If your dog breaks its leash and runs into traffic and gets killed, does that make you a horrible irresponsible owner???? In September, Herve Filion, a member of the Harness Hall of Fame who has won more races than any driver in history, pleaded innocent after being charged with fixing races at Yonkers Raceway in New York. Walter And his Girlfriend Helped me Load a Rank Horse on my Trailer The at Meadowlands. There is nothing normal about three horses getting killed, its not like a foot race. He and John Campbell. The argument on horses being mistreated doesnt fly with me. This is the exact quote from steve in his comment above. Top 10 Things to Do Before Asking for Help. The have a lifespan many less that 15 years or so and they die. Marsh, who could not be reached for comment, can appeal the ruling to the board. ATHLETES GET HURT, PLAIN AND SIMPLE. Frank Popfinger, 42, 9 Sunset Lane, Garden City, L. I., harness driver. Herve Filion, arguably the best driver to ever sit in a sulky, died Thursday after battling an illness. Seymour Rothstein, 54, 10217 64th Road, Queens, cab driver. . Was one of seven drivers (including Gilmour and Webster) banned in 1971 by Roosevelt Raceway following another Federal investigation, No indictments were made against any of the drivers. There were people that were there that clearly fault Northfield Park for this fiasco. Tell me, what was done with the bodies of these horses you love so well? Harness racing trainer-driver Ryan Stahl, just six days after being involved in a horrific horse racing accident at MGM Northfield Park, has been released from the hospital and is now home Thursday afternoon. Led nation's drivers in victories in 1960. . Its funny how those of us working for the humane and ethical treatment of the animals you routinely abuse, exploit, mangle, and dispose of are somehow supposed to be the ignorant ones. When human participants involved in this industry of egregious cruelty to horses are injured and recover to full functioning, many of them will go right back to doing the same thing. My parents were definitely not vegetarians but we did have a vegetable garden. Oh, and that red head with you(never behind Penny), she completes your legacy. If you injure yourself, you get to chose whether or not you continue your activities and even whether or not you get medical care. Just as Im sure your horses just LOVE to then pace around Geauga and Holmes co with their Amish families after theyre done at northfield, on miles and miles on pavement, foaming and frothing with sweat, usually lamely moving along, only to be dumped for slaughter after the Amish finish using them up! And do those honest horseman still not pump their horses full of drugs, even if those drugs are legal? . First native of city to win driving title at either Yonkers or Roosevelt. Began racing in 1953 and has since won more than 2,300 races with earnings of more than $8.7million. and I thank her for that..many Stables do that as well. Tony, there are no words. Davey Boy W, sent off at 14-1, won and John R., at 28-1, placed for a $195.40 perfecta. From an old harness racing family in Illinois, where his younger brother, Delbert, is a trainer/driver. That attempt to compare the two is so whacked when you are actually doing those tasks. Of course, Chris, the horses get the best of care!!! Steve Jenney, there are far, far more hideous race horse stories than beautiful ones!! Anytime an apologist hears an accusation about their previous racing industry they immediately point a finger to any and every other type of animal abuse as if that somehow makes their personal horror show look better. Brian is a Talent. Richard Banca was the leading trainer on the year (2020) at Yonkers and Rene Allard was second. . in fact I even saw the rendering truck the next day on the highway. You never know how fast a horse can go with Herve and so he'd keep climbing the ladder with them and all the time beating you at a price if you bet winning time. He`s out there learning. One of the best ever. The charges involving Filion and Marsh are the latest blows to a sport that is in the midst of a prolonged recession both locally and nationally after flourishing during the 1960s and '70s. In using the starting gait analogy, I was talking about racehorses in general, not specifically Standardbreds. Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested the defendants and brought them in for the arraignment. He held the record for winning 12 races in one day at Yonkers, he was dominate! Pelling, also a trainer and owner, was found guilty of not giving his best effort in a trifecta race and was suspended for five years. That has to be the single dumbest comment Ive ever read here. 9828. The last death in Maryland horse racing came in 1978, when jockey Robert Pineda was killed in a race at Pimlico. He is a Hall of Famer with some amazing stats. In horse racing there are some pretty unscrupulous people both on the training and breeding end but NOT ALL are unscrupulous. The most recent death occurred at Maywood in April, 1981, when Vince Tamborello died as a result of head and chest injuries sustained in an accident involving Accidents happen. He had was a dominate force at one time. Is it the 23 hour a day confinement? Seen many a race on a sloppy track wondering why they race. steve if you see an animal thats being neglected, you should be the one to call someone to correct the situation. He is a just a SUPER TALENT! And if you know anything about horses, which you racing apologists dont, you would understand that horses are prey animals, genetically wired to conserve energy as much as possible. Im sorry but I am not against cutting a tree down either if it needs to be cut down. I have had pets. Conviction carries a maximum penalty of five years in jail or a fine of $10,000 or both. 845-294-5333. Any driver that can run at such a high standard for as many years as he has deserves be on this list. I SAW IT. Magistrate Catoggio said pleas would be taken when the case goes to Judge Orin Judd of the Eastern District Court, to whom it has been assigned. Animals? After campaigning upstate near his Rochester birthplace, came to Big Apple in midsixties where he impressed many with his driving talent. Matured on the Delaware Valley circuit (Liberty Bell, Brandywine) before returning to lead driver standing at final Roosevelt meeting of 1970. Ranked eighth this year in earnings with almost $1.2million through Dec,. Except that Lee Unkefer isnt talking about horses under saddle. I was driving horses for 12 years before my dad allowed me to drive in a race. Certainly the slop played a part, but the hard truth of the matter is that the ENTIRE racing industry structure, from beginning rigorous training on still developing babies, to near constant confinement, to use of, at the very least, questionable substances, to the whips, chains, and tongue ties, to the final disposal of broken horses at the slaughterhouses, all of it is designed to give these sentient creatures a built in obsolescence. Its too bad you are not able to see what Rose Smith has done for so many horses. Drugs,The Ruination Of The World ! . So your horses will be dying with more frequency on the track too. And how many foot races have you seen where athletes ran head on into each other and broke their necks (which is what Im imagining happened here because Ive seen this happen at the track too) YOURE a fool If you think this is normal and ok, but like the majority in this business, Im sure you just shrugged it off and chalked it up to meh it happens. By Patrick Battuello I raced the NYS Harness Tracks and Never Met Him. These horses are forced to perform the way they do, and the documented evidence of horrific injuries suffered as these horses simply shatter under your industrys primeval practices proves it. Modest, talented, quiet, confident, a good person. And in her words, I hated to do that, but what else could I do? So now theres another horse with a known injury hauling the Amish around. Counting ribs was not a challenge on any one of them Tony is number 3 in the world in all time wins and number 2 in the country for lifetime wins! Ron Marsh, 42, one of the top 20 drivers in North America for 10 of the last 11 years, was barred from racing for "failing to give his best effort and for furthering an unlawful betting scheme," according to Joe Sinopoli, the board's executive director. Two other drivers I have been to stables where the horses are loved and yes raced because they were bred to do just that! Dayton, Ohio 45414. Finally, sending out your family member to a kill auction and/or dumping them into a life of neglect and then knowing that most racehorses end up bleeding out on the slaughterhouse floor clearly shows just how delusional and callous horse racing apologists are. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. The best especially with big money purses.Won some of the biggest races first time up on horses.If he was a catch driver instead of mostly driving his own stock would have gave them all a run for top driver,Did lead in wins 1 year 1979 or 1980 I believe. Not all are as dirty as the ones you mentioned and some others who havent been caught. This is a tragedy that most likely could have been avoided had they shut the track down because the surface was so bad. It is not rocket science that horseracing kills horses. I don't see how this could be happening.. I thanked him & his Girlfriend. Maybe try reading the actual HarnessLink article, and then the comments. Sad to say, this is just a glimpse of the least horses are forced to endure because of this gambling business. ''Pacers have hobbles, which means there`s some restriction. Superfecta payoffs averaged about $3,500. Man, Im starting to feel the STB folks are even more dumb than TB