Fate of Hambletonian not easy decision
Longstanding Hambletonian debate centers on keeping the race at Du Quoin or moving it to Meadowlands or Syracuse. Key figures include W. R. Hayes II and Meadowlands GM Robert Quigley, with purses, geography, and Grand Circuit implications shaping the 1979 decision by the Hambletonian Society.
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Quigley
Syracuse
New York
Hugh Carey
du Quoin State Fair
Illinois
James Thompson
du Quoin
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J. Elgin Armstrong
Brampton
Ontario
Hugh Grant Sr
Bradford
Hempt
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Texas
Connecticut
Ohio
California
North Carolina
Robert A. Hackett
The
Horseman & Fair World Magazine
Liberty Bell
Saad Jabr
Iraq
Associated Press
Aspen
Colo
Du Quoin Hosts Hambletonian Focused Review For Classic
Genuine applause greets horses here as readers learn how Southern Illinois houses the Hambletonian home area debate. The piece highlights Du Quoin State Fair as a longstanding trotting capital, notes past champ Lusty Song, and profiles Sand Jabr's purchase and plans for a million-dollar stable at the fairgrounds.
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Lusty Song
W. R. Hayes
du Quoin
William R. Hayes II
Hayes
America
Hambletonian at Du Quoin Faces Future in Debate
A stir surrounds the Hambletonian as debates over moving the classic race from Du Quoin to Meadowlands or Syracuse intensify. Southern Illinois harness fans insist its country atmosphere is essential to the event’s identity, with Du Quoin praised as the race’s rightful home and Goshen’s roots cited as the origin.
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Hayes
Gary Sosniecki
The
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du Quoin
Syracuse
Lexington
Good Time Park
Goshen
N.Y
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Bill Cane
First Rank
Yonkers Raceway
Cane
Hambletonian Society
New York State
Elizabeth Rorty
Horseman & Fair World Magazine
Hambletonian
Gene
Don Hayes
Bill
Paul “Biff
Lowry Jr
Sports Illustrated
Newsweek
Nbc-Tv
New York
Yankee
Royals
Shea Stadium
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Lexington, Ky
Think du Quoin
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Virginia L. Marmaduke
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Virginia Marmaduke
Pinckneyville
Chicago
Beore
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Miss Marmaduke
Qaamble
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Sugar Creek Farm
Auburn
J Woolsey
Ronald Carr
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Red Skelton
Bill Cosby
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Churchill Downs
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Ross Clot
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