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04-28-2013, 02:15 AM
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Dead money
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Baltimore
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Racetrack doubleheaders in a day....what have you done?!?!
This will be my last thread starter till next week but I was sitting at bar in Racebook tonite and I overheard the drunk guy preaching to the bartender what "doubleheaders" he pulled in a day....got me thinking what did some of you guys do....I'm assuming since simulcast wasn't around 20+ Years ago so u had to be on track to gamble.....wanna hear your but there's mine...
Freehold to meadowlands
Freehold to Yonkers
Yonkers to meadowlads..(left after Yonkers 9th)
Freehold to Atlantic city racecouse
Freehold to Monmouth
Aqueduct to Yonkers
Flamboro harness(outside toronto)to woodbine harness
Woodbine flats to mohawk harness
Freehold to Pocono downs
Saratoga flats to Saratoga harness
Philly park to meadowlands harness
Totally blew a chance at a Arlington to maywood DH while in chicago...
I think that's about it....it's looks bad but I'm sure some of you guys may have that tripled....
I've heard stories of triple headers but I never did that but may try one day....There is really no reason to do that now....
Lets here your lists.....!!!!!
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04-28-2013, 07:52 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: toronto
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Those were the days
Boy are we old 
Drove from Toronto to Fort Erie for the flats and back
to Toronto for the jugheads at Greenwood. It was July/August
i believe when they ran at the Fort. The summer breeze coming
in from Lake Ontario and the lights of Toronto in the background
made that summer meet at Greenwood great.
I didnt do it often but the Fort was a great treat.
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04-28-2013, 07:59 AM
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Dead money
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Baltimore
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Ive heard of greenwood racetrack before but now it's not there
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04-28-2013, 08:12 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: GA
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Pimlico (Preakness Day) to Charles Town. Quite an eye opener watching live the difference between Preakness horses and 2500 claimers at CT in the same day.
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04-28-2013, 08:36 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
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I paid a friend to drive me from Santa Anita to the airport (probably Burbank) so I could fly to Vegas. I had to pay him because he thought it was a bad idea. I have no memory of the trip but I am confident he was correct.
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04-28-2013, 08:45 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Central New Jersey
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In the late 90's, I had a quadruple header once. I was a medical laser equipment field tech for NY/NJ area and my travels ended up taking me to these 4 tracks (I went into each track after my work was completed in each area).
1st track was Monmouth, then to Aqueduct, then to Yonkers and finally driving home on the NJ Turnpike stopped at my 4th track, the Meadowlands for last race. It was a long day, but had about $200 profit. The funny thing is I tried to get to Freehold after Monmouth, but dispatch sent me to Yonkers area. It would've been 5 tracks in one day since i would spend a little less time at each to make all five.
I've had doubleheaders several times with a combo of Monmouth/Big M/Freehold.
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04-28-2013, 08:50 AM
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Refugee from Bowie
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Garden State to Liberty Bell
Delaware Park to Brandywine
Atlantic City flats to Liberty Bell harness
Liberty Bell flats to Atlantic City harness
Freehold to Liberty Bell
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04-28-2013, 09:15 AM
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Random Numbers Generator
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: In the grandstand looking under the seats for tickets or food
Posts: 2,291
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Belmont Park to Roosevelt Raceway
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04-28-2013, 09:21 AM
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The Voice of Reason!
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Canandaigua, New york
Posts: 112,865
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Keystone - Penn
Pimlico - Pen (missed a few races)
Keystone - Liberty Bell
Pocono - Penn
Finger Lakes - Batavia (many times)
Detroit - Batavia (involved Northwest Airlines)
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04-28-2013, 09:51 AM
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easygoer
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Aqu, Bel- Medowlands
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04-28-2013, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by wiffleball whizz
This will be my last thread starter till next week but I was sitting at bar in Racebook tonite and I overheard the drunk guy preaching to the bartender what "doubleheaders" he pulled in a day....got me thinking what did some of you guys do....I'm assuming since simulcast wasn't around 20+ Years ago so u had to be on track to gamble.....wanna hear your but there's mine...
Freehold to meadowlands
Freehold to Yonkers
Yonkers to meadowlads..(left after Yonkers 9th)
Freehold to Atlantic city racecouse
Freehold to Monmouth
Aqueduct to Yonkers
Flamboro harness(outside toronto)to woodbine harness
Woodbine flats to mohawk harness
Freehold to Pocono downs
Saratoga flats to Saratoga harness
Philly park to meadowlands harness
Totally blew a chance at a Arlington to maywood DH while in chicago...
I think that's about it....it's looks bad but I'm sure some of you guys may have that tripled....
I've heard stories of triple headers but I never did that but may try one day....There is really no reason to do that now....
Lets here your lists.....!!!!!
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There used to be a shuttle from either Aqu or Bel called the "Meadowlands Express"..
Hell, after a full day of racing I am done. I could not do a double dip.
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04-28-2013, 10:28 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Originally Posted by BlueChip@DRF
Belmont Park to Roosevelt Raceway
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Ahh..Good old Roosevelt. Great place. Unusual tote board which I thought all tracks should do.
Instead of showing pool totals on each entry, it showed probable W-P-S payoffs. Neat!
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04-28-2013, 10:37 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Originally Posted by wiffleball whizz
Ive heard of greenwood racetrack before but now it's not there
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It was located on the outskirts of Toronto on the shore of Lake Ontario..It closed in 1993.
The lists in this thread contain many tracks that have since been closed.
Brandywine, Liberty Bell, Roosevelt to name a few.
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04-28-2013, 10:39 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: New York
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Is this a triple header?...Meadowlands- Yonkers- back to Meadowlands
Also back in the day we used to do Monmouth (if we had any cash left) on to Atlantic City Harness
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04-28-2013, 10:48 AM
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Join Date: May 2011
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There were some jockeys and drivers that seemed to do this alot.
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