folks are. Working, training and racing babies,(most as young as 1.5 y.o to 2 y.o) on underdeveloped muscoskeletal systems 2) daily doping regimes (both legal and illegal) to mask what begins as minor issues developing into major chronic issues which deliberately puts all racehorses at high risk of dying, but still sending them out knowing this 3) hiding secret doping records that do not follow racehorses when they are continuously claimed another business practice that pretty much writes their ticket to permanent crippling and dying 4) supporting and revering multiple doping trainer violators to facilitate widespread doping, cheating, and deliberate masking of pain, and suffering that often leads to death 5) intense confinement that leads to widespread serious medical conditions such as chronic ulcers 6) intense confinement that does not properly develop their muscoskeletal system especially when babies 7) stabling conditions, harsh equipment, beating/whipping that forces them into the gate so gambling bets can be paid-off. WebA case of a harness racing accident in which the driver died of head injuries is presented. He has raced all over the world and has been an ambassador for the sport while wining at an incredible rate. I honestly think harness racing is the most honest of all the parimutuel sports. Steve, you are obviously not empathetic to the horses. The only racehorses not abused are the ones the industry has already killed. I want the exploitation and abuse of horses for profit and entertainment to end, and I want to see ignorant apologists like you to be forced to watch it die, just like the thousands of horses killed every year on those tracks. Trainer Nick Surick, 10th in the Yonkers standings, has also been indicted. He had was a force no matter where he drove. When a horse makes a break like that in the middle of the pack, what can you do? At 5 feet 2 inches, 120 pounds, one of the smallest drivers. This should be made punishable by law! Hands of gold willed many lame horses home he was part horse. 2022 Harnesslink | All Rights Reserved | NV. Why he is only number 17 on this list is beyond ridiculous! Probably the best under rated driver in history. Lol. However, the board refused to give specific details of how the alleged fixing scheme was carried out. And I have seen plenty of sick, crippled horses that no one in the barn at the track cared about. I know accidents happen without any sarcasm intended. Grasso: Well yeah Best harness driver I've ever seen. One kind man.. Again, accidents happen. The most recent death occurred at Maywood in April, 1981, when Vince Tamborello died as a result of head and chest injuries sustained in an accident involving five pacers. Most of the other defendants are 10 per centars, so called because they receive a fee for cashing bigpayoff tickets. January 2, 2022, An accident in the 14th at Northfield Park (harness) Saturday night has resulted in the deaths of three horses, one being the outriders horse, who was slammed head-on by another. Would have loved to have seen him go up against the Yonkers / Roosevelt or early.Meadowlands crowd back in the day. Because theyre just animals, it really doesnt matter, does it? Lee Unkefer: You obviously have no compassion for a horse; so little to no feeling for the horses that you want to willfully send them out to be injured and torture them by confining them in a stall where they get ulcers and abnormal mental health conditions. ''What amazes me is the number of spills we have and how few people get hurt,'' said Vince Dimeo, veteran outrider at both the Chicago harness and thoroughbred tracks. If they so much as sneeze they are attended to immediately. Irregular betting patterns at shops of the Offtrack Betting Corporation triggered the investigation, which came to public attention nearly four months ago in a story in The New York Times. There is an interesting comment by a Greg Luther that anyone here might want to take a look at. "Heck, yes, it's bad," Billy Johnston, co-owner of Maywood and Balmoral and in control of the Sportsman's harness meeting, said of the Marsh case. It is a simple fact. He was a great person as well as he's driving skills. Flat out running for extended periods of time would make them too tired to escape potential predators. First saw him as a kid working for his uncle at Quad City Downs. Then its off to the Amish to be pounded on day after day until they cant pull a buggy anymore and off to the slaughter auction they go! What were they doing racing in that slop in the first place? . Haughton was thrown from his sulky. 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There is nothing normal about three horses getting killed, its not like a foot race. He and John Campbell. The argument on horses being mistreated doesnt fly with me. This is the exact quote from steve in his comment above. Top 10 Things to Do Before Asking for Help. 
