1978 Roosevelt Raceway - Governor Skipper - Track Record

Governor Skipper paces RR in 1:56.3, to break the track record he set one week earlier.
1- SIROTA ANDERS & Norman Dauplaise
2- JAMBOOGER & Joe Marsh Jr
3- STAR SHGOW & Rejean Daigneault
4- ADAM LOBELL & John Kopas
5- SEEDLING HERBERT & William Haughton
6- KERRY GOLD & Ted Wing
7- GOVERNOR SKIPPER & John Chapman

[@brianht1434]

VERY IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE CONSIDERING HORSE WAS PARKED OUT UNTIL ALMOST HALF MILE POLE!!

[@sergeantwarden471]

I was from Newark, New Jersey, we spent a lot of time at Roosevelt Raceway. Post time was 8PM and we drove there on the way back we hung out in Little Italy or Chinatown. It seems like back in those days people stayed out at night and travelled in snowstorms. People had a better time for sure. You worked out at home and there were no gyms. Man do I miss those days. Gay Talese made reference to this once o TV. l

[@jondrain]

When I worked for Vernon Dancer in the early eighties, I was the care taker of a much older Kerry Gold who run in this race.He was still a good horse even then

[@markrocovich2234]

Ken Willcox you are incorrect ..Seedling Herbert was bought as a yearling by Jack Herbert at Lexington for 65.000(U.S.) and he went thru the sale as SEEDLING(You can look it up!))

[@markrocovich2234]

With the recent passing of Sonny Dancer, it should be noted that he drove the horse that went the 1000th 2:00 mile in the history of Lexington's Red Mile...The Horse??? Adam Lobell...R.I.P....Sonny...

[@patersonplankrd]

I was in attendance on this night. Still have the program. Typical big Saturday night crowd at RR.

[@brianjschumer]

patersonplankrd Haha..love your handle..thats the exit off to get into the track(Meadowlands raceway.!

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

And at home on Channel 9 and god help anyone in my family who snuck in a call to the results line.

[@eppyify]

Saw that performance in person that night as a kid and remembered thinking that no horse in the world on that night would have beaten him

[@michaelvacarr1224]

Governor Skipper leads it by a city block.

[@harnessdom]

Danae.....driver of Governor Skipper was John Chapman......Ben Steal drove for the Haughton stable back then of which Seedling Herbert was one of in this race.

[@impressstager]

JOHN CHAPMAN AND GOVERNOR SKIPPER A FANTASTIC I DO NOT NO WHY 60^ OF THE GOOD DRIVER COME FROM CANADA I THINK BACK THEN IF YOU DID NOT EXCELL IN HOCKEY YOU DROVE OR TRAIN HARNESS HORSE LET FACE IT BACK IN THE 40S AND 50S ARE GOOD HORSE HAD TWO PURPOSE THEY DELIVER MILK IN THE MORNING AND RACE IN THE AFTERNOON

[@Ouellette1978]

Can't remember this one, I was only a few months old, but do remember RR, why the hell did they tear that track down? Things were better back then...

[@brianjschumer]

Ouellette1978 Land grab..i was living on long island at the time, even raced a few bottom fish there as well mid 80's, it was politicians, mainly Senator Al Damato and his cronies, with valuble land for sale to japanese, ponzi, etc etc..Newsday (long islands paper.) exposed it, nothing ever happened to scammers, sadly it was Yonkers that needed to be torn down at that time.. Imagine how much money a Raceway/ Casino near Roosevelt field would do on Long Island now..sickening to this day beautifil facility, hundreds of jobs lost.

[@WaltGekko]

@@brianjschumer Problem was, no one saw that in 1988. 9/11 is why that all got approved later on.

[@Firestone1]

Governor Skipper was a big fan favorite at Greenwood in Toronto. I think he might have won or was second in the Canadian Pacing Derby one year(probably 1978).

[@markrocovich2234]

Have you seen any recent posts by that jackass Ken Willcox???or has he finally faded off into the sunset???

[@Firestone1]

lol! I have not seen him in a while. Is he a trainer?

[@markrocovich2234]

I think he was from the Lambeth area, because he referenced the Herbert's from time to time, and he might have beenan acquainted with some OJC horsemen from the late 1970's and early 1980's..I just enjoyed calling him out on all the bullshit posts he would send up...i don't now everything, but if i se something that is blatantly incorrect, i gotta go to the videotape, as Warner Wolf was fond of saying...

[@Firestone1]

Aww Warner Wolf.... I remember him from Monday Night Baseball with Cosell & Lorne Michaels. That was his classic phrase! Hopefully Willcox is still in good health, because we need more posters here.

[@kenwillcox2368]

yes i talked too jack herbert and your quite right his father send seedling to the haughton stable but he was born and rasied at the herbert stable in lambeth ontario

[@spikeri812]

SAD IT'S NOW A PARKING LOT

[@roasted420]

Anybody know who the track announcer is?

[@caesarfiorini]

Jack E Lee

[@DR57]

Track torn down because of the almighty dollar, yes, sad...

[@brianjschumer]

DR57 Thats was a land grab scam Senator Al Damato, Japanese investors, ponzi, horrible lies, the way they fudged numbers attendance,etc, then sat in court for years before teardown..fact was it was Yonkers in trouble not Roosevelt. Long Island Paper news day was running the weekly article regarding the scam and then it finally got noticed but by then it was too late

[@dougkaddish3343]

Al Domato should rot in hell... destroyed the lives of thousands of islanders.... bastard

[@richburgarella5357]

I had great memories as a kid enjoying that track and OTB Sports Haven in New Haven....I was underage, never got carded, harmless fun on a Saturday to watch the open handicap, FFA’s and jr FFAs

[@unclebillmusic]

Ken Willcox has been WRONG a few times !!!