Memory lane

[Any1Left]

30 years ago i went to florida for two weeks and went to calder and POMPANO EVERY DAY,,,,,,,,I FOUND THE CALDER GROUP THAT RAN RACING to be the best ever as every day in the feature they had a 80 year old presenting the winning blanket and the announcer would give his name and thank him for his service to the racing game and the jockey would shake his hand in almost every case,,,,,,,,,,,,Now in harness racing if someone retires or a group is in the winners circle i rarely see a driver acknowledge the people in the winners circle and for the life of me i never understand the cold attitude drivers have to its fans as no sport on the planet do the athletes not thank the fans and the greatist tribute ever to the fans was when the best horse racing has ever had Tom durkin thanked the most important people in the game ,,,,,The fans as he called it and you can watch that great moment on you tube,,,

[Junebug990]

I agree with you on this to a point. We had a race named for my Granddaughter at Freehold last Year. Austin Sieglelman couldn't
have been nicer. We had a group in the winners circle and he crouched down so everyone could be in the picture. He also gave us the
whip after the race. I also sent the program in the back and all the drivers that were in the race signed it. The announcer that day John
Hernan (Don't know if the spelling is correct) did a great job. We had the blanket put on the horse and he made some nice comments and
wished her a Happy Birthday. It will be a great memory for her. I also taped the race so she will be able to look back on this one day.

[Grandstand Handicapper]

I agree with you on this to a point. We had a race named for my Granddaughter at Freehold last Year. Austin Sieglelman couldn't
have been nicer. We had a group in the winners circle and he crouched down so everyone could be in the picture. He also gave us the
whip after the race. I also sent the program in the back and all the drivers that were in the race signed it. The announcer that day John
Hernan (Don't know if the spelling is correct) did a great job. We had the blanket put on the horse and he made some nice comments and
wished her a Happy Birthday. It will be a great memory for her. I also taped the race so she will be able to look back on this one day.

What a great experience. That should be the standard, the minimum, that track ownership/management does for fans, patrons, clients, etc.