tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post6861591152356873508..comments2024-02-27T17:43:37.207-05:00Comments on View From the Racetrack Grandstand: Meadowlands Racetrack to Host $1 Million Hambletonian on August 5, 2017That Blog Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15487597769210721585noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4684463172854959042.post-50782727873564370092016-10-04T20:12:43.001-04:002016-10-04T20:12:43.001-04:00It would have been a surprise if Mr.Gural DID NOT ...It would have been a surprise if Mr.Gural DID NOT include the Hambletonian among a trimmed stakes offering next year. Still, the Hambletonian has never quite been the same since leaving Illinois.<br /><br />There was a different feeling at DuQuoin. I was at the 1975 and 1976 Hambletonians. Fans could walk in the barns area. Drivers and trainers were approachable. Those days felt very special. <br /><br />I'm not that far from the Meadowlands now, but never feel the urge to attend Hambletonian Day. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com