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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: GOAT on April 23, 2026, 08:13:17 PM

Title: Phoenix Trotting Park
Post by: GOAT on April 23, 2026, 08:13:17 PM

Does anyone remember Phoenix Trotting Park built in the 1960's?. I think they raced for 2/3 years before they closed. Location was Goodyear AZ.

Title: Re: Phoenix Trotting Park
Post by: old guy on April 24, 2026, 08:34:36 AM

Ed Dunnigan

Title: Re: Phoenix Trotting Park
Post by: jupiter on April 24, 2026, 09:19:30 AM

He ended up losing everything. Was all in. Fun family though.

Title: Re: Phoenix Trotting Park
Post by: Janny on April 24, 2026, 12:33:22 PM

Funnigan Dunnigan was the old nickname from when he was with Billy Haughton. Used to be the life of the party at Dr. Steele’s yearly party during Grand Circuit at Vernon Downs back in the day.

Title: Re: Phoenix Trotting Park
Post by: jupiter on April 24, 2026, 01:55:56 PM

That was Eddie one of his sons,was always a fun guy.so was Jimmy Jr.

Title: Re: Phoenix Trotting Park
Post by: Checked Up on April 25, 2026, 06:44:25 PM

Jimmy was good peeps for sure  tmbz1

Title: Re: Phoenix Trotting Park
Post by: rainman2 on April 25, 2026, 06:50:43 PM

He traded Buffalo raceway for phoenix trotting park!

Title: Re: Phoenix Trotting Park
Post by: GOAT on April 25, 2026, 07:37:07 PM

I believe that George Morton Levy was somehow involved in Phoenix Trotting Park as well?

Title: Re: Phoenix Trotting Park
Post by: jupiter on April 26, 2026, 10:55:41 AM

Not only Buffalo Raceway, everything else he owned. Like I said, he was all in. He was never quite the same.

Title: Re: Phoenix Trotting Park
Post by: rainman2 on April 26, 2026, 11:09:28 AM

Quote from: jupiter on April 26, 2026, 10:55:41 AM

Not only Buffalo Raceway, everything else he owned. Like I said, he was all in. He was never quite the same.

Not a good trade even where harness racing is today 2026 compared to harness racing 1966!

Title: Re: Phoenix Trotting Park
Post by: Racetime on April 27, 2026, 09:03:40 PM

Eddie Dunnigan Jr was a great guy and always shared some great stories while enjoying a cold one at Post 404

Title: Re: Phoenix Trotting Park
Post by: old guy on April 27, 2026, 09:36:45 PM

Quote from: Racetime on April 27, 2026, 09:03:40 PM

Eddie Dunnigan Jr was a great guy and always shared some great stories while enjoying a cold one at Post 404

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