Joe FitzGerald

@WomensPrize Congratulations. Have loved every book she has written, such a treasure.

And without further ado, we’re delighted to reveal that the winner of the 25th #WomensPrize for Fiction is Maggie O’Farrell with Hamnet. Huge congratulations, Maggie!

Another CC summer getting underway!

Trump’s Coronafest in Tulsa, OK should be named JONESTOWN 2020: THE SEQUEL. According to Tulsa’s county commissioner, they’re expecting 100,000 people. Trump may easily surpass Jim Jones’ 906 deaths in his suicide cult in 1978. SAD!

@ROTSA1 Number 22 on the all-time dash list. Just ahead of Ranger, Dube and Sylvain.

27 years ago today the top $$ drivers for the year were: Jackie Mo, Palone, Magee, Manzi, Campbell, Miller, Marsh, Morand, Pierce and Brown.

27 years ago today the top $$ horses for the year were: Presidential Ball, Cambest, Silver Almahurst, Staying Together, Vine Street, Survivor Gold, Shady Daisy, American Winner, Riyadh and General Ring.

@ROTSA1 @eedoogie @MLevi1956 @TheMeadowlands I don't know? These days those toilet paper fights can get pretty nasty.

On this date 32 years ago the top $ winning drivers were: John Campbell, Bill O'Donnell, Joe Schwind, Jackie Mo, Ben Webster, Donald Dancer, Eddie Davis, Doug Brown and Dave Magee.

@eedoogie @ROTSA1 @MLevi1956 @TheMeadowlands Last active year when he was only 46YO. Currently 61.

@ROTSA1 @MLevi1956 @Jaf3Joe @TheMeadowlands I’ll agree on both points! I believe Joe is a manager at the Wegmans down on Rt9.

@ROTSA1 @meadowlands Except for....

37 years ago today 43YO Ben Webster was banned from driving at @Meadowlands for the remainder of the year & for the first 43 days of 1984. He was allowed to train horses during the suspension. He and two other drivers charged with trying to fix 4 races in 1981.

Fifty years ago today the single shaft sulky was used for the first time in Canada as Meadow View Ben won in a lifetime best 2:04.2 for Bill Hicks.

42 years ago today Kayne Kauffman was born in Greenville, Ohio.

22 years ago today Straight Path (Abercrombie) up late on far outside to score an upset 1:51.2 win in the Cup for Mike Lachance & Shawn Robinson. $60.10. Rustler Hanover last with X equipment. Day In A Life no factor. Sealed N Delivered 5th. youtube.com/watch?v=2g0zyc…

86 years ago today Joe Marsh Jr was born in Cadiz, Ohio.

32 years ago today the dash list consisted of: Herve Filion, Jackie Mo, Joe Schwind, John Campbell, Dave Magee, Billy O, Leigh Fitch, Walter Case jr, Gary Mosher and Terry Kern.

@ROTSA1 @KathleenBaitzel

@nwbloodstock @eedoogie Scott will get everything straightened out.

@eedoogie Sadly that was my first reaction as well.

There ain’t gonna be any baseball.....

27 years ago today the NJSS opened its 22nd season at Showplace Farms, Millstone Township. Post time 1:30 both days. Leon Zimmerman.

On this date 32 years ago the top $ earning horses were: Matt's Scooter, Mack Lobell, Store Wars, Armbro Global, Ramblin Storm, Jaguar Spur, Dragon's Lair, Armbro Goal, Call For Rain and Banker Blue Chip.