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Mark Ford and Ray Schnitker
« on: August 28, 2022, 07:58:17 AM »
In monetary gains who are the most successful horseman in the business today?
My pic would be Mark Ford, Ray Schnitker, Steve Jones and the Burk’s.

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Re: Mark Ford and Ray Schnitker
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2022, 08:06:07 AM »
They all make a good living smart people do ok.

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Re: Mark Ford and Ray Schnitker
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2022, 08:43:07 AM »
Brent McGrath. Look at his ability to come up with big horses from limited opportunities.

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Re: Mark Ford and Ray Schnitker
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2022, 08:48:41 AM »
Nancy Takter, collecting big training bills with average results based on her stock.

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Re: Mark Ford and Ray Schnitker
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2022, 09:07:00 AM »
Nancy Takter, collecting big training bills with average results based on her stock.
I agree but she’s not in the league of the ones that they had mentioned. Maybe some day.

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Re: Mark Ford and Ray Schnitker
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2022, 10:24:34 AM »
Brent McGrath. Look at his ability to come up with big horses from limited opportunities.
Agreed but not in the millionaire’s status that which I have mentioned.

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Re: Mark Ford and Ray Schnitker
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2022, 07:54:57 PM »
In monetary gains who are the most successful horseman in the business today?
My pic would be Mark Ford, Ray Schnitker, Steve Jones and the Burk’s.
I’m a Midwest guy but follow east coast racing my whole life. Mark Ford has to make his money outside of harness racing because if you take away gallo blue chip he would be a below average trainer. Ain’t no way he is a millionaire trainer in harness racing. Rarely wins and relies on Jeff Gillis to do everything for him.

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Re: Mark Ford and Ray Schnitker
« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2022, 09:47:24 PM »
Below average trainer? Maybe you should look up how many wins Ford has had in his career it might surprise you for a below average trainer. 

Most trainers pissed their money away at the windows, Ford made smart investments and not only that he reinvested his money into a multi million dollar top-notch facility probably the best farm in the country among  other real estate entities.

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Re: Mark Ford and Ray Schnitker
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2022, 12:03:40 AM »
Below average trainer? Maybe you should look up how many wins Ford has had in his career it might surprise you for a below average trainer. 

Most trainers pissed their money away at the windows, Ford made smart investments and not only that he reinvested his money into a multi million dollar top-notch facility probably the best farm in the country among  other real estate entities.
Bingo that’s what I said that he didn’t become a millionaire from harness racing. I’m just giving you my opinion from what I’ve seen over the years. He might of won a lot races in the past but the last 10-15 years I rarely see him win. I’ve heard really good things about his farm but all that aside, he made his money outside harness racing and I’m happy for him. I talked in the phone to him twice and he sounded like a pretty nice guy.

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Re: Mark Ford and Ray Schnitker
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2022, 09:44:13 AM »
Eddie Lowmeyer, smart businessman

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Re: Mark Ford and Ray Schnitker
« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2022, 10:02:18 AM »
I agree smart businessman and always ran a top-notch stable.

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Re: Mark Ford and Ray Schnitker
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2022, 11:06:26 AM »
2 of the guys unknown harness racing has issues with

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Re: Mark Ford and Ray Schnitker
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2022, 04:53:07 PM »
Eddie Lowmeyer, smart businessman

Eddie Lohmeyer Grew up in Monticello. Related to the Manzi family.

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Re: Mark Ford and Ray Schnitker
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2022, 08:21:52 PM »
Wife is a vet?

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Re: Mark Ford and Ray Schnitker
« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2022, 08:45:09 PM »
Lohmeyer took a lot of money out of the windows when he was driving good guy great horseman.

 

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