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Title: Greatest half mile track driver ever
Post by: Wendall Tilley on July 14, 2020, 07:54:29 PM
Who gets your vote ??
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Post by: comeonman on July 14, 2020, 07:56:56 PM
Either Micky Lamb or zFritz Martell. Both hall of fame half mile drivers
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Post by: honest injun on July 14, 2020, 08:00:17 PM
Herve or CARMINE
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Post by: LUCPARK on July 14, 2020, 08:11:34 PM
Cat manzi
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Post by: PIGLAND on July 14, 2020, 08:12:14 PM
case
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Post by: chief yogi on July 14, 2020, 08:16:17 PM
case in his prime
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Post by: Rabbi Of Racing on July 14, 2020, 08:19:23 PM
Case,no one even close
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Post by: June b on July 14, 2020, 08:21:08 PM
Absolutely!!!!!!
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Post by: Bernie Madoff on July 14, 2020, 08:24:22 PM
case





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Post by: LUCPARK on July 14, 2020, 08:24:59 PM
Rollin in his prime
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Post by: honest injun on July 14, 2020, 08:37:30 PM
Cat also
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Post by: jupiter on July 14, 2020, 09:34:37 PM
buddy Gilmour / Case
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Post by: FirstUpFrom8Hole on July 14, 2020, 09:55:55 PM
I never ever hung Case out when he wanted the lead. You let him go and you  knew he would carry you the whole mile. He could get a horse to do things even the horse didn't think he could. He had some problems, obviously, but i have a tremendous amount of respect or him as a driver and horseman
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Post by: Bobbo on July 14, 2020, 10:43:10 PM
North of the Border:  Ray McLean
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Post by: NJ The best on July 15, 2020, 12:21:14 AM
1. Herve
2. Buddy Gilmour
3. Keith waples
4. Case
5.Lachance
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Post by: TW on July 15, 2020, 01:20:52 AM
Case.  No doubt.
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Post by: COUNSELOR on July 15, 2020, 08:05:01 AM
LEW WILLIAMS WAS AS GOOD AS ANY DRIVER THAT EVER LIVED ON A HALF MILE TRACK!  PERIOD!
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Post by: captain cash on July 15, 2020, 08:30:25 AM
    Herve.....Case
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Post by: dinkadoo on July 15, 2020, 10:27:18 AM
Case

Dave Hawk
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Post by: chester on July 15, 2020, 11:27:43 AM
1 W Case  1A Herve  2 Carmine Ab 3 M Lachance
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Post by: jupiter on July 15, 2020, 12:46:06 PM
1. Herve
2. Buddy Gilmour
3. Keith waples
4. Case
5.Lachance
i agree Lew Williams, There were a ton of extremely good, bordering on great 1/2 milers and now a lot of drivers would get lost.
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Post by: COUNSELOR on July 15, 2020, 01:06:54 PM
LEW WILLIAMS MAY HAVE BEEN THE GREATEST HARNESS DRIVER OF ALL TIME.   HE OBVIOUSLY NEVER ACHIEVED THAT TITLE AND RESPECT DUE TO HIS ISSUES BUT TRUTHFULLY LEW IF LEW COULD SIT BEHIND A HORSE---HE COULD IN FACT MAKE THE HORSE PERFORM TO THE ULTIMATE LEVEL.   

IN MY OPINION, AND I HAVE BEEN AROUND AND HAVE SEE MANY OF THE GREAT DRIVERS---I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MORE NATURAL TALENT THAN LEW WILLIAMS!   HE WAS MEANT TO BE THE BEST HARNESS DRIVER OF ALL TIME AND SADLY HIS DEMONS STOPPED HIM FROM ACHIEVING GREAT SUCCESS.

IN A VERY SHORT TIME PERIOD LEW CAME FROM NO WHERE AND FEEL FREE TO WATCH SOME VIDEOS OF WHATA BARON, APRILS SKIPPER, NEW LEW, PRAIRE WALNUT, BARON GERARD, NATIVE AMBER, SEATRAIN , COURAGEOUS LADY ----AS WELL AS MANY OF THE SAL GATI HORSES FROM OHIO---ASK ANY OF THE GREAT DRIVERS AND THEY WILL TELL YOU OF THE RESPECT THEY HAD FOR LEW!
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Post by: MR.DALRAE on July 15, 2020, 01:07:27 PM
Case,no one even close

By a country mile
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Post by: Wawajones on July 15, 2020, 01:41:03 PM
Case
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Post by: Kirby's Ace on July 15, 2020, 02:14:02 PM
Case,no one even close

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Post by: lukee on July 15, 2020, 05:41:12 PM
Debbie wrote a great story.
I wonder if she could teach
her husband---- friends dont let
friends BET chalk.
That would be a GOOD story--lukeee
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Post by: Emperor Dapple on July 15, 2020, 06:08:34 PM
LEW WILLIAMS MAY HAVE BEEN THE GREATEST HARNESS DRIVER OF ALL TIME.   HE OBVIOUSLY NEVER ACHIEVED THAT TITLE AND RESPECT DUE TO HIS ISSUES BUT TRUTHFULLY LEW IF LEW COULD SIT BEHIND A HORSE---HE COULD IN FACT MAKE THE HORSE PERFORM TO THE ULTIMATE LEVEL.   

