Where are they now ???

[JL52]

Luca D is on FB. I hv chatted with him a few times.

[rainman2]

Good for him if he is happy. How do you ever "cleanse" harness racing from your blood once it gets inside??  LOLOL

If you can get a new and better career, make more money without injury and health risks, go for it!!

[kooter for hipin]

Delcampo trained for the Glassers for awhile. He was a top pool player.

Ah yes.  Bobby Del Campo.  Played pool in Plainview in Plainview, L.I.  He was quite the hustler. At that time I had graduated to 3 cushion billiards.

[kooter for hipin]

Yeah -- this crew is probably a little before your time -- by the 80s I was already on the west coast.

Do you recall the Redman's chief suck at that time at the Hollywood Park meet?  Hint, I"m speaking of the original " Redman".  The guy I speak of now races at Sacramento and Aces. I'm quite surprised that Redman and his great pacer have not been mentioned.

[kooter for hipin]

Jack still trying and driving in Delaware
Bill is at the Meadows

Billy Fahy was a driver when I had horses with Stillings/Salvi. at the Meadows which at the time was a real "Family track". He drove for his father Bob and did well, however, I am of the opinion that he tried to move up way to fast and became a little fish in a big pond.

[Fuguzzi]

You knew him better than i, obviously, but I found him to be, as my Nana would say, a "funny duck"

[JIDGE]

Ah yes.  Bobby Del Campo.  Played pool in Plainview in Plainview, L.I.  He was quite the hustler. At that time I had graduated to 3 cushion billiards.

Very first time at the track for me and my family -- Monticello. I'm 13. I go down by the rail to watch the post parade -- I'm fascinated. No one around me. Post parade ends -- Bobby Del Campo driving Sforza, turns his horse to score down -- an older guy appears next to me against the rail. As Bobby passes he turns to the guy tells him -- two, six -- guy dashes off.  I'm not quite sure what happened -- I go up to the grandstand tell my father -- he bets a $2 Perfecta two,six.  Yes $ 2.  Of course it comes in and pays $ 76.20.  I can't tell you how many times I went down to the rail again -- never heard anything.

[Fuguzzi]

I used to talk to jimmy Allen over the rail    1975  I was 12    I remember him smoking in the post parade   I thought it was cool when he won some major trots with Chiola Hanover

[theokodjak26]

Many years ago when Real Cormier was driving at Monticello I too would hang on the rail up the track a bit. On a few occasions Cormier would start talking French to other French speaking guys. They too would walk very quickly towards the grandstand. I can only surmise they were going to hit the windows. Did Cormier always win those races, nope. But maybe he wasn’t supposed to and told these guys? I don’t know. I believe Coco wound up running a kitchen somewhere before passing away. Monticello certainly had their share of characters.

[old guy]

Many years ago when Real Cormier was driving at Monticello I too would hang on the rail up the track a bit. On a few occasions Cormier would start talking French to other French speaking guys. They too would walk very quickly towards the grandstand. I can only surmise they were going to hit the windows. Did Cormier always win those races, nope. But maybe he wasn’t supposed to and told these guys? I don’t know. I believe Coco wound up running a kitchen somewhere before passing away. Monticello certainly had their share of characters.

The kitchen was in Pinehurst

[Fuguzzi]

80s into 90s, Coco Cormier, Mike Lavalee and a guy named Jean   operated a feed delivery truck   hay/grain/straw  at YR    they were the main on track supplier then  Red small flatbed type truck   Always felt weird to see Coco and Mike doing that rather than competing

[remington]

I think Coco at one time ran the kitchen at Vernon.

[old guy]

I think Coco at one time ran the kitchen at Vernon.

Wrong