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Great Green Wave at Hoosier on Saturday night
« on: September 16, 2023, 04:38:27 AM »
For those who are a bit younger, "The Great Green Wave" was the Billy Haughton Stable's "nickname"... At Hoosier, for the Peter Haughton Memorial, Friday evening, Ernie Gaskin set up a small "reunion" (I believe he reserved a room in the Clubhouse)..and in the winners' circle, Holley Haughton (now Tufano), Billy's only daughter, made the presentation to the winning connections.  There was a group of "green shirts" also in the winners' circle and it was a rare show of the "thread" that runs from "yesterday" to "today."

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Re: Great Green Wave at Hoosier on Saturday night
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2023, 07:57:28 AM »
Nicde. Anywhere I can see that online? Regret missing it. Btw, Cami "Robert" Haughton one of the nicest men I have ever met and an excellent judge in NY back in the day. Whole family are/were wonderful people. Billy made everyone he talked to feel like they mattered at that moment.

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Re: Great Green Wave at Hoosier on Saturday night
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2023, 10:25:00 AM »
Cammie was an asshole, I still like him, Saratoga in the day. Little Apples. The Green Wave, was when the Circuit was still fun.

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Re: Great Green Wave at Hoosier on Saturday night
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2023, 12:07:51 PM »
They made a documentary about "The Green Wave"  So sad that just a few years later they both were gone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvC_3CsquBY

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Re: Great Green Wave at Hoosier on Saturday night
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2023, 12:59:51 PM »
They made a documentary about "The Green Wave"  So sad that just a few years later they both were gone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvC_3CsquBY

Thanks for this -- forgot all about it. Peter was privileged, but he definitely proved to be a major driving talent. Very smart, he always seemed to work out a trip when needed. Truly believe he would have gone on to be one of the greatest drivers ever.

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Re: Great Green Wave at Hoosier on Saturday night
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2023, 08:03:38 PM »
Cammie was an asshole, I still like him, Saratoga in the day. Little Apples. The Green Wave, was when the Circuit was still fun.
Explain to me how Cammie was an asshole?

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Re: Great Green Wave at Hoosier on Saturday night
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2023, 09:03:24 PM »
Did you ever race where he was the presiding judge? If not, ask someone who has. Believe me he was an asshole.

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Re: Great Green Wave at Hoosier on Saturday night
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2023, 09:05:14 PM »
Earnie never done nothing for free

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Re: Great Green Wave at Hoosier on Saturday night
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2023, 09:07:52 PM »
Did you ever race where he was the presiding judge? If not, ask someone who has. Believe me he was an asshole.
Well in my time, at 2 tracks he was an associate judge, not PJ and I had no issues with him. Maybe those that did were assholes too. I dunno.

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Re: Great Green Wave at Hoosier on Saturday night
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2023, 11:45:16 AM »
He was the PJ at the Meadowlands, he got booted. Next is Yonkers, (friends with the Rooney family) got booted. I liked him in his younger years, still like him. Couldn't make it training, became judge.   

 

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