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07-04-2004, 12:39 AM
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Journeyman
Join Date: Jun 2004
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ROOSEVELT RACEWAY
hi, anyone ever stumble on this website, "a tribute to roosevelt raceway? its awesome
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07-04-2004, 11:09 AM
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The Voice of Reason!
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Canandaigua, New york
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Re: ROOSEVELT RACEWAY
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Originally posted by HIGH ROLLER
hi, anyone ever stumble on this website, "a tribute to roosevelt raceway? its awesome
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Got a link?
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Who does the Racing Form Detective like in this one?
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07-04-2004, 11:14 AM
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Journeyman
Join Date: Jun 2004
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no link
hi tom
just put it in the search engine, i can also try to email you the page, by the way do you ever use htrf?
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07-10-2004, 10:52 AM
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Registered Wacko
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Belmont-ish
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Yes, one of the guys that I know runs the RR memorial website. The e-mails are quite moving as people reminisce.
http://www.angelfire.com/ny2/sgtjeff/rr.html
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07-10-2004, 11:42 AM
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Journeyman
Join Date: Jun 2004
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SGT JEFF
hi, i have emailed him many times he never responds?
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08-07-2004, 12:01 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Oklahoma City
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I used to go there all the time. The memories....
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04-05-2005, 10:00 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 7
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Roosevelt Raceway videos
for a list of great harness races available on DVD/Video check out www.Roosevelt-Raceway.com - so many great pictures there as well
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04-06-2005, 12:25 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005
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I remember Roosevelt. Went to Rutgers in central Jersey, and one week, I blew off an entire week of school to hit Roosevelt. Drove back and forth, everyday for a week. It was great. Remember it had the payoffs on the tote board, of the odds, etc. It was great! Remembered Carmine, Manzi and Lachance were there! Did you realize that Roosevelt Field nearby, was where Charles Lindberg took off with the Spirit of St. Louis when he flew across the Atlantic. 
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04-06-2005, 05:31 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: 45th parallel
Posts: 2,178
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There was also (at one time) a Polo Field adjoining Roosevelt.
Damn if I can recall the name and I'm too lazy to dig for such trivia.
Have a picture of it though 
Don
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04-06-2005, 06:55 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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When I lived in Manhattan in the 1970's, I used to include Roosevelt, Yonkers, and the Meadowlands (which had just opened) in my racegoing, along with Aqueduct and Belmont. I found that post position was such a dominant factor at the half-milers (especially Roosevelt) that I could hold my own or even come out ahead considering very little else. I haven't played the harness races in many years now, but I still have good memories of those days.
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01-19-2008, 05:52 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: 45th parallel
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01-19-2008, 07:27 PM
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Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Boynton Beach, Florida
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First racetrack I ever went to, one Saturday night when I was 15. I worked at the flea market they had in the RR parking lot on Sunday mornings during college to make some extra money.
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01-19-2008, 07:39 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: 45th parallel
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I was onlt there three times.
1973, 1986 & 87.
Day and night between 73 & 86.
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01-19-2008, 07:41 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: 45th parallel
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Originally Posted by wilderness
There was also (at one time) a Polo Field adjoining Roosevelt.
Damn if I can recall the name and I'm too lazy to dig for such trivia.
Have a picture of it though
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The polo field was named "Hitchcock Field" .
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01-20-2008, 02:20 AM
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PA Steward
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Del Boca Vista
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Originally Posted by Premier Turf Club
First racetrack I ever went to, one Saturday night when I was 15. I worked at the flea market they had in the RR parking lot on Sunday mornings during college to make some extra money.
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Same here...first track I ever went to as well.....but I think I was 17 or thereabouts...
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