A Drive Down Memory Lane
Suffolk Downs track superintendent Steve Pini reminisces:
“I remember a time when the starting gate in a route race on the turf course was in front of the grandstand,” laughed Pini. “The driver of the tractor, which would pull the gate away when the horses exited for the start, left the keys in the ignition.
“All of a sudden, a fan ran across the track and tried to steal the starting gate. But he didn’t understand the gears and put the tractor in reverse. He went through part of the hedge on the front side. I remember running into the crowd trying to find the guy. But he disappeared real quick.”
Wonder how far the guy thought he was going to get?
