I dont wtch football, so here's some MR trivia

[Fuguzzi]

Warren Desantis was a very good race secy throughout the Northeast and a very nice man. His brother R.W. "Dick" Desantis had some good success for years at Monti as a trainer/driver, but that's not all he did. What business did he also own that had something to do with the horses?

[sacbee]

Victory lane

[Fuguzzi]

You got it!  Great liniment. i loved how it smelled. Good job buddy.

[sacbee]

It's one of my favorite liniments

[Fuguzzi]

LI used to switch between Victory Lane sweats and cold water whirlpool baths on front legs. Awesome for tendons. Heard he cooked it up in his kitchen in spaghetti pots. maybe thats a legend...lol

[JIDGE]

Any of you Monticello guys mid-late 70s remember a guy "Coconut" Bob Grove?  Always wore Hawaiian shirts -- he owned a parking lot in the city and would come up to Monti in the summer to gamble.

[Fuguzzi]

No, I dont  Sounds like he was a blast.


Now, what about Honor Dunkentell  aka "The Dunk"

[Emperor Dapple]

No, I dont  Sounds like he was a blast.


Now, what about Honor Dunkentell  aka "The Dunk"

yes , nice guy and dead

[Gaagoots]

No, I dont  Sounds like he was a blast.


Now, what about Honor Dunkentell  aka "The Dunk"

Great guy he liked the young white girls!

[JIDGE]

No, I dont  Sounds like he was a blast.


Now, what about Honor Dunkentell  aka "The Dunk"

I know the name but I think I was already gone by then.  I 2nd trained at Monticello in the 70s and Meadowlands when they opened in 76 through 77-78. Stabled next to Mike Gagliardi. Very nice guy, but I was always looking over my shoulder.

[Fuguzzi]

Honor Dunkentell was so short and his arms were so long, I hate to say this but his knuckles literally dragged the ground. he raised a brood in the tack rooms at Monti, they used to call the grooms dorms Dunkentell Arms   the Dunk was a great guy, never a harsh word

[theokodjak26]

Anyone recall trainer/driver Fred Heck? His daughter Brenda has been married to Gary Messenger for a long time. Always betting at live MR. My friends dad was a pharmacist who sold legal supplements to Fred. We would drive up to MR in the mornings to deliver them. One day we were there and Fred told us he had a horse named Comet Adios a rollicking C-3 pacer. C-3 at Monticello was like L-3 at Yonkers 😀. Fred liked his long shot’s chances, didn’t they all. Through my friend’s dad bookie I bet the house, $5 win and place. The next day I opened the Daily News and saw the horse won and paid $38 and $12. I collected $125 and now I was a millionaire. The next week I saw my friend’s dad to thank him and asked what was in those supplements? He just smiled at me. 

[Emperor Dapple]

Anyone recall trainer/driver Fred Heck? His daughter Brenda has been married to Gary Messenger for a long time. Always betting at live MR. My friends dad was a pharmacist who sold legal supplements to Fred. We would drive up to MR in the mornings to deliver them. One day we were there and Fred told us he had a horse named Comet Adios a rollicking C-3 pacer. C-3 at Monticello was like L-3 at Yonkers 😀. Fred liked his long shot’s chances, didn’t they all. Through my friend’s dad bookie I bet the house, $5 win and place. The next day I opened the Daily News and saw the horse won and paid $38 and $12. I collected $125 and now I was a millionaire. The next week I saw my friend’s dad to thank him and asked what was in those supplements? He just smiled at me. 

hi ted

[Fuguzzi]

Anyone recall trainer/driver Fred Heck? His daughter Brenda has been married to Gary Messenger for a long time. Always betting at live MR. My friends dad was a pharmacist who sold legal supplements to Fred. We would drive up to MR in the mornings to deliver them. One day we were there and Fred told us he had a horse named Comet Adios a rollicking C-3 pacer. C-3 at Monticello was like L-3 at Yonkers 😀. Fred liked his long shot’s chances, didn’t they all. Through my friend’s dad bookie I bet the house, $5 win and place. The next day I opened the Daily News and saw the horse won and paid $38 and $12. I collected $125 and now I was a millionaire. The next week I saw my friend’s dad to thank him and asked what was in those supplements? He just smiled at me. 

Sure do remember Fred Heck. Cute story.

Now what about BigZ from Montague, George Zitone.

[JIDGE]

Sure do remember Fred Heck. Cute story.

Now what about BigZ from Montague, George Zitone.

Del Biccum raced off that farm. Guy went down the road with everything. Mike's Success.