Aurora Downs/ Washington Park

[GOAT]

Does anyone remember going to Aurora Downs/ Washington Park in the Chicagoland area?

[PIGLAND]

JOHN FRANK ARMY PAINTED THE ENTIER GRANDSTAND IN 2 DAYS

[Meadow Ford]

Sure do!
Great Times!
Repost this to the Nostalgia section and I will post some stories.

[Wild bull]

I use to love racing at Arlington always did good with my little stable

[polish jola]

Pulled Doubleheaders at Aurora on Wednesday afternoons then went straight to BMP for the night card!!  That was a haul in the middle of the winter in 1970 or 71!!!

[JOHN FRANK]

PIG,you know better. JOHN FRANK ARMY and crew could have sprayed painted the whole joint in 4 hours.
I will say this though. Me early day,s not knowin anythin about racin. Me beast friend,JOHHNY OLSEN,who died at 29 from COLON CANCER,goes we got to head to AURORA DOWNS. HE did not no shit about racin. HE goes the guys at BAR got the FIX IN. WONDERFUL. So their 6 of us. I know nothin about bettin or ponied. The fuckin pony hits. Can't member what it paid. Do member we sitting in a dinin room. Member the parkin lot was gravel and most gravel gone at the rest was a MUD SHITHOLE. And they chargered maybe a dollar to park in that quagmire. Long time AGO. Somewhere I became a TB player. YOOUSE all member when me BUD passed at 29. His wife who my great friend decided to marry again. I get that happens but back in day I was more than a little upset. GOT ME ASS KICKED by former LOUSIVILLE LINEBACKER.
Anyhow. Went on after accusing the FUC of bein a degenerate gambler out of control. He bet PONIES,SPORTS, and cards. At that time me not gamble at all. Too bee continued.....

[JOHN FRANK]

So,I ended up goin to VEGAS. Me BUD,s wife was RICH. He goes lets open a BEEF VILLA in town. I'm in for puttin up 20%. The whole operation turned out to be a DISATER. At time all CALIFORNIAAA trandplants new nuttin about CHICAGO STYLE GRUP. They ate ALPHALA SPROUTS. Only people that wanted CHICAGO STYLE were the CHICAGO MOP. We had the only fast food in VEGAS servin suc. Now me BUD was a big time gambler. For 2 yrars out thrir I never bet. BOBBY STOREY ,I had to track the fuc down. He had $20,000 lines at 10 different major casino,s. His wife would say to me. CAN YOU FIND the FUC. When I did he got money all over CRAP TABLE. And he winnin. I wouls say. YOUR up BIG. Take the SHIT down and walk away. He refused. And every time ended up losin and approximatly 5,000 more. He would come to register every day to clean out and gamble. .....TOO BE CONTINUED.....

[JOHN FRANK]

MET a LOT of CORRUPT CHIGOGIANS in me time there. I'm not goin into that now. This about me startin to makin wagers. So.s I return home. Blew off me investment. Could care less. Me young. Never talked to STOREY ever again. The whole operation folfed about 16 months later. But when I came home to ILLINOIS ,I for some reason went: I think you can WIN ,BETTIN. I went and read every book there be. BOY,DID I LEARN. Let me say this though. One makes his own decision when it comes to placin a wager and puttin that money forth. TOO BEE CONTINUED.....

[JOHN FRANK]

YOU guys member the DUCHIIIOUS track in MOLINE or what they call 4 quarters. I've been there.
YOOUSE all member that time. I'ss got to go over the MISSISSSSISIPE to IOWA side. Gots me a JOB intrview for !PM. I drove 120 miles and showed up a 11AM. SECRETARY goes you very early. I says I drove a long way and want this interview done now. The PREZ goes.OK. Igoes in. He goes why so early. I say's I got thins to do and drove 120 miles for this. IT a management job for HYDROXX cookies. I tells him. YOU need someone that can promote your producy BIG TIME. OREO'S and others KILLIN you. I tells him I can reverse that trend. He goes: SO,YOU sayin our product SUCKS. I say,s you got that right. He goes: GET the fuc out of here. That was good. I got to cross MISSISSIPPI and went to that crazy STANDARD track. And I might add. Talk bout a small track. That joint be it.

[Bitter Truth]

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[JOHN FRANK]

Here sumthin TRUTH: Have you ever in your miserable life,ever done anythin but post on PLOP.

[Bitter Truth]

 Yup Doesn't mean I have to or want to post it on here. Stayed tuned though, maybe if and when
dimentia sets in for me too, I'll join you.

[Angelo Bralles]

Washington Park was in my back yard. I lived in Olympia fields.

[JOHN FRANK]

That nice TRUTH. SHOOT yourfuckin mouth off on PLOP.
YOU FUC have never done anythin in yooose LIFE. And if you wantto say,JOHN FRANK ARMY OLD. You probablycorrect. He can't do what he has done in years past anymore.
But one thin for sure. Don't know your AGE. But I'm sure you a GIRLY SHIT that has never done anythin in YOUR GIRLY LIFE.

[JOHN FRANK]

AND by the way TRUTH. It's what ARMY folks call peopled likeyou. A FUCKIN SKIRT.