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Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« on: August 30, 2025, 10:07:31 PM »
Tex Moats was the greatest trainer in Illinois harness racing history.

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Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2025, 02:02:54 AM »
Dan Nants?

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Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2025, 04:33:42 AM »
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« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2025, 07:34:11 AM »
Erv miller


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Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2025, 07:52:13 AM »
Joe Anderson , and he did it with hay and oats

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Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2025, 02:04:33 PM »
Brent Carter !

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Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2025, 05:14:32 PM »
Bob Farrington
I will second that.
The only IL. trainer to be asked to help write "The Book" on training.
"Care and Training of The Trotter and Pacer".
Chapter 9 (the chapter that Bob wrote)
Vita Flash
Dusty H Forbes
Dancing David
Jeff Abby
Barney Blackstone
Oh Yes and some old horse that God Loved
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I am just an old horse trainer still going around in circles. Sometimes Fast. Sometimes Half-Fast.

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Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2025, 06:37:37 PM »
I will second that.
The only IL. trainer to be asked to help write "The Book" on training.
"Care and Training of The Trotter and Pacer".
Chapter 9 (the chapter that Bob wrote)
Vita Flash
Dusty H Forbes
Dancing David
Jeff Abby
Barney Blackstone
Oh Yes and some old horse that God Loved
Tomorrow, September 1 is exactly 49 years to the day that M1 opened and Bob and Willie beat Nero and Young Quinn in the first M1 Invitational. Time 1:55.3  I was there and it was amazing.

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Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2025, 09:22:19 PM »
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Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2025, 01:51:53 AM »
When Tony Morgan was in Illinois he had Jim Scholz train his horses.

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Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2025, 08:30:38 AM »
When Tony Morgan was in Illinois he had Jim Scholz train his horses.
On paper only.
Also Denny Hennert
and also Wife Penny
They would trade off depenting on who had days.
I am just an old horse trainer still going around in circles. Sometimes Fast. Sometimes Half-Fast.

 

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