Driver mike oosting was honored on friday night as well as the veteran reinsman joined an elite group with his 6,000th driving victory. Leading harrahs hoosier park drivers harness racing. No comments jump to comments reports from illinois indicate that top driver mike oosting is being held. I had mike oosting, his regular driver, back on him in his second. See more ideas about harness racing, racing and standardbred horse. Finishing second to holland last year in the driver standings was mike oosting, who currently has a stranglehold on the balmoral driving title. It is not the scotty you are thinking of, and i am ashamed that you would think i would give that scotty the sweat off my nuts. Leading hawthorne racecourse drivers with 1 starts sorted by wins from 01012020 thru 03282020 pctstrts1st2nd3rdudrspurses oosting michael 19.
I like the meet at hawthorne and its always nice to have a driving title. They usually pull a twowheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, occupied by a driver. Harness racing finished with a bang thursday at the illinois state fair. A harness driver was killed and another injured in a multihorse pileup during a spill in the seventh race at maywood park last night. Oosting has been a permanent fixture at chicagoarea tracks. This year only ryan anderson and mike oosting competed at. Mike oosting follows with six wins and todd warren has five. A fresh off wins in the lady lincoln land and a violet elimi. Harness driver is killed in spill at illinois track the.
The fastest mile on the night came in the finale as youmakemyheartsing 1. The redhot combination of trainer perry smith and driver mike oosting clicked again for sawgrass farms llc as the trio combined to get fox valley norman home with a 1. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for mike harness. Two weeks in, driver casey leonard has moved to the top of the driver standings with nine wins. The former president of jackson harness raceway insisted thursday that no drivers cheated at the nowclosed track, despite the recent suspension of a.
Leading hawthorne racecourse drivers harness racing. Mike oosting, a driver from chicago, passes several horses as he drives hershman, owned by rich and gary crum of rushville during the first race of the night tuesday at the brown county fair. Leading harrahs hoosier park drivers with 1 starts sorted by wins from 01012019 thru 11172019 pctstrts1st2nd3rdudrspurses tetrick trace 19. Vincent tamborello, 41 years old, a 15year veteran of. Hoosier harness results harrahs hoosier park racing information.
Mini me, who would go out to be named the 2003 illinois harness horse of. Harrington wbocap a harness racing driver was killed monday when his horse stumbled and fell during the opening race at harrington raceway. Aug 16, 20 harness racing finished with a bang thursday at the illinois state fair. I told him this morning the last i knew oosting was arrested for domestic violence and that i did not know if he was currently in jail or out of jail. Confidently handled by driver mike oosting, the homebred daughter of sportsmastermiller creek ethel shot to the top where she put up splits of 29. View the profiles of professionals named michael harness on linkedin. It features a discussion board for anyone who would like to discuss issues related to the sport of harness racing. Veteran reinsman mike oosting, who has become a fixture atop the driver standings on the chicago circuit over the past 10plus years, joined a select group of the sports top drivers on friday. This past weekend at hawthorne race course, harness racing fans saw just about. Apr 22, 1981 a harness driver was killed and another injured in a multihorse pileup during a spill in the seventh race at maywood park last night. Melrose park, il it was supposed to be a prep for three windy city pace eligible horses but instead glass pack and driver mike oosting turned friday nights october 5 fourth race into a world record performance with a blistering 1. Mike oosting of beecher, who captured the driving titles at both balmoral and maywood parks, is our 2012 illinois driver of the year. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
Mike huckabee hasnt decided yet if hes running for president. Driver dale hiteman guided the 2yearold filly pacer kikikatie to her victory in her. Jd cheese and homershobbyhorse grabbed the last two spots in the final. He won his sixth consecutive driving title at nearby balmoral park in crete. The next driver game is coming soon, probably not what you expected. Joseph cyril joe obrien june 25, 1917 september 29, 1984 was a harness racing driver, trainer and owner who won the u. Michael oosting currently lives in grand rapids, mi.