The have a lifespan many less that 15 years or so and they die. Marsh, who could not be reached for comment, can appeal the ruling to the board. ATHLETES GET HURT, PLAIN AND SIMPLE. Frank Popfinger, 42, 9 Sunset Lane, Garden City, L. I., harness driver. Herve Filion, arguably the best driver to ever sit in a sulky, died Thursday after battling an illness. Seymour Rothstein, 54, 10217 64th Road, Queens, cab driver. . Was one of seven drivers (including Gilmour and Webster) banned in 1971 by Roosevelt Raceway following another Federal investigation, No indictments were made against any of the drivers. There were people that were there that clearly fault Northfield Park for this fiasco. .jpg)
Tell me, what was done with the bodies of these horses you love so well? Harness racing trainer-driver Ryan Stahl, just six days after being involved in a horrific horse racing accident at MGM Northfield Park, has been released from the hospital and is now home Thursday afternoon. Led nation's drivers in victories in 1960. . Its funny how those of us working for the humane and ethical treatment of the animals you routinely abuse, exploit, mangle, and dispose of are somehow supposed to be the ignorant ones. When human participants involved in this industry of egregious cruelty to horses are injured and recover to full functioning, many of them will go right back to doing the same thing. My parents were definitely not vegetarians but we did have a vegetable garden. Oh, and that red head with you(never behind Penny), she completes your legacy. If you injure yourself, you get to chose whether or not you continue your activities and even whether or not you get medical care. Just as Im sure your horses just LOVE to then pace around Geauga and Holmes co with their Amish families after theyre done at northfield, on miles and miles on pavement, foaming and frothing with sweat, usually lamely moving along, only to be dumped for slaughter after the Amish finish using them up! And do those honest horseman still not pump their horses full of drugs, even if those drugs are legal? . First native of city to win driving title at either Yonkers or Roosevelt. Began racing in 1953 and has since won more than 2,300 races with earnings of more than $8.7million. and I thank her for that..many Stables do that as well. Tony, there are no words. Davey Boy W, sent off at 14-1, won and John R., at 28-1, placed for a $195.40 perfecta. From an old harness racing family in Illinois, where his younger brother, Delbert, is a trainer/driver. 
That attempt to compare the two is so whacked when you are actually doing those tasks. Of course, Chris, the horses get the best of care!!! Steve Jenney, there are far, far more hideous race horse stories than beautiful ones!! Anytime an apologist hears an accusation about their previous racing industry they immediately point a finger to any and every other type of animal abuse as if that somehow makes their personal horror show look better. Brian is a Talent. Richard Banca was the leading trainer on the year (2020) at Yonkers and Rene Allard was second. . in fact I even saw the rendering truck the next day on the highway. You never know how fast a horse can go with Herve and so he'd keep climbing the ladder with them and all the time beating you at a price if you bet winning time. He`s out there learning. One of the best ever. The charges involving Filion and Marsh are the latest blows to a sport that is in the midst of a prolonged recession both locally and nationally after flourishing during the 1960s and '70s. In using the starting gait analogy, I was talking about racehorses in general, not specifically Standardbreds. Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested the defendants and brought them in for the arraignment. He held the record for winning 12 races in one day at Yonkers, he was dominate! Pelling, also a trainer and owner, was found guilty of not giving his best effort in a trifecta race and was suspended for five years. That has to be the single dumbest comment Ive ever read here. 9828. 
The last death in Maryland horse racing came in 1978, when jockey Robert Pineda was killed in a race at Pimlico. He is a Hall of Famer with some amazing stats. In horse racing there are some pretty unscrupulous people both on the training and breeding end but NOT ALL are unscrupulous. The most recent death occurred at Maywood in April, 1981, when Vince Tamborello died as a result of head and chest injuries sustained in an accident involving Accidents happen. He had was a dominate force at one time. 
