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Title: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
Post by: GOAT on August 30, 2025, 10:07:31 PM: Tex Moats was the greatest trainer in Illinois harness racing history.
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Post by: kantseeback on August 31, 2025, 02:02:54 AM: Dan Nants?
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Post by: MIKE CAMPBELL on August 31, 2025, 04:33:42 AM: Bob Farrington
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Post by: LUCPARK on August 31, 2025, 07:34:11 AM: Erv miller

Honorable Mention
Roger Welch
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Post by: John Moody on August 31, 2025, 07:52:13 AM: Joe Anderson , and he did it with hay and oats
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Post by: Still Like Harness on August 31, 2025, 02:04:33 PM: Brent Carter !
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Post by: Meadow Ford on August 31, 2025, 05:14:32 PM: Quote from: MIKE CAMPBELL on August 31, 2025, 04:33:42 AM
Bob Farrington
I will second that.
The only IL. trainer to be asked to help write "The Book" on training.
"Care and Training of The Trotter and Pacer".
Chapter 9 (the chapter that Bob wrote)
Vita Flash
Dusty H Forbes
Dancing David
Jeff Abby
Barney Blackstone
Oh Yes and some old horse that God Loved
Title: Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
Post by: MIKE CAMPBELL on August 31, 2025, 06:37:37 PM: Quote from: Meadow Ford on August 31, 2025, 05:14:32 PM
I will second that.
The only IL. trainer to be asked to help write "The Book" on training.
"Care and Training of The Trotter and Pacer".
Chapter 9 (the chapter that Bob wrote)
Vita Flash
Dusty H Forbes
Dancing David
Jeff Abby
Barney Blackstone
Oh Yes and some old horse that God Loved
Tomorrow, September 1 is exactly 49 years to the day that M1 opened and Bob and Willie beat Nero and Young Quinn in the first M1 Invitational. Time 1:55.3 I was there and it was amazing.
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Post by: Way to go on September 01, 2025, 09:22:19 PM: Tony Morgan
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Post by: GOAT on September 02, 2025, 01:51:53 AM: When Tony Morgan was in Illinois he had Jim Scholz train his horses.
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Post by: Meadow Ford on September 02, 2025, 08:30:38 AM: Quote from: GOAT on September 02, 2025, 01:51:53 AM
When Tony Morgan was in Illinois he had Jim Scholz train his horses.
On paper only.
Also Denny Hennert
and also Wife Penny
They would trade off depenting on who had days.