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It’s been 30 years since a chocolate brown youngster named Dontgetinmyway (Abercrombie) romped to victory in the $774,750 Woodrow Wilson, stopping the clock in 1:53.4 at The Meadowlands for harness racing driver John Campbell. Trained by Carl Conte, Jr., Bill Robinson, and Jeff Webster that first season, the colt out of the Tyler B p,
The name “Langley” may take harness racing horsemen and women back to the glory days of harness racing, when it was impossible to find a seat in the grandstand. The late Pete Langley was the first racing official in harness racing in Illinois at Aurora Downs before he became the presiding judge and track superintendent
The following article is part two by Kimberly Rinker on the fate of harness racing in the state of Illinois. To read Part One, click here. During that early winter of 1998, the harness horsemen struck for 35 days under the leadership of IHHA president Tony Morgan, with few positive results. George Ryan was elected
The following article is a two-part series on the fate of racing in the state of Illinois. Part two of the series will run on Harnesslink Wednesday. Illinois horse racing has fallen from grace. The once fruitful state that offered so many excellent racing opportunities for both harness racing Standardbreds and Thoroughbreds is now nothing