1982 U.S. Pacing Championship - Roosevelt Raceway

Millers Scout & Buddy Gilmour, Toughkenamon, Freedom Fella, Albus and Justin Passing. Millers Scout, who finished second to the great Cam Fella during his 28-race win streak more times than any other, passed away on Saturday at the age of 31.
The son of Tarport Effrat-Keystone Saphire earned more than $1.1-million in his racing career and spent the last few years of his retirement at the farm of Phil and Judy Sizer in Stirling, Ont.
Trot Magazine featured Millers Scout's story in its April 2007 issue.
Millers Scout met up with Cam Fella in his seven-year-old campaign, when Cam Fella was four. Though he never doubted his horse's abilities, Cam Fella's driver/trainer Pat Crowe says Millers Scout and driver Buddy Gilmore always made it interesting.
"Buddy would always leave with the old horse and once he made the front, I'd pull Cam and move up and take over the lead. We'd sit that way until just before the head of the stretch when Buddy would pull and come at me. He just never got past me, though one night at The Meadowlands he did come down the inside and gave me a little cause for concern."
In total, Millers Scout finished second to Cam Fella seven times.
He was retired in 1985 with $1,162,061 in earnings and a record of 209-47-40-32. Millers Scout entered his second career as a stallion in 1986 and stood until 1990. He produced 74 foals, of which 42 raced for total earnings of almost $675,000.
Millers Scout stayed with Gilmour at his farm in Lucan, Ont., but when that farm was sold about four years ago, the horse was boarded at Sizer's farm, where he passed away.
He was dearly loved and cared for by Judy Sizer, who fed the horse warm mash three times a day after he lost most of his teeth, and saw to it that he received the daily affection he so loved with brushings and pets.
"You could do anything with him," Gilmour said of Millers Scout. "That's how good a horse he was. He was a perfect, perfect, perfect horse."

[@douglasbrunt2675]

Best track announcer! Ever

[@stevegold2784]

Yes he was. Loved jack at freehold with the nicknames. Apparently he had a lot away from track issues that were serious and freehold Management fired him in 98.

[@BigGuyDave524]

Shelly Goudreu was a top notch rider great one actually

[@Magictoliver]

Toughkenamon,form Australia..

[@BigGuyDave524]

your right in many ways , but hey cam fella was an all time great , i remember cam at yonkers raceway , before he was great winning from post 8 , that was a task

[@raygordonteacheschess5501]

Cam Fella dominated the 1982 Hopeful series at 1-20 every time. I saw many of his races live in what were extremely cold temperatures. Used to take the track bus up First Avenue at 715pm and get there with twenty minutes to spare. Half-hour ride home unlike Roosevelt.

[@douglasbrunt2675]

Shelly Goudreau was a natural

[@alborrelli1604]

Absolutely!!

[@MsAlexia]

I got chills when Stan Bergstein mentioned the five horses and drivers for this 1982 edition of "The US Pacing Championship" at Roosevelt Raceway. Sadly, Roosevelt's gone; as are Mike Gagliardi; Shelly Goudreau; Buddy Gilmour and, although I'm not sure if Doug Arthur is still with us, I know for sure that John Campbell is.

[@kenrobi1332]

Doug Arthur is still around.

[@BigGuyDave524]

good bye Buddy we loved ya

[@BigGuyDave524]

i agree

[@impressstager]

POOR SHELLY GOODREW DIEING SO YOUNG AND NOW WE LOST BUDDY GILMORE AND DOUG ARTHUR I HAVE NOT HERD ANYTHING ABOUT HIM FOR A LONG TIME HE WAS THAT BOUGH CAM FELLA HAS A YEARLING HE HAD VERY GOOD EYE FOR YEARLINGS HE WORK MANY YEARS HAS YOUNG MAN HAS SECOND TRAINER FOR HIS UNCLE ED ARTHUR A VERY GOOD HORSEMAN

[@brianjschumer]

This was back in the day when Meadowlands was throwing a lot of money at horse races, sadly only a five horse field to go against Millers Scout, who was a beast and half mile track specialist. Genghis Khan was a big horse but he was very lumbering wasn't as good on the half-mile as he was on the mile.

[@keywestsunset3897]

I remember that the big horse at Roosevelt and Yonkers was Skip by night. SBN and Docs Fella both were in the World Cup at the Meadowlands but really didn't do anything. You are correct about Genghis Kahn as if I remember correctly went on a break on a 1/2 mile track, I think it was Freehold,

[@brianjschumer]

@@keywestsunset3897 And whats unusual his mom..Robin Dundee, was the first filly/mare to pace under 2:00 down under, thats when Aussie/NZ tracks had large fields and on dangerously small tracks, with tight turns..

[@WaltGekko]

@@keywestsunset3897 What is so funny about Genghis Khan was on an unusually warm night in February 1984 at The Meadowlands I went out there to bet a horse named J Z Leader in the Open Pace who had been off for over two years and still had some running lines at Yonkers in the late summer of 1981 where he faced Genghis Khan and most recently had lost to a horse who had won the four-year-old open at The Meadowlands the night before and was set to improve. He did mainly by just being clear of an accident where he won easily and paid something like 9-1 where he looked like an overlay to begin with.

[@BigGuyDave524]

none of them would even go near Genghis Khan the night before , and all had no luck against him at anytime

[@modgiemodge261]

Stought racehorse