restriction applied to their horses during the racing season at Scioto Downs. [harnessrac...update.com]

https://harnessracingupdate.com/2025/09/24/noble-matter-raises-questions-on-transparency-and-fairness/
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: hoosierboy on January 07, 2026, 06:16:42 PM
Then why is he banned at Scioto and Dayton? Why was he forced to race out of detention during the season then not required to race out of detention the last night?

Why is he winning at a high rate with of trainers horses than his wife’s.  Everyone knows why he is banned at the other tracks.
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: Kenny on January 08, 2026, 07:32:31 AM
Everyone knows why he is banned at the other tracks.

Why?  Also, how come other people that have high success rates are always called cheater here? Looks hypocritical.
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: MCR on January 08, 2026, 01:57:25 PM
Danny is one of the best in Ohio period. Now with that said the driving colony at northfield is alot weaker than scioto.. miami.. dayton.. he's a big time power driver and hes driving some serious power.  He always did well at scioto etc so I'm not sure why the surprise he would dominate a weaker colony like northfield
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: LWC on January 08, 2026, 03:44:40 PM
May be a decent driver. But his stats look an awful like a Rhodes replacement. No one with that UDRS is playing my the rules.  No one.
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: Kenny on January 08, 2026, 06:07:40 PM
May be a decent driver. But his stats look an awful like a Rhodes replacement. No one with that UDRS is playing my the rules.  No one.

I want to know why he was banned from Scioto and Dayton.
Title: Re: Dan Noble - extreme talent or?
Post by: MCR on January 08, 2026, 06:10:45 PM
I want to know why he was banned from Scioto and Dayton.
He was tossed for the way his "wife's " stable was running off the screen. No legit proof of anything just accusations and assumptions.
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