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Harness Racing / Re: Who is on your Mt. Rushmore of drivers?
« Last post by Stan durbread on November 29, 2025, 06:45:27 PM »Kieth was part owner of ORANGEVILLE and CLOVERDALE but it was hid brother MURRAY AND his son WENDLE with the KEELINGS that ran those racetracks and MURRAY always hired regular small time gamblers who lived harness racing to assist him with operations and i really believe Orangeville was the best run racetrack in CANADA, Also kieth was silently barred in his later years but allowed to drive in stake races only as KIETH and his son GORD were known to cash huge when winning and most big players knew that be aware that your money may be dead while betting your money, One thing that is 100 percent correct is that he was a superstar in his dayand evn very good in his later days
Silently barred? Please tell me how they manage to “silently bar” a legend. I never got to see Keith drive in his prime but I got to know him in his later years when he was training a small stable out of his barn next to First Line TC. Great guy all around was near 90 and looked 20 in the race bike. Would never tell you where your horse was off or how too better rig it unless he respected you and you asked
