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Post by Badactor on May 15, 2022 11:15:08 GMT -5
We left California a week ago today...
1ST STOP St George, Utah.
2ND STOP Silverthorne, Colorado.
3RD STOP Topeka, Kansas.
4TH STOP Indianapolis, Indiana.
Thursday noon, we arrived at our destination.
Welcome to Circleville, Ohio!
Awe inspiring scenery between there and here.
Taking a few days rest before getting back on the road.
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Post by propro on May 15, 2022 21:57:55 GMT -5
Scioto without its classic grandstand. :-( I hope the new facility is well received after it's finished next year. Nice to see Brett Miller win another race in your video. Dell, you are square in the middle of harness racing country in Circleville. Their Pickaway County Fair is always one of the first stops of the Ohio fair racing season in June. I wish I could wager on those fairs from NJ. I can watch the fair races online and it's fun learning and following the young pacers and trotters before they race at Delaware, where I can make some money off of what I've seen. :-) Enjoy the rest of your trip!
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Post by shoes on May 16, 2022 13:16:27 GMT -5
I have been to Scioto just once as opposed to the now closed Beaulah Park which I went too fairly often when I lived in Columbus in the early 1990s. I always liked Beulah, everything was fairly priced and the help was friendly.
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Post by Badactor on May 17, 2022 23:33:04 GMT -5
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Post by Badactor on May 17, 2022 23:37:40 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2022 8:34:35 GMT -5
Great stuff Dell. You can feel the laid back atmosphere in the barns. Looks like a nice place to spend a day.
Safe journeys!
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Post by Badactor on May 18, 2022 10:20:11 GMT -5
Next stop...
New Jersey.
New Jersey!?!
That's right,
New Jersey..
Miss Dora has a childhood friend
in Manville, New Jersey.
Starting out at the crack of dawn tomorrow.
I'll be in NJ until early very Sunday morning.
Lookin' for racetracks nearby... got any? 🤤
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Post by propro on May 18, 2022 13:57:55 GMT -5
The three NJ tracks are all about the same ride. Meadowlands Racetrack (harness, night), Freehold Raceway (harness, day) and Monmouth Park are all around 50 minutes from Manville. Meadowlands and Freehold race Fri and Sat, Monmouth is Sat and Sun. If you visit Monmouth, make sure you look up Seven Presidents Park just to the east where you can dip your toes in the 50 degree Atlantic Ocean.
Parx is probably an hour away. Belmont Park is all about traffic if you're driving. 60-80 minutes or more, leaning heavily on the more.
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Post by spiderjohn on May 18, 2022 16:50:36 GMT -5
Beulah—Scioto—Lebanon—River Downs
Grew up with river Downs and the Lebanon harness track
Loved afternoons at River Downs which had good turf racing long before CD-both Lebanon and River replaced by depressing casino tracks
Just walked past Albuquerque Downs—can I count it?
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Post by eye123 on May 18, 2022 18:02:54 GMT -5
Albuquerque Downs......one of the most amazing sights is driving 40 west toward Albuquerque through the mountains in the wee hours of the morning...pitch black, then hitting the crest and seeing the lights of Albuquerque down below, in the middle of what seems nothing. Amazing. Something that will stay with you for a lifetime.
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Post by Badactor on May 19, 2022 6:12:46 GMT -5
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Post by Badactor on May 21, 2022 9:46:08 GMT -5
Monmouth Park today! 😎
Don't know who's running,
but I'll be there.
Otis Otis Otis...
call me call me call me.
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Post by 1hooper on May 22, 2022 12:16:23 GMT -5
Until about 15 years ago the jockeys had an inground swimming pool out back.
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Post by Badactor on May 23, 2022 5:53:16 GMT -5
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Post by propro on May 23, 2022 9:06:55 GMT -5
Glad you enjoyed Monmouth Park. It's still a gem of a racetrack and it's nice to see they're allowing at least some use of the stick this year. Handle was down last year, so there were others beside myself that couldn't play it when it was a whip free zone.
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Post by 1hooper on May 23, 2022 10:37:22 GMT -5
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Post by Badactor on May 28, 2022 0:38:42 GMT -5
ON THE ROAD (Month of May Statistics) Then up to Boise, Idaho (June 1st)
for a drink with my daughter!
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