30 Anniversary...harness driver beaten up by the mob at The Island Inn in Long Island

[Betallsports]

Buddy...........

Del ...

Carmine

Benny the Whip

 

[Coldpunch]

Ben Webster had a career loaded with questionable issues. Was a great driver when he wanted to be

 

[Betallsports]

Ben Webster had a career loaded with questionable issues. Was a great driver wne he wanted to be

I remember when they wire tapped the Meadowlands paddock ( Drivers locker room ) and planted a bug on the sulky of bill o'donnell
They got Bill and Benny talking about a fix.

 

[valium]

The list of persons indicted as released by the Federal Crime Strike Force:

Peter Vario, age 37, 968 Hemlock Avenue, Brooklyn, owner of Pete's Used Tires, 8324 Foster Avenue, Brooklyn.
Forrest Gerry Jr., 46, Uniondale, L. I., horse broker.
Del Insko, 42, Williston Park, L. I., president of the National Association of Harness Drivers, harness driver.
Carmine Abbatiello, 37, New Hyde Park, L. I., harness driver.
William Gilmour, 41, Westbury, L. I., New York, harness driver.
Frank Popfinger, 42, 9 Sunset Lane, Garden City, L. I., harness driver.
Ben Webster, 34, Old Bethpage, L. I., harness driver.
Kenneth McNutt, 40, Yonkers, harness driver.
William Hudson, 58, Copiague, L. I., harness driver.
Maurice Pusey, 46, Plainview, L. I., harness driver.
George Foldi, 33, 152 East 35th St., New York, harness driver.
William Myer, 57, Westbury, L. I., harness driver. Elden Turcotte, 31, White Plains, harness driver. Real Cormier, 38, Port Jervis, N. Y., harness driver. Dale Ross, 33, Vienna, Ohio, harness driver.
Anthony Annicharico, 53, 306 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, unemployed.
Angelo,Calanna, 46, 7001 Avenue U, Brooklyn, restaurant owner.
Howard Druss, 46, Bardonia, N. Y.
Jerry Guisto, 29, 413 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, unemployed.
Richard Perry, 31, 68 East 19th Street, Brooklyn, unemployed.
Michael Sherman, 32, 998 East 56th Street, Brooklyn, unemployed.
Michael famburo, 30, 149‐37 84th Street, Brooklyn, cab driver.
Joseph Pullman, 36, Hoboken, truck driver.
Constance Rogers, 39, 97‐11 Horace Harding Expressway, Queens, waitress.
Louis Valdes, 31, 355 Avenue U, Brooklyn, hairdresser.
Seymour Rothstein, 54, 102‐17 64th Road, Queens, cab driver.
Gaythorne Angell, Jr., 38, Providence, R. I., unemployed.
Bruno Facciolo, 45, 7001 Avenue U, Brooklyn, unemployed.
In addition, another harness driver was indicted on charges of obstruction of justice and with making false declarations to a grand jury. Joseph Bonacorsa, 52, of New Hyde Park, L. I.

Ha Ha! Richard (the fixer) Perry on that list. One of the things he is famous for is his connection to UNLV basketball players in 1990.

 

[valium]

Betall, you know Richard Perry? Also on that list , Michael Sherman, do you know him?

 

[Betallsports]

Betall, you know Richard Perry? Also on that list , Michael Sherman, do you know him?

You mean Richard the "Fixer" Perry ?? yeah, is he still alive ??

Sherman I'm not sure about. Was he apart of the Twin Daily Double fix as well ??

 

[Betallsports]

I still see Frank Popfinger every now and then. There's a restaurant in Westbury that he goes to a lot
Also saw Billy his Brother there about 3 years ago. Mr. Hollywood as he likes to be called because of his Starring role in the movie, Easy Money

 

[Coldpunch]

I remember when they wire tapped the Meadowlands paddock ( Drivers locker room ) and planted a bug on the sulky of bill o'donnell
They got Bill and Benny talking about a fix.

So-Sorry-935& Very few of them could be trusted and not much has changed

 

[Coldpunch]

Who's the Top guys up your way now ??

is the Robinson crew still up there ?

Robinson was tossed quite a while back. Trainers Burke and Takter win everything in sightkth)(&^

 

[Greenbacks]

Carmine was the red man....He dominated at Yonkers for a bunch of years

 

[valium]

You mean Richard the "Fixer" Perry ?? yeah, is he still alive ??

Sherman I'm not sure about. Was he apart of the Twin Daily Double fix as well ??

i don't know if Richard Perry is dead or alive. Also on that indicted list is Michael Sherman. He was one of the original guys who started rebates for horseplayers in Vegas at the Boardwalk casino in the 90's.

 

[Coldpunch]

Carmine was tremendous. His kid Eric drives now, mostly at that dump Freehold
Carmine was the classic front end driver

 

[Betallsports]

Carmine was tremendous. His kid Eric drives now, mostly at that dump Freehold
Carmine was the classic front end driver

Eric is a Prick ... and not even 1/100 of what his father was

 

[Greenbacks]

Carmine Abbatiello TV commercial.

 

[michael777]

thanks Greenbacks,good stuff! Carmine Abbatiello was as crooked as they come! LOL It's true!!

 

[Betallsports]

thanks Greenbacks,good stuff! Carmine Abbatiello was as crooked as they come! LOL It's true!!

Yeah but one of the Best on the front end

he was a Big fan of Asian Women

 

[Greenbacks]

thanks Greenbacks,good stuff! Carmine Abbatiello was as crooked as they come! LOL It's true!!

No problem michael

 

[Coldpunch]

What was the deal at Poconos when fans threw benches and tried to storm paddock?

They used to riot back in the day. Nobody cares anymore.kth)(&^kth)(&^

 

[Coldpunch]

Eric is a Prick ... and not even 1/100 of what his father was

I dont think anyone ever claimed he was in Carmine's class

 

[michael777]

I dont think anyone ever claimed he was in Carmine's class

agree