Is it the 23 hour a day confinement? Seen many a race on a sloppy track wondering why they race. steve if you see an animal thats being neglected, you should be the one to call someone to correct the situation. He is a just a SUPER TALENT! And if you know anything about horses, which you racing apologists dont, you would understand that horses are prey animals, genetically wired to conserve energy as much as possible. Im sorry but I am not against cutting a tree down either if it needs to be cut down. I have had pets. Conviction carries a maximum penalty of five years in jail or a fine of $10,000 or both. 845-294-5333. Any driver that can run at such a high standard for as many years as he has deserves be on this list. I SAW IT. Magistrate Catoggio said pleas would be taken when the case goes to Judge Orin Judd of the Eastern District Court, to whom it has been assigned. Animals? After campaigning upstate near his Rochester birthplace, came to Big Apple in midsixties where he impressed many with his driving talent. Matured on the Delaware Valley circuit (Liberty Bell, Brandywine) before returning to lead driver standing at final Roosevelt meeting of 1970. Ranked eighth this year in earnings with almost $1.2million through Dec,. Except that Lee Unkefer isnt talking about horses under saddle. 
I was driving horses for 12 years before my dad allowed me to drive in a race. Certainly the slop played a part, but the hard truth of the matter is that the ENTIRE racing industry structure, from beginning rigorous training on still developing babies, to near constant confinement, to use of, at the very least, questionable substances, to the whips, chains, and tongue ties, to the final disposal of broken horses at the slaughterhouses, all of it is designed to give these sentient creatures a built in obsolescence. Its too bad you are not able to see what Rose Smith has done for so many horses. Drugs,The Ruination Of The World ! . So your horses will be dying with more frequency on the track too. And how many foot races have you seen where athletes ran head on into each other and broke their necks (which is what Im imagining happened here because Ive seen this happen at the track too) YOURE a fool If you think this is normal and ok, but like the majority in this business, Im sure you just shrugged it off and chalked it up to meh it happens. By Patrick Battuello I raced the NYS Harness Tracks and Never Met Him. These horses are forced to perform the way they do, and the documented evidence of horrific injuries suffered as these horses simply shatter under your industrys primeval practices proves it. Modest, talented, quiet, confident, a good person. And in her words, I hated to do that, but what else could I do? So now theres another horse with a known injury hauling the Amish around. Counting ribs was not a challenge on any one of them Tony is number 3 in the world in all time wins and number 2 in the country for lifetime wins! Ron Marsh, 42, one of the top 20 drivers in North America for 10 of the last 11 years, was barred from racing for "failing to give his best effort and for furthering an unlawful betting scheme," according to Joe Sinopoli, the board's executive director. Two other drivers I have been to stables where the horses are loved and yes raced because they were bred to do just that! Dayton, Ohio 45414. Finally, sending out your family member to a kill auction and/or dumping them into a life of neglect and then knowing that most racehorses end up bleeding out on the slaughterhouse floor clearly shows just how delusional and callous horse racing apologists are. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. The best especially with big money purses.Won some of the biggest races first time up on horses.If he was a catch driver instead of mostly driving his own stock would have gave them all a run for top driver,Did lead in wins 1 year 1979 or 1980 I believe. Not all are as dirty as the ones you mentioned and some others who havent been caught. This is a tragedy that most likely could have been avoided had they shut the track down because the surface was so bad. It is not rocket science that horseracing kills horses. I don't see how this could be happening.. 
