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Miss Chantilly second race Harrah's Philadelphia Friday. Wish he would of drew better for first US start.
I personally know the owner of this horse RC. He is, or at least was a very heavy bettor. Partnered or maybe still partners with the - Let it Ride Stables.Haven't spoke to him in 30 years. I was a kid in my 20's and he'd come into the West Havestraw, NY OTB. He'd throw hundreds, thousands on his horse to win running at Yonkers. Why, and not go to the track 25 min away, surmise for yourself. I also lived over a social club that he hung out in, played cards in a private house in the neighborhood too. Nice guy, always gave solid tips, chalk but solid, so if the horse is bet heavy, guess why.I told him why don't you use Luc Ouellette on your horses (instead of Richard Wojcio) - line up then at BigY was Wally, Luc, Richard, Herve...He comes in to the OTB and says Paul I used Luc on my horse tonight because of you...horse was parked the mile, lost, up the track, and he looked like wanted to kill me, lol. He kept using Luc though, over Case to get a win, and a price.
Here's a link to all of her races down under. Her best start was her last on the mile track at Menangle. She has never won any stakes races and best finish in a grade one was a fourth in the Breeders Crown for 3 year olds. https://www.harness.org.au/racing/horse-search/?horseId=824862
That's funny.....West Havestraw OTB. Spent a good amount of time there before the one in Pearl River opened in the early 80's. They are all distant memories at this point.
Yup, that ale house across the street in Pearl River lol is where I ate all my meals, wiseguys took book in that OTB too and gave track prices. I was there in the 80's when I lived in Nanuet I might know you, remember the crazy preacher who liked to smoke weed there and gamble? Too bad you never met George and Craig at the Havestraw OTB, heavy bettors, bang around dudes.....everyth ing was $50 straight this or $100 part wheel that.....One night we're watching UNLV at Craig's house in the kitchen on an 8" black and white tv with an antenna with tinfoil while these fellas have over $20k bet on UNLV giving like 25 points. Up by 24, UNLV gets the ball with 10 seconds runs to their basket and slams the ball on the ground.That TV got launched across the kitchen!
The bars in Pearl River all still going strong. All the Rockland county OTB's long dead and were terribly mismanaged to boot, though they were packed to the gills back in the day before adw's.