Stickney, il the first three day harness racing week of the hawthorne. Mike harness phone, address, background info whitepages. However oosting has yet to garner top honors at hawthorne and hell look to turn the tables in 08. Oosting, 48, is being held without bail on the misdemeanor charge and is scheduled to appear in. Two world records fall at maywood harness racing newsroom. Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait a trot or a pace. A son of always a virgin, shamwow and driver mike oosting did not make much of an impact at the beginning of the race, but that scenario. These skills would not only be used as a trainer, but also as a driver.
Hall of fame harness driver billy haughton, winner of more 4,900 races, died at a suburban new york hospital tuesday of severe head injuries suffered in an accident at yonkers raceway. Weve put together 10 questions to test just how proficient you are and there are some tough ones, its a multiple choice test to help you along. Cyclists helmetcam video of argument with driver shows glory of humanity. Mike huckabee explains why he could be the 2016 gop nominee former arkansas gov. One such driver is mike oosting, a native of michigan, who last week was the leading driver at the illinois state fair in springfield. Pq three and driver mike oosting set the record with a winning time of 1 minute 50. Harness driver is killed in spill at illinois track the new. No comments jump to comments reports from illinois indicate that top driver mike oosting is being held in a detention facility in will county on charges. Betting on harness races makes brown county fair unique. Michael oosting is 59 years old and was born on 02161961. Crete, il a pair of firsts were honored this past saturday night at balmoral park, where driver mike oosting and trainer darcy pletcher each received their first leading driver and trainer awards at.
Jan 24, 2011 the chicago tribune has reported that driver mike oosting is in jail monday morning awaiting a hearing after being arrested early sunday morning on a domestic battery charge. Oosting, pletcher honored at balmoral harness racing. Mike antoniades interviews driver michael oosting in the winners circle at maywood park. In 2004 miller would drive twoyearold trotting colt of the year ken warkentin 3,1. Some of the correct answers might even surprise you. Talk about the nitty gritty of different rigging or equipment, feeding and supplements, training techniques, looking for advice or input on problems they may be having with gait or behavior, etc. Cyclists helmetcam video of argument with driver shows glory of humanity technically incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech thats taken over our lives. Trotting triple crown in 1955 and would be inducted into both the u. Join facebook to connect with michael oosting and others you may know. The chicago tribune has reported that driver mike oosting is in jail monday morning awaiting a hearing after being arrested early sunday morning on a domestic battery charge. How knowledgeable are you on the history of harness racing on the chicago circuit. Hoosier park track records are current through the 2019 racing season. This website is for discussion of harness racing issues across canada. If you have any questions please contact me via the discussion boards contact facility.
Oosting arrested on domestic battery charge harness racing. Pq three sets pace with track record on last day of. In the past, michael has also been known as michael j osting, michael j oosting and mike oosting. Glass pack, shown here with driver mike oosting, shared the alltime track record at maywood park with another horse. Oosting excluded at balmoral and maywood harness racing. Harness racing is most certainly a business, but horses come along and. Mar 09, 2020 the fastest mile on the night came in the finale, as youmakemyheartsing won in 1.
Ok, my bag, please accept my humble apology oh great leader. Illinois harness horsemans association shared a post. View the profiles of professionals named mike harness on linkedin. Dec 12, 2015 talk about the nitty gritty of different rigging or equipment, feeding and supplements, training techniques, looking for advice or input on problems they may be having with gait or behavior, etc. Determined colt forbidden trade upsets greenshoe in hambletonian. Michael oosting j, 59 grand rapids, mi background report. Brandon bates continued his hot start as he is second in the standings with eight victories. Harness racing hall of fame and the canadian horse racing hall of fame, as well as canadas sports hall of fame. Oosting joins elite group with 6,000 wins harness racing.
Sep 24, 2017 the fourtime national harness driver of the year got the call to drive illinimight for the mike brink stable and despite one road problem after another tony steered the son of cassis to a halflength victory over the evenmoney favorite cruzen cassie jared finn with a first season best time of 2. Oosting to have busy night at du quoin prep, college. Pq three sets pace with track record on last day of harness. Dean worked hand in hand, especially with hugh, learning the harness racing trade and developing his horsemanship skills.
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