Author Topic: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history  (Read 4477 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

GOAT

  • Stakes Horse
  • *****
  • Posts: 651
Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« on: August 30, 2025, 10:07:31 PM »
Tex Moats was the greatest trainer in Illinois harness racing history.

kantseeback

  • Elite
  • ******
  • Posts: 4447
  • TDS HAS INFESTED THIS PLACE LIKE A ROACH NEST
Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2025, 02:02:54 AM »
Dan Nants?

MIKE CAMPBELL

  • Elite
  • ******
  • Posts: 3042
Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2025, 04:33:42 AM »
Bob Farrington

LUCPARK

  • Living Legend
  • *******
  • Posts: 57975
  • HES A GOOD GUY ,FAMILY MAN AND A CHRISTIAN
Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2025, 07:34:11 AM »
Erv miller


Honorable Mention
Roger Welch
REAL AMERICANS DONT TAKE A KNEE

John Moody

  • Top Claimer
  • ***
  • Posts: 173
Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2025, 07:52:13 AM »
Joe Anderson , and he did it with hay and oats

Still Like Harness

  • NW-1
  • *
  • Posts: 29
Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #5 on: August 31, 2025, 02:04:33 PM »
Brent Carter !

Meadow Ford

  • Stakes Horse
  • *****
  • Posts: 1084
Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2025, 05:14:32 PM »
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
« Last Edit: August 31, 2025, 05:42:47 PM by Meadow Ford »
I am just an old horse trainer still going around in circles. Sometimes Fast. Sometimes Half-Fast.

MIKE CAMPBELL

  • Elite
  • ******
  • Posts: 3042
Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2025, 06:37:37 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.

Way to go

  • Stakes Horse
  • *****
  • Posts: 696
Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2025, 09:22:19 PM »
Tony Morgan

GOAT

  • Stakes Horse
  • *****
  • Posts: 651
Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2025, 01:51:53 AM »
When Tony Morgan was in Illinois he had Jim Scholz train his horses.

Meadow Ford

  • Stakes Horse
  • *****
  • Posts: 1084
Re: Greatest harness trainer In Illinois history
« Reply #10 on: September 02, 2025, 08:30:38 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.
I am just an old horse trainer still going around in circles. Sometimes Fast. Sometimes Half-Fast.

 

shout out

Refresh History
  • Sound off !
  • Trigger: Check your dm Doc  ;D
    November 08, 2026, 09:41:40 PM
  • Trigger: Online dude...you know the terrain you can get flix not released in the US yet  ngc3
    November 08, 2026, 09:38:36 PM
  • toothman: You  "get'" them? Shmuck I am , we go to the theater....
    November 08, 2026, 09:33:38 PM
  • Trigger: Neither Paper Tiger either.
    November 08, 2026, 09:33:22 PM
  • Trigger: I can't get November 1963 yet.
    November 08, 2026, 09:31:06 PM
  • toothman: Abbe Normal
    November 08, 2026, 09:24:07 PM
  • toothman: What big knockers
    November 08, 2026, 09:23:59 PM
  • toothman: I saw "THevOnly Living Pickpocket inm NY"-but I'm afraid to recommend. There one with Miles Davis and Adam Driver abouttRussian Mob in the 80's. And I wantto see the new movie about JFK assasination.
    November 08, 2026, 09:23:28 PM
SimplePortal 2.3.7 © 2008-2026, SimplePortal