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Title: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: gurals casino on August 23, 2026, 08:36:30 PM
PM drove his last race tonight...a $4.70 winner

the guy has been around since around 1980 driving/training

nice interview with Rallis after the race

....and NO it wasn't his fault SBSW was beaten that night
Title: Re: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: rainman2 on August 23, 2026, 08:52:08 PM
PM drove his last race tonight...a $4.70 winner

the guy has been around since around 1980 driving/training

nice interview with Rallis after the race

....and NO it wasn't his fault SBSW was beaten that night

Won the breeders crown with bay's fella at a big mutuel too!

The pierce horse (art official?) was a good horses or good for 1 race?
Title: Re: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: gurals casino on August 23, 2026, 09:15:58 PM
Won the breeders crown with bay's fella at a big mutuel too!

The pierce horse (art official?) was a good horses or good for 1 race?

Art Official won the Cane at Freehold a month later(after M1 Pace) then wasn't very good after that.
Title: Re: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: JT on August 23, 2026, 09:35:58 PM
Art Official won the Cane at Freehold a month later(after M1 Pace) then wasn't very good after that.
He won a LBJ elim and lost to Shadow Play in the final
2 nice horses born in the wrong year ngc3
Title: Re: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: Bitter Truth on August 23, 2026, 09:37:46 PM
Class act, SBSW of course but I particularly liked Village Jasper. Won the Confederation Cup
back when it was 3 yr old race. Interesting enough, The Provincial Cup was just the opposite, as they
raced older horse like Cardigan Bay, then made it a 3 yr old race,  before they go shut down. sad
Title: Re: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: gurals casino on August 23, 2026, 09:41:43 PM
He won a LBJ elim and lost to Shadow Play in the final
2 nice horses born in the wrong year ngc3

Yes he won his LBJ elim but was extremely steppy all day long

Pierce did a masterful job holding him together

Seekman refused an interview after the shaky elim--he wasn't happy

Shadow Play crushed the field in The Final and it was no contest

a month later AO did pace a meaningless 49 mile at Lexington but a lot of horses did

he was a dud as a stud
Title: Re: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: Lockedin with Pace on August 23, 2026, 09:42:33 PM
Art Official won the Cane at Freehold a month later(after M1 Pace) then wasn't very
good after that.

Remember I told you Ricardo Santana wasn't on the #3 in the second race today. If you google, Paulick Report, Wrong Jockey Listed for Saratoga Race, there's a big story about it.
Title: Re: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: gurals casino on August 23, 2026, 09:46:07 PM
Remember I told you Ricardo Santana wasn't on the #3 in the second race today. If you google, Paulick Report, Wrong Jockey Listed for Saratoga Race, there's a big story about it.

Wow

Frank wasn't wrong either

https://paulickreport.com/news/thoroughbred-racing/wrong-jockey-listed-for-saratoga-winner
Title: Re: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: JT on August 23, 2026, 10:19:55 PM
Remember I told you Ricardo Santana wasn't on the #3 in the second race today. If you google, Paulick Report, Wrong Jockey Listed for Saratoga Race, there's a big story about it.
Interesting.. hmmmm...
I think I should get a refund on my pick 5 ngc3
Title: Re: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: Kenny on August 24, 2026, 06:27:26 AM
PM drove his last race tonight...a $4.70 winner

the guy has been around since around 1980 driving/training

nice interview with Rallis after the race

....and NO it wasn't his fault SBSW was beaten that night

Paul seems like a great guy and he showed his class when he gave up the drive on Beach Glass. However, he did make a bad decision in the Meadowlands Pace which is why SBSW did not retire undefeated. That was a race he could have won.
Title: Re: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: Brown jug on August 24, 2026, 06:35:01 AM
losing the meadowlands pace was unfortunate
however over time it became less of a negative
one of the greatest if not the greatest  race horses of all time
hands down the best combination of race horse and sire for a pacer by far
Title: Re: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: Lance on August 24, 2026, 08:44:31 AM
Paul had an illustrious career, one of the nicest and most respected guys in the business. A true gentleman.   
Title: Re: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: clearmind on August 24, 2026, 01:34:01 PM
   One of the best if not the best horse ever to look through a bridle was upset by Onion at Saratoga.
That was SECRETERIAT.
       Niatross was also defeated at Saratoga harness when he spooked and went over the rail.
In my book these were the three best horses of their generation by far and dominated all others.

     My point records don't necessarily mean anything.
Title: Re: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: gurals casino on August 24, 2026, 01:55:53 PM
   One of the best if not the best horse ever to look through a bridle was upset by Onion at Saratoga.
That was SECRETERIAT.
       Niatross was also defeated at Saratoga harness when he spooked and went over the rail.
In my book these were the three best horses of their generation by far and dominated all others.

     My point records don't necessarily mean anything.

How is Onion defeating Secretariat relevant to Paul Macdonell?
Title: Re: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: gurals casino on August 24, 2026, 02:17:45 PM
Paul had an illustrious career, one of the nicest and most respected guys in the business. A true gentleman.

absolutely tmbz1

Mike Saftic
Roger Mayotte
Doug Brown
Ron Waples

some of the "old school" guy he drove against on a regular basis--i am sure missing some other big names
Title: Re: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: pylon on August 24, 2026, 02:32:56 PM
absolutely tmbz1

Mike Saftic
Roger Mayotte
Doug Brown
Ron Waples

some of the "old school" guy he drove against on a regular basis--i am sure missing some other big names

Steve "hollywood" Condren
CC..Baby Greek
Title: Re: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: whiptherabbit on August 24, 2026, 04:38:38 PM
All the best in retirement, one of the nicest guys in the game. Never jumped off the bike pissed off, throwing the lines at you etc. Paul is an absolute class act.
Title: Re: Paul Macdonell retired tonight
Post by: Grandstand Handicapper on August 24, 2026, 11:18:31 PM
A great horseman, a great career, and an even better person.
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