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Pat Crowe died...
« on: March 31, 2025, 10:51:37 PM »
Pat Crowe of Cam Fella fame died the other day. He was 87. When you have a horse like Cam Fella, HOTY in both 1982 and 1983, most people forget anything and everything else you do and did, LOL. One tidbit of information I do remember was that in those two years, winning HOTY in both-----Cam Fella had 69 or 70 starts.

Pat had a good size stable that year, and while Cam Fella certainly helped the stats and accomplishments, Pat had a record breaking UDRS in 82-----some crazy number like 450 or something. He won over 30% of this races that year, driving his own stock. After Cam Fella retired, Pat won 8 races on a 10 or 11 race card one night. I think it was at Kingston.

He trained, and I think he might have driven his last horse he trained, up until about 10 years ago, before retiring. He used to get a kick out of all the sons of Cam Fella (and now grandsons) who became stallions.

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Re: Pat Crowe died...
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2025, 12:13:03 AM »
R.I.P.

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« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2025, 03:19:12 AM »
Pat Crowe of Cam Fella fame died the other day. He was 87. When you have a horse like Cam Fella, HOTY in both 1982 and 1983, most people forget anything and everything else you do and did, LOL. One tidbit of information I do remember was that in those two years, winning HOTY in both-----Cam Fella had 69 or 70 starts.

Pat had a good size stable that year, and while Cam Fella certainly helped the stats and accomplishments, Pat had a record breaking UDRS in 82-----some crazy number like 450 or something. He won over 30% of this races that year, driving his own stock. After Cam Fella retired, Pat won 8 races on a 10 or 11 race card one night. I think it was at Kingston.

He trained, and I think he might have driven his last horse he trained, up until about 10 years ago, before retiring. He used to get a kick out of all the sons of Cam Fella (and now grandsons) who became stallions.
thanks for that update....some very interesting tidbits...what a great horse

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Re: Pat Crowe died...
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2025, 06:01:20 AM »
RIP

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Re: Pat Crowe died...
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2025, 08:41:07 AM »
They don't make them like this anymore.  Back when Pat was racing Cam Fella he took on all commers anywhere and everywhere.  No ducking anyone or protecting him, raced at every track from east to west and North and South. Those were the days. 

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Re: Pat Crowe died...
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2025, 09:12:16 AM »
They don't make them like this anymore.  Back when Pat was racing Cam Fella he took on all commers anywhere and everywhere.  No ducking anyone or protecting him, raced at every track from east to west and North and South. Those were the days.

agree

I can recall during his famous winning streak there was a race at M1 where he looked beaten but somehow battled back and gutted out a dead for win

incredible race horse

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« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2025, 09:25:14 AM »
agree

I can recall during his famous winning streak there was a race at M1 where he looked beaten but somehow battled back and gutted out a dead for win

incredible race horse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0MOi1DQvtg

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Re: Pat Crowe died...
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2025, 09:30:35 AM »
They don't make them like this anymore.  Back when Pat was racing Cam Fella he took on all commers anywhere and everywhere.  No ducking anyone or protecting him, raced at every track from east to west and North and South. Those were the days.
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Re: Pat Crowe died...
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2025, 10:39:38 AM »
amazing race
not like he just edged by its fritz and won by a nose, he drew off by a good length

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Re: Pat Crowe died...
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2025, 11:08:26 AM »
Great race. I know Carl was pissed at himself for moving too early. It may have been a different outcome if he would have sat until the stretch.

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Re: Pat Crowe died...
« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2025, 12:02:05 PM »
Great race. I know Carl was pissed at himself for moving too early. It may have been a different outcome if he would have sat until the stretch.
i believe that was Marty not Carl

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« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2025, 12:04:47 PM »
i believe that was Marty not Carl

It was Marty.  And it wouldn't have mattered. Pat was starting to back into them forcing Marty to move. Horse had no excuse, just got beat by a better horse.

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Re: Pat Crowe died...
« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2025, 12:36:21 PM »
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0MOi1DQvtg

thank you

that wasn't the race I was referring to but a great race nonetheless

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« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2025, 01:44:17 PM »
I often wondered what the outcome would have been if Cam Fella raced against Niatross as he was never seriously tested except the horror trips at Saratoga and Meadowlands Pace elimination. Gun to my head, Niatross would beat Cam Fella, but I'm not so sure. Cam Fella is an immortal.

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Re: Pat Crowe died...
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2025, 03:10:24 PM »
My condolences to Pat's family and friends.

 

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