Attn. Thorn Oldguy, Remington, Theo and all others!

[Fuguzzi]

Only 1 horse in the entire history of Harness Racing in NY Metro area ever rose to be a top FFA/Levy/Pacing Derby type winning horse AFTER being in $10,000 claimers out of town. Who was it! He was as tough a customer as they came in those days.


Small hint - forget anything having to do with Chicago racing

[comeonman]

well FIGHT THE FOE was in for 4 claimers and won the open in ny

[The Thorn]

Sorry Fug,  I think I knew that a long time ago, but along with a crapload of other stuff I don't remember now.  I'll make a wild guess and say Nickawampus Leroy but that's just a guess.

I did find out that Dan Patch raced in claimers before no one would race against him, and he did only time trials at the end of his career.

[Babinga]

I remember FTF and Leroy well but I’ll go with Docs Fella!

[old guy]

I’ll go with Fight the Foe

[JIDGE]

To Ri Boy or Myakka Prince. Would have said Leroy but someone already did -- loved Leroy.

[K1NG HAKU]

PH Supercam did similar recently.

[Fuguzzi]

To all contestants, it was Fight The Foe   His last claiming line was in a 10 at Liberty Bell. Rose to crush a star studded Levy field of 11 horses at RR with Merit Dokey in 1982 among other triumphs. And yes he was in even cheaper claimers too.  Thanks to all who played.

[theokodjak26]

I have kind of a reverse question…what trotter won the Hambletonian and wound up at smaller tracks in low level claiming races?

[JIDGE]

Shiaway St. Pat.

[The Thorn]

Spider Blue Chip won a Hambo Elimination, Breeders Crown, etc and ended up a 15 to 17,500 claimer.

[old guy]

Shiaway St. Pat.

Correct

[theokodjak26]

Phil Tully and Bob Boni bought St Pat for him to solely to get him off the track. They saved the champ from any more racing abuse. When he got real old he was sent to a Michigan farm to live his final days out.

[MIKE CAMPBELL]

What 3 year old trotter was in a claimer with a tag of $52,500 just 27 days before winning the Hambo?

[comeonman]

just to let you know he was in for 4k claimers with phil tafone and he took him to the top