Always looking forward to next great show .❤ With all due respect speaking from " The Horses' mouth , Thanks again . Love hearing from real deal .From another fan getting long in the tooth . ❤
Larry Love this show and always look forward to the next one. A fan of harness racing my entire adult life I can relate to and understand mostly everything you talk about. My wife who you met actually watches some of these podcasts and is real happy when you mention how you loved horses in general and brought many back to health. Nice tan by the way !!!!!😎
I love the horse stories and all the track history, this channel is awesome, Larry is a real horseman who knows his craft. 👍 Larry I hauled horses out of NJ for an outfit called Perretti Farms rumors were that they were connected to the mob. Took yearlings to sell in Lexington to Tipton. I hauled to Keenland and all the places in Lexington. I worked for Brookledge.
Thanks for your kind words and for watching. I knew Wild Bill Perretti. Never got to close, to loud and to much drama for me. Brook Ledge, good, dependable shipping company.
I read your book which was an exceptionally entertaining read. Came across these podcasts by chance and they are even better!! You are obviously an excellent horseman. Living in London, I watch US thoroughbred racing and wonder how honest it is today? Recent drug scandals seem to indicate that corruption is still alive and kicking. Keep the stories coming! You are doing a great job
Glad you found us. Please spread it around. I will answer your question like this. Every trainer is looking for an edge, some just to level the playing field, others to keep their status, that's where the drugs come into play. This is a given at major racetracks were the money is good and the best come to ride. At the lesser raceways where drugs are used less because of the cost, trainers and jockeys are open to any situation that will make them money. Everyone has a price Especially at smaller tracks where the purse money is small. Corruption is alive and well and the scandals will live on.
Thanks, Larry for the reply.. I certainly have passed on this podcast. Yes I guess it's the same everywhere in the horse world. It's so hard to make a living, so folk have to do what they have to do to survive.
I would love to sit and hear the stories about the drivers and trainers of Yonkers. I worked one Summer 1971 at age 18 for Harry M Stevens selling candy and cigs and loved the job. Being from the Bronx it was a short bus ride. Always knew things were not on the square but since I gave up trying to handicap I just bet longshots or exacta wheels etc or stuck with a number (153 for instance) Seems it is more honest today with the large purses but never will know for sure. Very interesting!
In my mind, the most important part of a racehorse's life is from the day the bridle goes on until their first baby race. For you to be breaking yearlings for 30 years I'm sure you love it which makes you good at it. I hope you're stabled down south. Thanks for watching. Stay well.
Thank you. If everything goes as planned and the writers strike ends this podcast will be followed by a TV series. Stay well and please spread the word.
It's very obvious to me that Mr. Rolla must have been an excellent horsemen. The way he talks about horses I'm sure Larry knew how to train and care for his barn.
He just told a story about racing a horse he knew was lame.....over and over again. He might know a lot about horses, but he ain't no excellent horseman.
Alan Seewald trained Teddy Drone a Monmouth Park legend. I think you are referring to Ben Perkins Sr as the trainer you mentioned. Stay well Larry, peace.
Ben Perkins Senior was my favorite trainer deadly with first-time starters. After he retired his son was not that bad with them either. He trained for New Farm who bought a lot of nice babies🏇🏇🏇
You are correct. I think I said Jerkens. These are the mistakes you make at 83 with a brain that's half fried. But I think it was Perkins Jr. I bought Good Scout from. I believe Alan raced Teddy Drone about the same time I bought Good Scout. I wish I had your memory the stories would never end. Alan's story of how he started in Harness racing then switched to Thoroughbreds is and story in itself. Great, great guy. Gone way to soon. Please keep watching and correcting me. I make lots of mistakes. Thinking back 60 years ain't easy for me. Stay well.
I never met him and never put myself in a position where he would come looking for me. I had my own Joey, Cabert. Cabert was 10 times what Joey was and every story about Cabert was true unlike Joey's. Thanks for watching. Stay well.
@@LarryRolla thank you for your response. I spent many years involved in thoroughbred racing in the northwest and knew Max up until he was taken out. Take care.
Hi, Larry. Great job! Two quick questions for you. Did you know the horse "Flowers for Alexandra" and did you know Mike Centanni, he was a horse owner.? Thank you!
