"It Started With Greyhound" & 1962 Roosevelt International Trot harness racing

This video describes the world of harness racing, after Greyhound became a superstar trotter. He is shown here at 30 years old.
The 1962 Roosevelt Raceway International Trot is featured. In this race were American trotters Porterhouse & Earle Avery, Su Mac Lad & Stanley Dancer, as well as Canada's Tie Silk & Keith Waples, New Zealand's Ordeal and Bill Bradley. Narrated by Chris Schenkel.

[@wizard9403]

When I first started going to Roosevelt, Sue Mac Lad dominated the trotting division and Adios Butler the pacers; what memories!!!

[@geraldseckeler27]

I bet su Mac lad. He suffered a quRtercrack. That wasmyluck.

[@alexanderrunschke4420]

What a great memory "Hänschen" Fromming goes to "The Meadowlands". Amazing.

[@markrocovich2234]

Chris Schenkel, the man for all seasons, takes time off from ABC's Pro Bowlers Tour to do the voiceover here...

[@davidmindel7518]

Mark Rocovich hey kid. I used to bet on a horse named pure and noble at Roosevelt in 70s. One time he won the Noble Victory trot from the 8hole. Can u show race please. And how can I look him up. Ty. [e-mail]

[@markrocovich2234]

David Mindel David..this is probably one of the last times anyone will call me kid..Thanks..Hereis what i got..Pure and Noble was owned his ENTIRE CAREER by Charles Morency and Roger Blouin from Quebec..Unraced at 2 he raced his 3 yo starts at Jacques Cartier Raceway in Quebec City...winning 5 of 14 with 2700 in purses..His best years were ahead of him..at 6 he won 9 of 36..36k in purses..record of 2.03.1 at Blue Bonnets..at 7 won 5 of 33..41k in purses...lowered record to 2.02.3 at BB..at 8 (his last racing year) he won 4 of 31..37k in purses but did not reduce his record..He just came up short of 150K in lifetime earnings..I hope this helps..

[@unclebillmusic]

SU MAC LAD !!! 2'ND !!! OH NO !!! GREYHOUND SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE !!! HE LOOKED GREAT, EVEN AT 30 !!!!!!!!!!

[@joshwhitelow7090]

Bill Brower yt?

[@johnkidd1226]

Yep, and my uncle Keith was first. He had many more big wins after that.

[@markrocovich2234]

John Kidd The driving move that Herve Filion used that they called "Herve's Hop" was actually a maneuver that was used by Uncle Keith many year's before...

[@stewartberger7734]

Tie Silk was far from a slouch

[@cindyrissal3628]

I hope that idiot driver that was beating his horse when he was already flying lost the race...