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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: Sakit on January 27, 2026, 12:11:01 PM
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RIP Carmine great driver and a prince of a man.
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RIp
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RIP Redman
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Carmine who? A?
Whomever, know, wish you were alive, your death brought ballSakit out of his mousehole back here ngc3
If the RedMan RIP
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RIP
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the original catch driver
he was the first one
RIP
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rip
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I always equated Carmine with jockey Angel Cordero Jr. Both seemingly could generate early speed from any horse.
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Rest In Peace "Redman". You were one of the best ever!
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Still not a word in the news, USTA or SC about The Red Man as of now.
If on SM, please post a link.
If Taylor Swift farts you'd know about.
Generations of legends are dying off, no one cares but a few...AI and teeny boppers writing stories.
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Still not a word in the news, USTA or SC about The Red Man as of now.
If on SM, please post a link.
If Taylor Swift farts you'd know about.
Generations of legends are dying off, no one cares but a few...AI and teeny boppers writing stories.
I find it odd that the USTA has no mention of his passing. Really strange.
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I find it odd that the USTA has no mention of his passing. Really strange.
I can see if true caught off guard they'd want prepare a much broader story, bio, remembrance, but say that in the hours, days to come that'll be he case.
If this is true, no common sense.
USTA, I have to tell y'all...
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https://www.facebook.com/roosevelt.raceway/posts/1674528067029498/
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https://www.facebook.com/roosevelt.raceway/posts/1674528067029498/
Thank you.
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https://www.facebook.com/YonkersRaceway/
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RIP Carmine, those were the days. Nothing like it.
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I find it odd that the USTA has no mention of his passing. Really strange.
They have never heard of him but they know his famous son
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Truly one of the greats. In my early days, pre-Meadowlands, when I was playing YR and RR, countless times I loved the guy, and just as many times hated him, LOL. But I always had respect for his talent and ability. Like I said, truly one of the greats.
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Truly one of the greats. In my early days, pre-Meadowlands, when I was playing YR and RR, countless times I loved the guy, and just as many times hated him, LOL. But I always had respect for his talent and ability. Like I said, truly one of the greats.
no real opinion that matters, Every time he writes i fall to sleep with boredom, The game is in rough shape because of the old timers that believe in the three little pigs lived happily ever after, Any new blood out there SOS SOS SOS
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Truly one of the greats. In my early days, pre-Meadowlands, when I was playing YR and RR, countless times I loved the guy, and just as many times hated him, LOL. But I always had respect for his talent and ability. Like I said, truly one of the greats.
Like you, I spent my time cashing and tearing up tickets following him at RR. Probably, one of the best driver colonies I ever watched. Insko, Fontaine, Dauplaise, Dokey, Farrington, Gilmour, etc. He was always in the "top ten" in that group. I rode by his incredible estate in Colts Neck NJ about 10 years ago. Just beautiful.
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Condolences to Ellen and family.
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RIP Carmine...one of the best
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Memories off the track....his beer commercial 11.chrz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6gOV6kZs9I
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Carmine was a dominant force in Metro NY racing for decades.
although he did a whole bunch of driving for Buddy Regan, I don't recall him getting that many grand circuit drives---was that by his preference?
Deepest sympathies to Eric and the rest of his family.
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My favorite Carmine story. He wins a race at Yonkers and in the winners circle they interview him and he is asked if it helped that he had the only Meadow Skipper in the field and without hesitation Carmine responded....not as much as the horse had the only Abbatiello!! Classic Carmine
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My favorite Carmine story. He wins a race at Yonkers and in the winners circle they interview him and he is asked if it helped that he had the only Meadow Skipper in the field and without hesitation Carmine responded....not as much as the horse had the only Abbatiello!! Classic Carmine
Actually, Stan said "the only Albatross in the race". Close enough.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUFd4O5hzM8
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He didn't need to drive on the grand circuit. He made his money at Yonkers and Roosevelt. A very good businessman invested his money didn't piss it away like many of the great other drivers did.
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He had sold his farm in Colts Neck quite a while ago.
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Anyone who is Canadian and posted a condolence in this thread, has class. tmbz1
Cannot say the same for your fellow countrymen and horsemen at...
https://standardbredcanada.ca/notices/1-27-26/carmine-abbatiello-passes.html
In knowing so, the right is reserved in future threads to remind those loved ones of prolific Canadian horsemen who pass, and they sure as shit will die, of that reminder there, here.
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Hey Dingus who is Ellen. I use to meet Carmine in the diner parking lot and then we would go to New York. Carmine was a lot of fun to hang out with.