Owned a bunch between 1977 and 2007.  Got out when the handwriting on the wall got too big to ignore in regard to the future of Illinois racing (fuck those crooked politicians and greedy track owners).

Raced mostly in Chicago.  Had a few who were good enough to travel.  One raced in The Battle of Lake Erie at Nfld.  Another won multiple stakes in Chicago and raced in the Metro Final and N A Cup Elim in Canada.  Best one was a mare who won at Lex, M1, Freehold, Yonkers and beat Shady Daisy at Nfld.

Had a lot of fun and made a few bucks.  Learned a lot about human nature.  When I had mostly claimers, everyone thought I was a nice guy.  When I got lucky with a few good ones, people either sucked up to me or ignored me.  When I got out of the business things went back to "normal."

Leonard hasn't tried with one yet that I've seen.

The purses usually increase after a few weeks.
Numerous tracks have nw1500L4- Northfield, The Meadows, etc.
Hoosier has nw1000L4

The harness racing judges at Plainridge Park in 2026 are Charles Eaton (Presiding Judge), Salvatore Panzera (Associate Judge), and Christine Miller (Associate Judge).

Any connections to the horsemen there?

   Yeah they're all in the mob!     

look at this driving colony--race 10

Jason Thompson, 190 lbs

Tyler Angus, 170 lbs

Jacob Pantaleano, 180 lbs

Braiden Rhoades, 130 lbs

John Ciocca Jr., 150 lbs

Chris Lems, 170 lbs

Kurt Sugg, 190 lbs

Logan Ebersole, 155 lbs

Justin Irvine, 160 lbs