Best trainer to work for back in the 60’s 70’s 80’s

[Janny]

For all of us old farts out there. Gene Sears. His wife was a sweetie too.

[Brandywine]

my brother spent 2 years working for Del Cote in New Jersey----my brother said he was always a gentleman       a very good driver, trainer , and person

[MikeAnt]

Tom Harmer. Worked for him for a long time. Debbie was good peeps too

[Mr.Turnpike]

For all of us old farts out there. Gene Sears. His wife was a sweetie too.

My dad and del cote were good friends and your right always a gentleman

[balmoralfan]

Doug Hamilton. Always drunk as a skunk and never 1st in the barn in the morning. It was a good thing because we got more work done without him there to fuck things up! 

[jupiter]

George Forshey - great place to work. Good horseman, good horses, great owners, good people to work with money not bad either. John Edmonds, used to supply all the beer, drank right along with grooms.

[Emperor Dapple]

George Forshey - great place to work. Good horseman, good horses, great owners, good people to work with money not bad either. John Edmonds, used to supply all the beer, drank right along with grooms.

those are 2 names that always did well at Monticello back in the day .. I read that Mr Edmonds passed away last month

[ryansdad]

             Carl LeCause

[Wendall Tilley]

chris boring great horseman driver and human being

[GlenMidby]

The late Doug Ackerman, also a great horseman and a wonderful human being.  I never worked for him but two of my friends (at the time) did, and they both had nothing but good things to say about him.  Doug lived in nearby Solana Beach and wintered his stable and broke his babies at Del Mar, that’s where I met and got to know him.  I’ll never forget the day when he tandem hitched two of his trotters (Noble Hustle and Noble Traveler) and went on to set what I seem to remember was a then record for a one-mile tandem trot.  It was a foggy morning at Del Mar, and out of the fog Doug emerged mid-stretch urging his pair on; it was quite a sight!  I had never seen anything like that before, or since.

[MikeAnt]

Doug was a very good guy but stiffed a lot people out of money. He owed everyone money when he died.

[Lance]

Doug was a very good guy but stiffed a lot people out of money. He owed everyone money when he died.

 I to got stiffed once by a guy named Doug, different Doug though.

[eagles1]

 John Patterson Jr.. Worked for him in Monticello 76-77

[Lance]

I would have liked to work for Gary lewis.

[MR.DALRAE]

I would have liked to work for Gary lewis.

Bet you would