Race trackers nicknames

[kezeli]

OK, I don't know if anybody in this forum is an old racetracker, but I thought I'd give it a shot. I just saw one of my old friends from the track, "Wahoo" and rembered a bunch of funny names we had for people, some everybody used some were secret and we didn't call them that to there faces. Here are the ones I rember, I'll only tell you one of mind that I knew, Olive Oyl, some woman said I had skinny legs(she needed glasses!! Riders get really big calves). OK here goes, tell me some more and let me know if you reconize anybody!! Diamond Jim, Woof, Space Man, Two Dollar, Fast Eddie, Hialeah Mike, Shorty, Slo, Dead eye, I'm blanking now so add to the list what you can rember,and I told you one of mine, tell me yours!!!!

[majxmom]

We have Wheelchair Bob and Psycho Jim at Pleasanton.

[TJ]

OK, I don't know if anybody in this forum is an old racetracker, but I thought I'd give it a shot. I just saw one of my old friends from the track, "Wahoo" and rembered a bunch of funny names we had for people, some everybody used some were secret and we didn't call them that to there faces. Here are the ones I rember, I'll only tell you one of mind that I knew, Olive Oyl, some woman said I had skinny legs(she needed glasses!! Riders get really big calves). OK here goes, tell me some more and let me know if you reconize anybody!! Diamond Jim, Woof, Space Man, Two Dollar, Fast Eddie, Hialeah Mike, Shorty, Slo, Dead eye, I'm blanking now so add to the list what you can rember,and I told you one of mine, tell me yours!!!!

Hi Kezeli,
This is going back, not a whole lot of names given to racetrackers today as they are less "Runyanesk." Some that I remember from NY were The Leaper, The Fox, NosePicker (this is now hall of fame trainer, I won't dare bring up his name--but if you knew him you know who he is), Gator, Who Me, The Owl, Vein Head :>) TJ

[winds]

I remember people used to call trainer Bob deBonis, deBonis deButcher. I loved finding that out after he claimed a filly off of me.

winds

[kezeli]

So your telling me no more nicknames??? Thats a drag the were always such fun. I'll bet they are still out there but there all secret names, like the trainer names,..... :lol:

[winds]

I guess I worked for people that didn't use the nicknames. I know they are out there, but if you didn't hear them all the time, you don't remember them.

I'm sure there are people out there that know some, Roke?

winds

PS- some of my grooms had a nickname for me it ryhmes with witch

[horsenuts]

So your telling me no more nicknames??? Thats a drag the were always such fun. I'll bet they are still out there but there all secret names, like the trainer names,.....

I've got a million of them it seems but many were demeaning and hurtful. Should I post a few and hope the good folks who were so called don't read this board?


While I loved the racetrack it was one of the most mean-spirited places one could venture.... it also harbored envy and resentment like few other places. I still see this in many of the posts here.

[Rokeby Forever]

I guess I worked for people that didn't use the nicknames. I know they are out there, but if you didn't hear them all the time, you don't remember them.

I'm sure there are people out there that know some, Roke?

DeBonis Dabutcher got his. He had BAD diabetes...he went in for a checkup and they wound up amputating one of his legs.

Most of the nicknames I knew were grooms. There were notables like The Fat Man (Campo), The Monkey (Cordero), Broken Back (John Brocklebank), "Ninth Race" Jimmy Miranda, Pistol Pete (Ferriola), Skippy (Shapoff), but I knew grooms that were nicknamed Stubby, Stinky, Pizza (because of his complection), Shorty, Two Cents, Professor, and some others.

TJ...Nose Picker always makes me laugh...LOL! I didn't see it on TV after War Pass won the Juvie, though...but I was looking for it!

[winds]

When I was at Laurel, one of my friends was a highly intelligent excercise rider. We would have lunch together at least once a week and would talk, alot. We always wondered if the fence surrounding the track was to keep people out, or us in.

It is a vindictive place to work and live, but, when the chips are down, everything else doesn't matter and they will help you. Once you're somewhat on your feet again, watch your back. It's just the nature of the game I guess.

winds

[TJ]

I guess I worked for people that didn't use the nicknames. I know they are out there, but if you didn't hear them all the time, you don't remember them.

I'm sure there are people out there that know some, Roke?

DeBonis Dabutcher got his. He had BAD diabetes...he went in for a checkup and they wound up amputating one of his legs.

Most of the nicknames I knew were grooms. There were notables like The Fat Man (Campo), The Monkey (Cordero), Broken Back (John Brocklebank), "Ninth Race" Jimmy Miranda, Pistol Pete (Ferriola), Skippy (Shapoff), but I knew grooms that were nicknamed Stubby, Stinky, Pizza (because of his complection), Shorty, Two Cents, Professor, and some others.

TJ...Nose Picker always makes me laugh...LOL! I didn't see it on TV after War Pass won the Juvie, though...but I was looking for it!

Hey Roke,
You manic, ya weren't suppose to give up the name :>) Let's not forget about the Vets, Hans un Fritzenaban--we gonna pump you up and Duggie Howzer, oh yea Jim Croce too. Croce and Duggie are still there. TJ

[Rokeby Forever]

TJ....did I mention any names? C'mon...

Vets? How about "Family Juuls" Nielsen...there was a winner. "Isosore" Isomoto - another winner with those smokey acupuncture needles.

How about Billy "Colonel" Klinke? Man, was he a sack on a horse. LOL!

Do you remember the name of the chowder guy? He lost his house in a storm and the whole track took up a collection for him.

[TJ]

TJ....did I mention any names? C'mon...

Vets? How about "Family Juuls" Nielsen...there was a winner. "Isosore" Isomoto - another winner with those smokey acupuncture needles.

How about Billy "Colonel" Klinke? Man, was he a sack on a horse. LOL!

Do you remember the name of the chowder guy? He lost his house in a storm and the whole track took up a collection for him.

Forever a lawyer Roke :>)Oh yea, almost forgot his nickname, Oh No Dr. Bill, married Virgina Verdacanna. TJ

[Rokeby Forever]

A match made in Heaven, huh?

Let's see....there was "Toughie" Hacker, "Maj" Odom, "Spaceshot" Parisella, Bobby "Hanna" Barbara, "Gasman" Moschera....I think we're the only two here that know "The Sisters." LOL!

[magic code]

Local track's all-time wins leader goes by Booger.

[dray33]

I'll always remember "Marty the Clocker".