From the 1960s until 2006 I drove every horse I trained except Wildwood Jeb. I drove Wildwood Jeb once at Scioto Downs in the Little Brown Jug Preview. He won that race and the following week when to Delaware Ohio for the Jug where Jimmy drove him. I raced at Laurel and Rosecroft for one race meet sometime in the 1960s. Thanks for watching.
Carmine is a good friend, a great talent and a great guy. Never had any dealings with him. When I got to Monticello in 1971 he left that year to race at Yonkers and Roosevelt.
Carmine had that aggressive style. Read once that he said he didn’t want to lose in 2:04 seconds with a horse that could run in 2:02. The only driver I ever saw brush from last to first at the half mile at Roosevelt Raceway. Great videos by you, thanks.
Kevin Wallis was on tape fixing races I believe. Just like the Maher brothers? Who were thrown out at cal expo but came to freehold and were allowed to race ?
When did you get your license back?? are you still in good standing?? I ask because you are a wealth of knowledge about training and healing racehorses. My family has always been involved in the thoroughbred side of it, but your knowledge should not be lost.
I got my trainer and driver's license for Harness Racing and my Thoroughbred trainers license back, I think in 1990. I trained and raced about a 10 Thoroughbreds for about 7 or 8 years then went back to harness racing and started building my Hypoxic stall. Once built in 2006, I kept and raced my horses out of the stall. They all won with me driving at the Meadowlands Race track. Then I sold one stall to another trainer and the horse he put in it won the biggest race in Harness racing, the Hamiltonian. Then word got out and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia called and after long talks wanted 1,000 stalls for his race horses and 100 stalls for his camels. It was like a 150 million dollar deal so I left the racing game and spent the next two years negotiating the deal. I wasn't happy with the payment plan they offered and my attorney told me to back off and I did. The stall I'm talking about is in my book "Against All Odds" by Larry Rolla. You can get it on Amazon. Also if you didn't already, take a look at my web-site, www.larryrolla.com it's not finished but I'll get there. After my book and podcasts I doubt if I would ever be given a license again. Plus now I'm 83 years old, all I need is a rocking chair. Thank you for your kind words and if you need any help in training, conditioning, lameness problems or rigging just let me know. Thank you for watching. Stay well.
No. Knew of him but never met him. The Winter Hill Gang and Whitey Bulger were enough for me. Although the other side of town where Raymond ruled I would have fit better. However, I couldn't wait to leave New England, the only think I miss is the clam chowder. Thanks for watching Stay well
@@LarryRolla remember Alan sewald very well had a lot of winners in Florida Monmouth Park and the Meadowlands I remember he had a primary owner I remember the colors were like red and white. I cashed a lot of tickets on him but of course people laid that Stigma on him of being a juicer.🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇
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Always looking forward to next great show .❤ With all due respect speaking from " The Horses' mouth , Thanks again . Love hearing from real deal .From another fan getting long in the tooth . ❤
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Larry Love this show and always look forward to the next one. A fan of harness racing my entire adult life I can relate to and understand mostly everything you talk about. My wife who you met actually watches some of these podcasts and is real happy when you mention how you loved horses in general and brought many back to health. Nice tan by the way !!!!!😎
Thanks, the tan is from a man made machine. Thanks for watching. By the way, your wife is beautiful.
Good scout was a really nice sprinter.
Really love the podcasts.
Could listen to these great stories forever.
Thank you. Stay well.
I love the horse stories and all the track history, this channel is awesome, Larry is a real horseman who knows his craft. 👍 Larry I hauled horses out of NJ for an outfit called Perretti Farms rumors were that they were connected to the mob. Took yearlings to sell in Lexington to Tipton. I hauled to Keenland and all the places in Lexington. I worked for Brookledge.
Thanks for your kind words and for watching. I knew Wild Bill Perretti. Never got to close, to loud and to much drama for me. Brook Ledge, good, dependable shipping company.
Where they related to Robert Bobby Bad Heart Peretti?
I personally don't know.@@jackiebonds9109
Great story about that horse... that honestly should be a movie.
Thank You
I read your book which was an exceptionally entertaining read.