I thanked him & his Girlfriend. Maybe try reading the actual HarnessLink article, and then the comments. Sad to say, this is just a glimpse of the least horses are forced to endure because of this gambling business. ''Pacers have hobbles, which means there`s some restriction. Superfecta payoffs averaged about $3,500. Man, Im starting to feel the STB folks are even more dumb than TB folks are. Working, training and racing babies,(most as young as 1.5 y.o to 2 y.o) on underdeveloped muscoskeletal systems 2) daily doping regimes (both legal and illegal) to mask what begins as minor issues developing into major chronic issues which deliberately puts all racehorses at high risk of dying, but still sending them out knowing this 3) hiding secret doping records that do not follow racehorses when they are continuously claimed another business practice that pretty much writes their ticket to permanent crippling and dying 4) supporting and revering multiple doping trainer violators to facilitate widespread doping, cheating, and deliberate masking of pain, and suffering that often leads to death 5) intense confinement that leads to widespread serious medical conditions such as chronic ulcers 6) intense confinement that does not properly develop their muscoskeletal system especially when babies 7) stabling conditions, harsh equipment, beating/whipping that forces them into the gate so gambling bets can be paid-off. WebA case of a harness racing accident in which the driver died of head injuries is presented. He has raced all over the world and has been an ambassador for the sport while wining at an incredible rate. I honestly think harness racing is the most honest of all the parimutuel sports. Steve, you are obviously not empathetic to the horses. 
The only racehorses not abused are the ones the industry has already killed. I want the exploitation and abuse of horses for profit and entertainment to end, and I want to see ignorant apologists like you to be forced to watch it die, just like the thousands of horses killed every year on those tracks. Trainer Nick Surick, 10th in the Yonkers standings, has also been indicted. He had was a force no matter where he drove. 
When a horse makes a break like that in the middle of the pack, what can you do? At 5 feet 2 inches, 120 pounds, one of the smallest drivers. This should be made punishable by law! Hands of gold willed many lame horses home he was part horse. 2022 Harnesslink | All Rights Reserved | NV. Why he is only number 17 on this list is beyond ridiculous! Probably the best under rated driver in history. Lol. However, the board refused to give specific details of how the alleged fixing scheme was carried out. And I have seen plenty of sick, crippled horses that no one in the barn at the track cared about. I know accidents happen without any sarcasm intended. Grasso: Well yeah Best harness driver I've ever seen. One kind man.. Again, accidents happen. The most recent death occurred at Maywood in April, 1981, when Vince Tamborello died as a result of head and chest injuries sustained in an accident involving five pacers. 
Most of the other defendants are 10 per centars, so called because they receive a fee for cashing bigpayoff tickets. January 2, 2022, An accident in the 14th at Northfield Park (harness) Saturday night has resulted in the deaths of three horses, one being the outriders horse, who was slammed head-on by another. Would have loved to have seen him go up against the Yonkers / Roosevelt or early.Meadowlands crowd back in the day. Because theyre just animals, it really doesnt matter, does it? Lee Unkefer: You obviously have no compassion for a horse; so little to no feeling for the horses that you want to willfully send them out to be injured and torture them by confining them in a stall where they get ulcers and abnormal mental health conditions. ''What amazes me is the number of spills we have and how few people get hurt,'' said Vince Dimeo, veteran outrider at both the Chicago harness and thoroughbred tracks. If they so much as sneeze they are attended to immediately. Irregular betting patterns at shops of the Offtrack Betting Corporation triggered the investigation, which came to public attention nearly four months ago in a story in The New York Times. There is an interesting comment by a Greg Luther that anyone here might want to take a look at. "Heck, yes, it's bad," Billy Johnston, co-owner of Maywood and Balmoral and in control of the Sportsman's harness meeting, said of the Marsh case. It is a simple fact. 
He was a great person as well as he's driving skills. Flat out running for extended periods of time would make them too tired to escape potential predators. First saw him as a kid working for his uncle at Quad City Downs. Then its off to the Amish to be pounded on day after day until they cant pull a buggy anymore and off to the slaughter auction they go! What were they doing racing in that slop in the first place? . Haughton was thrown from his sulky. Even though a regular on New York circuit, he commutes regularly on weekends to his wife and three children at South Beloit, home. His horses have earned more than $1million in each of the last nine years. Anyone can read what you share. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. And youre horses getting the best of care is laughable. WAKE UP, Chris. Patrick, I read the article at HarnessLink. Most of the trauma was in his forehead. Another 13 have 
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