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Title: Jim Kennedy
Post by: Parts Unknown on April 09, 2018, 06:37:48 PM

I was saddened to hear that jim passed away awhile back.Worked for jim back in the eighties at pompano park and at brandywine raceway.Jim was a straight shooter that raced his horses on hay and oats.Had some nice horses with the likes of shannon supreme,mr sea,rockney lobell.

Title: Re: Jim Kennedy
Post by: PIGLAND on April 09, 2018, 06:47:57 PM

sad

Title: Re: Jim Kennedy
Post by: Parts Unknown on April 09, 2018, 07:53:53 PM

Jim had another nice horse i forgot to mention named super playboy.

Title: Re: Jim Kennedy
Post by: hoosierboy on April 09, 2018, 10:08:39 PM

RIP

Title: Re: Jim Kennedy
Post by: heyref on April 09, 2018, 10:56:42 PM

Jim was a great guy!

Only had Rockne Lobell for a short time

I owned him

Sent to New Zealand for stud duty

They love big red Neros back then

Title: Re: Jim Kennedy
Post by: Parts Unknown on April 10, 2018, 05:15:34 AM

Rockne lobell was a nero and was a nice horse.I believe he run second to run the table in a overnite race.Run the table was getting ready for the battle of brandywine.Thats funny because on the other side of the barn in brandywine was jim crane who i believe had nero.

Title: Re: Jim Kennedy
Post by: heyref on April 10, 2018, 07:38:55 AM

Jim was in the same barn as Crane at Brandywine

Title: Re: Jim Kennedy
Post by: Parts Unknown on April 10, 2018, 05:11:23 PM

I worked for Jim when he had rockne lobell.A old guy named charlie looked after him.I cashed some nice tickets off him.Jim crane had some nice young horses.Brandywine was a great place.Air condition tack rooms.

Title: Re: Jim Kennedy
Post by: MR.DALRAE on April 10, 2018, 08:00:43 PM

WHO WAS JIMS SECOND IN COMMAND AT POCONO

Title: Re: Jim Kennedy
Post by: heyref on April 10, 2018, 10:48:48 PM

A fella names Vinal

Title: Re: Jim Kennedy
Post by: Parts Unknown on April 11, 2018, 05:12:08 AM

I worked for jim for almost a year.Pompano meet and four mths at brandywine.His second trainer at that time was a older man named  jim rousel.I dont no if the spelling of the last name is correct.

Title: Re: Jim Kennedy
Post by: heyref on April 11, 2018, 03:15:00 PM

Groom was Charles Barckley

Still works at PP

Second trainer was Jim Rousseau

Title: Re: Jim Kennedy
Post by: Parts Unknown on April 11, 2018, 05:20:57 PM

Jim Rousseau was a miserable old man.Charlie was a good guy.