Came across these podcasts by chance and they are even better!!
You are obviously an excellent horseman.
Living in London, I watch US thoroughbred racing and wonder how honest it is today? Recent drug scandals seem to indicate that corruption is still alive and kicking.
Keep the stories coming! You are doing a great job
Glad you found us. Please spread it around. I will answer your question like this. Every trainer is looking for an edge, some just to level the playing field, others to keep their status, that's where the drugs come into play. This is a given at major racetracks were the money is good and the best come to ride. At the lesser raceways where drugs are used less because of the cost, trainers and jockeys are open to any situation that will make them money. Everyone has a price Especially at smaller tracks where the purse money is small. Corruption is alive and well and the scandals will live on.
Thanks, Larry for the reply.. I certainly have passed on this podcast.
Yes I guess it's the same everywhere in the horse world. It's so hard to make a living, so folk have to do what they have to do to survive.
Enjoy the show Larry
Thank you. Stay well
I would love to sit and hear the stories about the drivers and trainers of Yonkers. I worked one Summer 1971 at age 18 for Harry M Stevens selling candy and cigs and loved the job. Being from the Bronx it was a short bus ride. Always knew things were not on the square but since I gave up trying to handicap I just bet longshots or exacta wheels etc or stuck with a number (153 for instance) Seems it is more honest today with the large purses but never will know for sure. Very interesting!
On a podcast coming soon I will talk about the drivers and trainers. Stay tuned
Good story about Hialeah track
I can listen and watch all day …✌👌
Thanks
Great talk! Thank you.
Thank you
Hey Larry, I have trained harness horses for over 30 years, still breaking and training yearlings..
Love your content please keep it going Tony
In my mind, the most important part of a racehorse's life is from the day the bridle goes on until their first baby race. For you to be breaking yearlings for 30 years I'm sure you love it which makes you good at it. I hope you're stabled down south. Thanks for watching. Stay well.
Thanks Larry. Im actually freezing my ass off in Illinois/Wisconsin area, lol. You are 100 correct early teaching is huge.
We love you Larry in Fullerton, Ca / Keep up the great work
Thank you. If everything goes as planned and the writers strike ends this podcast will be followed by a TV series. Stay well and please spread the word.
Just spectacular stuff thanks
Thank you.
Great stories Larry 💯
Thanks
It's very obvious to me that Mr. Rolla must have been an excellent horsemen. The way he talks about horses I'm sure Larry knew how to train and care for his barn.
He just told a story about racing a horse he knew was lame.....over and over again. He might know a lot about horses, but he ain't no excellent horseman.
Great show as always! 👍😎👍🥂
Thank you.
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Good job guys.....
Thank you.
Alan Seewald trained Teddy Drone a Monmouth Park legend. I think you are referring to Ben Perkins Sr as the trainer you mentioned. Stay well Larry, peace.
Ben Perkins Senior was my favorite trainer deadly with first-time starters. After he retired his son was not that bad with them either. He trained for New Farm who bought a lot of nice babies🏇🏇🏇
You are correct. I think I said Jerkens. These are the mistakes you make at 83 with a brain that's half fried. But I think it was Perkins Jr. I bought Good Scout from. I believe Alan raced Teddy Drone about the same time I bought Good Scout. I wish I had your memory the stories would never end. Alan's story of how he started in Harness racing then switched to Thoroughbreds is and story in itself. Great, great guy. Gone way to soon. Please keep watching and correcting me. I make lots of mistakes. Thinking back 60 years ain't easy for me. Stay well.
Good job my old friend
Thank you old friend. Stay well
Very interesting podcast, thank you. Curious if either of you ever met Max Kurshner, aka Joey?
I never met him and never put myself in a position where he would come looking for me. I had my own Joey, Cabert. Cabert was 10 times what Joey was and every story about Cabert was true unlike Joey's. Thanks for watching. Stay well.
@@LarryRolla thank you for your response. I spent many years involved in thoroughbred racing in the northwest and knew Max up until he was taken out. Take care.
