TONY MORGAN

[Fuguzzi]

As most of you know from reading my stuff I am an east coast guy, so can some of my midwest friends enlighten me.

Why is the second leading dash winning driver in history, with well over 17,000 WINS and nearly $150 million earned - TONY MORGAN, never even whispered about for the Hall of Fame?

Somebody said he pissed off the powers that be at the USTA ages ago. Is this true? How? Is this it?

[Chips N Salsa]

ugh he's the biggest criminal and cheater in the sport could be a reason?  supplies dope to everyone who wants it and would probably have 23,000 wins for it not the ones he's stiffed.

[Fuguzzi]

ugh he's the biggest criminal and cheater in the sport could be a reason?  supplies dope to everyone who wants it and would probably have 23,000 wins for it not the ones he's stiffed.

Dope aside. Biggest criminal, cheater, coulda won more. Same was said about Herve, Carmine, Catman, Buddy, Insko, Lucien and on and on - all in HOF.

[Kirbys Ace]

Tony is a heck of a horseman and vet.

But his arrogance has been his problem with me.

[Fuguzzi]

ty for your take. I have never had any interaction with him. Other than seeing him drive. He can definitely team one. One of only a handful to win over 1000 in a year

[balmoralfan]

Tony is 1 of the best horsemen I ever saw. Could stand at the fence on track or at the farm, look at you jog 1, then tell you after what is wrong with your horse. "Off in front; let out the hopples 2"; etc.
Main thing here was he repped the horsemen and led a strike. Old man Langley never forgave him. He blackballed Tony while he was still alive and had juice at the USTA and in Goshen.

[Fuguzzi]

TYVM Balmoral guy    That's what I was hearing. Also, heard he had a lifetime feud with Bergstein. More USTA juice.

Left front/hopples - Just like Lew Williams, an amazing horseman

[Generation XYZ]

TYVM Balmoral guy    That's what I was hearing. Also, heard he had a lifetime feud with Bergstein. More USTA juice.

Left front/hopples - Just like Lew Williams, an amazing horseman

This is true? What was the feud about?

[Fuguzzi]

Apparently Tony decided to drive in a bunch of high purse races, which makes sense, of course, but Bergstein wanted him to appear at some kind of event. I think he blew off Bergstein a couple of times. There is an interview where Tony talks about it somewhere on line. Bergstein held a grudge apparently.

[Mailbox Money]

The blemish isn't about where he races, it's about what he did that forced him to go in that direction to continue racing!

[Fuguzzi]

New country heard from.

[sfdecoy]

ugh he's the biggest criminal and cheater in the sport could be a reason?  supplies dope to everyone who wants it and would probably have 23,000 wins for it not the ones he's stiffed.

Fucking cheat, just like his old man.....fuck him

Stiffed more horses than a nigger eating at a buffet

[Harness racer]

Definitely a shady character.  He would show up at the at certain trainers' barns and the doors would instantly close!  Then drive for a different trainer and have some very suspicious drives setting up roadblocks!  Great horsemen and vet...just always on the take looking for an angle.

[sfdecoy]

Exactly!

A fucking total crook, just like his piece of shit old man

[Balmoral buzz]

Tony mo is the best driver in Chicago harness racing history. Like Dave Magee or Ronnie marsh never tanked one? Please with that bullshit. Only difference between tony mo and guys like Magee and marsh is tony never kissed ass. He was the best horseman’s president we ever had and would help out the little guy. He never needed Davey Magee or paisley to work with him on rigging a race because he is so sharp he could do everything himself.