An informal poll here on plop--

[rainman2]

Please check the following:

Current owner

Recent breeder

Past owner

Never an owner

Please say where you currently/have raced in the past.

I'll start.

Current owner.  Currently racing Saratoga harness.  A mare on the Sunday card,  A 3 year old NYSS potential stakes horse and a 2 year old in final preparations for 2026. 

Past tracks-A few starts at Tioga, Vernon, too many at Saratoga, a few starts at Monticello, a handful of starts at Yonkers and the Meadowlands, Plainridge, and where I started--Pompano Park RIP

Only bred 1 horse about 15 years ago!  My first horse--a mare by Big Towner!

[Mohawk mac]

Owned a bunch between 1977 and 2007.  Got out when the handwriting on the wall got too big to ignore in regard to the future of Illinois racing (fuck those crooked politicians and greedy track owners).

Raced mostly in Chicago.  Had a few who were good enough to travel.  One raced in The Battle of Lake Erie at Nfld.  Another won multiple stakes in Chicago and raced in the Metro Final and N A Cup Elim in Canada.  Best one was a mare who won at Lex, M1, Freehold, Yonkers and beat Shady Daisy at Nfld.

Had a lot of fun and made a few bucks.  Learned a lot about human nature.  When I had mostly claimers, everyone thought I was a nice guy.  When I got lucky with a few good ones, people either sucked up to me or ignored me.  When I got out of the business things went back to "normal."