Larry great stories back in episode 6 with Herve you mentioned a story with Rene Poulin is that coming later down the road. Stay Well
That would be very interesting Renee got himself in a lot of trouble along with trainer gregory-martin in New York
Yes, Rene's story is coming and it's a sad but good one. I will have him as my guest during that podcast. Stay tuned. Thanks for watching.
@@LarryRolla never forget Renee wore Norman's colors.
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Hi, Larry. Great job! Two quick questions for you. Did you know the horse "Flowers for Alexandra" and did you know Mike Centanni, he was a horse owner.? Thank you!
Sorry, neither name rings a bell but keep in mine I'm 83 and forget a lot. Thanks for watching. Stay safe.
Great stories as always. Were you just training at this time or driving too. Did you ever race in Maryland?
From the 1960s until 2006 I drove every horse I trained except Wildwood Jeb. I drove Wildwood Jeb once at Scioto Downs in the Little Brown Jug Preview. He won that race and the following week when to Delaware Ohio for the Jug where Jimmy drove him. I raced at Laurel and Rosecroft for one race meet sometime in the 1960s. Thanks for watching.
Good story on Mikie G bob bencal
Love your channel, any dealings with Carmine Abbatiello?
Carmine is a good friend, a great talent and a great guy. Never had any dealings with him. When I got to Monticello in 1971 he left that year to race at Yonkers and Roosevelt.
Carmine had that aggressive style. Read once that he said he didn’t want to lose in 2:04 seconds with a horse that could run in 2:02. The only driver I ever saw brush from last to first at the half mile at Roosevelt Raceway. Great videos by you, thanks.
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Did you ever meet Kevin Wallis. He beat a huge trotter race fixing charges.
I met Kevin a few times at Pompano Park. Never had and dealings with him.
Kevin Wallis was on tape fixing races I believe. Just like the Maher brothers? Who were thrown out at cal expo but came to freehold and were allowed to race ?
When did you get your license back?? are you still in good standing?? I ask because you are a wealth of knowledge about training and healing racehorses. My family has always been involved in the thoroughbred side of it, but your knowledge should not be lost.
I got my trainer and driver's license for Harness Racing and my Thoroughbred trainers license back, I think in 1990. I trained and raced about a 10 Thoroughbreds for about 7 or 8 years then went back to harness racing and started building my Hypoxic stall. Once built in 2006, I kept and raced my horses out of the stall. They all won with me driving at the Meadowlands Race track. Then I sold one stall to another trainer and the horse he put in it won the biggest race in Harness racing, the Hamiltonian. Then word got out and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia called and after long talks wanted 1,000 stalls for his race horses and 100 stalls for his camels. It was like a 150 million dollar deal so I left the racing game and spent the next two years negotiating the deal. I wasn't happy with the payment plan they offered and my attorney told me to back off and I did. The stall I'm talking about is in my book "Against All Odds" by Larry Rolla. You can get it on Amazon. Also if you didn't already, take a look at my web-site, www.larryrolla.com it's not finished but I'll get there. After my book and podcasts I doubt if I would ever be given a license again. Plus now I'm 83 years old, all I need is a rocking chair. Thank you for your kind words and if you need any help in training, conditioning, lameness problems or rigging just let me know. Thank you for watching. Stay well.
What about carmine abbatello
Larry: Any dealings with Raymond Patriarca? He controlled the mob in New England. Did you ever meet Ray?
No. Knew of him but never met him. The Winter Hill Gang and Whitey Bulger were enough for me. Although the other side of town where Raymond ruled I would have fit better. However, I couldn't wait to leave New England, the only think I miss is the clam chowder. Thanks for watching Stay well
Thank you for you great reply.
Larry you ever go on a hit with John Gotti?
No. My dealings with John had nothing to do with mob stuff.
Not EZ to improve off the Chief🏇🏇🏇🏇
Perkins
Thought he said Jerkins guess he said Perkins. Thanks🏇🏇🏇
I did mean Perkins. You guys are sharp. Please keep it up, I need all the help I can get. Thanks for watching.@@blueeyedshiek
@@LarryRolla remember Alan sewald very well had a lot of winners in Florida Monmouth Park and the Meadowlands I remember he had a primary owner I remember the colors were like red and white. I cashed a lot of tickets on him but of course people laid that Stigma on him of being a juicer.🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