IN MY OPINION, AND I HAVE BEEN AROUND AND HAVE SEE MANY OF THE GREAT DRIVERS---I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MORE NATURAL TALENT THAN LEW WILLIAMS!   HE WAS MEANT TO BE THE BEST HARNESS DRIVER OF ALL TIME AND SADLY HIS DEMONS STOPPED HIM FROM ACHIEVING GREAT SUCCESS.

IN A VERY SHORT TIME PERIOD LEW CAME FROM NO WHERE AND FEEL FREE TO WATCH SOME VIDEOS OF WHATA BARON, APRILS SKIPPER, NEW LEW, PRAIRE WALNUT, BARON GERARD, NATIVE AMBER, SEATRAIN , COURAGEOUS LADY ----AS WELL AS MANY OF THE SAL GATI HORSES FROM OHIO---ASK ANY OF THE GREAT DRIVERS AND THEY WILL TELL YOU OF THE RESPECT THEY HAD FOR LEW!


Sal Gati had pretty good horses in Ohio, and raced at The Meadowlands back in the day..Names  like Pat's Gypsy, Midas Almahurst, and Lloyd R Adios until he sold him to a trainer in NY..Went away for many years for drug distribution..I think Lew Williams may have gotten to drive his good horses but I'm pretty sure Gati wasn't exactly a positive influence in his life.
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Post by: tumbleweed on July 15, 2020, 07:07:42 PM
case for speed..cat manzi for putting a horse on the right spot to win
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Post by: Mazola on July 15, 2020, 07:45:29 PM
The greatest driver period....Herve. tmbz1
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Post by: SportsmansP5/8 on July 15, 2020, 09:08:49 PM
Campbell easiest question ever next!!!!!!!
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Post by: SportsmansP5/8 on July 15, 2020, 09:13:06 PM
    Herve.....Case
[/quoteguy was great they called him brother lew williams bought april skipper and brother lou came in to drive him!!!! What i liked about him is that he would play with the fans and have fun!!! None of that anymore
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Post by: Emperor Dapple on July 15, 2020, 09:28:48 PM
Campbell easiest question ever next!!!!!!!

JC probably could have been best 1/2 miler ever as he adapted to any track he raced at but he will always be synonymous with The Meadowlands and a mile  track .. no shame in that ..
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Post by: bigwrench on July 15, 2020, 09:41:40 PM
I never ever hung Case out when he wanted the lead. You let him go and you  knew he would carry you the whole mile. He could get a horse to do things even the horse didn't think he could. He had some problems, obviously, but i have a tremendous amount of respect or him as a driver and horseman
nice post!  tmbz1
Walter coulg make on go like no other!!
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Post by: augustaandy on July 15, 2020, 10:47:56 PM
Walter, hands down

remember the judges made him select who he was going to drive BEFORE the draws at Yonkers when he just dominated them

who else in history had to do that?

and he still dominated

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Post by: comeonman on July 15, 2020, 10:55:55 PM
Come on folks.. get a clue.. Peter Paraoli. And Easy Ben.  Best half mile duo ever. And dont say you never heard of them. True legends
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Post by: NJ The best on July 15, 2020, 11:30:02 PM
That’s some old Freehold trivia . Yeah and Pete would sit on one side of the bike and the horse always ran out looking into the infield . Great speed combo but the track starter would catch him some days with Andy’s bye bye . Poor Bobby Blum .
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Post by: Bernie Madoff on July 16, 2020, 04:56:54 AM
Come on folks.. get a clue.. Peter Paraoli. And Easy Ben.  Best half mile duo ever. And dont say you never heard of them. True legends





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Title: Re: Greatest half mile track driver ever
Post by: Wendall Tilley on July 16, 2020, 05:11:28 AM
Peter the Piker !! Easy Ben that brings back some memories !!
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Post by: hudsonvalleyinny on July 16, 2020, 06:51:14 AM
Walter Case, Billy Parker, JP Morel!
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Post by: Emperor Dapple on July 16, 2020, 10:59:29 AM
Come on folks.. get a clue.. Peter Paraoli. And Easy Ben.  Best half mile duo ever. And dont say you never heard of them. True legends

I remember him at Monti with a horse named Pete Oregon..
He died young , what did he die from ?
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