Best Illinois TRAINER of all time

[polish jola]

Don't forget Billy Haughton and Joe O'Brien!!  I will never forget going to see Handle With Care the night before the American National at SPK!!  She won 24 in a row to start her career! She had a Huge Black guy that was packing!!  He said to  "Look but don't touch!"  And Fresh Yankee from the O'Brien barn!!  They paid $900 for her and she was an all time best mare!!

[Meadow Ford]

I easily narrowed my choice down to four for best IL. trainer.
In no particular order the four IL. trainers that each won the national driving championship.
Each  winning many races with the horses they trained.
Bob Farrington I believe bought most of his horses as ready made horses.
The other three owned their own farm, stallions, mares, and training track.
My reasoning is simple. If you can win national fame, mostly driving horses you train, then you must be one hell of a good trainer.
I think there has only been four with IL. connections. Correct me if I am wrong.
I give Walter Paisley honorable mention. I think he finished second nationally one year. At the time he trained a stable.
Farrington and what other three top my list?
I am not counting Morgan or Tetrick.

Daryl Busse, Don Busse, Del Insko, and Bob Farrington for the reasons above.

[LAW AND ORDER]

Don't forget Billy Haughton and Joe O'Brien!!  I will never forget going to see Handle With Care the night before the American National at SPK!!  She won 24 in a row to start her career! She had a Huge Black guy that was packing!!  He said to  "Look but don't touch!"  And Fresh Yankee from the O'Brien barn!!  They paid $900 for her and she was an all time best mare!!

THEY REALLY WERENT MAINSTAYS IN CHICAGO.

[Harness racer]

By far Homer Hochstetler and Doug Ackerman

Looks like Frank's hero is keeping it classy!   

HOCHSTETLER, HOMER J PINEHURST, NC YOB 1952
HoP on 6/21/2023 FINED: $500
OFFENSIVE/PROFANE LANGUAGE
71 IAC 5-1-22(a),(b) 71 IAC 7-5-1(4) Licensee Homer Hochstetler attempted to enter the
barn area of Hoosier Park on 6/21/2023. When stopped at the stable gate and asked to
show his Indiana Horse Racing Commission license he became argumentative with
Hoosier Park security. When the security supervisor intervened, Mr. Hochstetler became
agitated and yelled "f*ck you" before leaving the area to retrieve his badge. Upon returning
to the stable gate with his badge, Mr. Hochstetler asked for the "cigar bastard." For this
violation Mr. Hochstetler is fined $500.00 which is due within seven days of this ruling. Mr.
Hochstetler waived is right to a hearing and agreed to the penalty.

[Bernie Madoff]

Looks like Frank's hero is keeping it classy!   

HOCHSTETLER, HOMER J PINEHURST, NC YOB 1952
HoP on 6/21/2023 FINED: $500
OFFENSIVE/PROFANE LANGUAGE
71 IAC 5-1-22(a),(b) 71 IAC 7-5-1(4) Licensee Homer Hochstetler attempted to enter the
barn area of Hoosier Park on 6/21/2023. When stopped at the stable gate and asked to
show his Indiana Horse Racing Commission license he became argumentative with
Hoosier Park security. When the security supervisor intervened, Mr. Hochstetler became
agitated and yelled "f*ck you" before leaving the area to retrieve his badge. Upon returning
to the stable gate with his badge, Mr. Hochstetler asked for the "cigar bastard." For this
violation Mr. Hochstetler is fined $500.00 which is due within seven days of this ruling. Mr.
Hochstetler waived is right to a hearing and agreed to the penalty.




 

[LUCPARK]

Hoosierpark security should know all the trainers by face

No matter good or bad trainers

Imvfho  security pushed the envelope too hard

[Fuguzzi]

Connel Willis and Jerry Graham were very sharp duo.  Still, only one Joe Anderson

[rainman2]

How come nobody mentioned Seldon Ledford?  Asking for a friend!!

[Fuguzzi]

How come nobody mentioned Seldon Ledford?  Asking for a friend!!

good one! Where's Eric, btw?

[Harness racer]

Hoosierpark security should know all the trainers by face

No matter good or bad trainers

Imvfho  security pushed the envelope too hard

I agree, but if the initial guy was new and Homer was being an asshole, he got what he deserved. 

[Meadow Ford]

I agree, but if the initial guy was new and Homer was being an asshole, he got what he deserved.

Lets look at it from the security guards side.
They maybe under rules, If you let anyone in with out them showing a license. YOU ARE FIRED!

[Redacidsucks]

Hoosier hires $15 morons off the street for security. Their job is to not let anyone enter the backstretch who doesn’t belong or have a license. If they see you and talk to you and know who you are there’s no reason to want to see your license. It’s ridiculous. It’s over the top just to aggravate the horseman so they do something like homer did so they can file a report and when the time comes to decouple from the casino they can pull out all these reports and say, see what we have to deal with? These horseman are nothing but a big expense and a bother get rid of the horseman. Close the barn area let us just operate a casino. Just like they did at pompano.

[Meadow Ford]

HOW ABOUT THE GUYS FROM THE 70'S-80'S? GUYS LIKE JIM DENNIS AND JERRY GRAHAM AND DWAYNE PLETCHER? THOSE GUYS WERE THE REAL DEAL. SO WAS FARRINGTON.

I am an old man and easily confused.
On the Springfield thread you posted that the whole Graham family has a bad name of cheating IL.harness racing.
Now you are saying Jerry is the real deal.
Please explain.

[LAW AND ORDER]

I am an old man and easily confused.
On the Springfield thread you posted that the whole Graham family has a bad name of cheating IL.harness racing.
Now you are saying Jerry is the real deal.
Please explain.

HE WAS A GOOD TRAINER I THINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT I'M SURE THE DRUGS HELPED OUT A LOT BUT I DONT KMOW. ITS LIKE ERV MILLER TODAY, HES A GOOD TRAINER OF COURSE BUT HE JUICES THEM UP

[Meadow Ford]

HE WAS A GOOD TRAINER I THINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT I'M SURE THE DRUGS HELPED OUT A LOT BUT I DONT KMOW. ITS LIKE ERV MILLER TODAY, HES A GOOD TRAINER OF COURSE BUT HE JUICES THEM UP

Thank You
IMHO
You are 100% correct!