In The Sulky Forum

General Category => General Harness Racing Discussion => Topic started by: pezz97 on November 02, 2011, 06:35:19 AM

Title: Stan Bergstein Passes
Post by: pezz97 on November 02, 2011, 06:35:19 AM: R.I.P redrose

Stanley F. Bergstein, a legend in horse racing for his knowledge, writing, and involvement in more facets of the sport than probably anyone else, died peacefully at home in Tucson, Ariz., at 4 a.m. Wednesday morning (Nov. 2). At his side was his son Al, Al's wife Megan, and a hospice care specialist. Daughter Lisa and her husband Craig, along with grandson Michael Hentshel, were also in Tucson for the end of Stan
Title: Re: Stan Bergstein Passes
Post by: burton on November 02, 2011, 07:31:57 AM: Quite a man.
Few loved harness racing more.
He will be missed.
Title: Re: Stan Bergstein Passes
Post by: Hugh Jass on November 02, 2011, 08:19:01 AM: Nice long life, R.I.P. redrose
Title: Re: Stan Bergstein Passes
Post by: AmyHollar on November 02, 2011, 08:20:03 AM: RIP Mr. Bergstein
Title: Re: Stan Bergstein Passes
Post by: sea biscuit on November 02, 2011, 09:00:15 AM: My condolences to the Bergstein family.

RIP Stan.
Title: Re: Stan Bergstein Passes
Post by: The Giss on November 02, 2011, 09:16:16 AM: There will be another like him. Knowledgeable, a great interview and a great interviewer. Class from the word go. bowdown redrose
Title: Re: Stan Bergstein Passes
Post by: Wilderness on November 02, 2011, 09:51:19 AM: from Dec 9, 1953 Harness Horse.
Title: Re: Stan Bergstein Passes
Post by: careless hal on November 02, 2011, 10:11:59 AM: Quote from: sea biscuit on November 02, 2011, 09:00:15 AM
My condolences to the Bergstein family.

RIP Stan.

redrose redrose redrose redrose redrose
Title: Re: Stan Bergstein Passes
Post by: sea biscuit on November 02, 2011, 02:01:45 PM: Quote from: The Giss on November 02, 2011, 09:16:16 AM
There will be another like him. Knowledgeable, a great interview and a great interviewer. Class from the word go. bowdown redrose

I think you missed the word 'not' in your message.

I wonder if somebody ever wrote his biography.
Title: Re: Stan Bergstein Passes
Post by: LVGaryD on November 02, 2011, 02:16:33 PM: Sad to read this today. I really enjoyed reading Mr. Bergstein's non-harness racing columns in Gaming Today, a weekly paper out here in Nevada.

redrose redrose redrose
Title: Re: Stan Bergstein Passes
Post by: Wilderness on November 02, 2011, 02:53:32 PM: Quote from: sea biscuit on November 02, 2011, 02:01:45 PM
I wonder if somebody ever wrote his biography.

There was an extensive article on Stan in the Feb 1994 Hoof Beats by Dean Hoffman.
Title: Re: Stan Bergstein Passes
Post by: careless hal on November 02, 2011, 02:58:54 PM: I remember when he called the races in Chicago.
Title: Re: Stan Bergstein Passes
Post by: Wilderness on November 02, 2011, 03:07:21 PM: Quote from: careless hal on November 02, 2011, 02:58:54 PM
I remember when he called the races in Chicago.

hal,
I tried to locate the reference and was unable.
Some time back I found a reference to the location of a early military Fort in Chicago.

The location of the reference to the fort was in doing a google on either the old HRI or HTA office in Chicago.

Stan got a nice laugh out of spending those years in that building and never knowing he was on the property of the old military fort.

The damned name escapes!
I found one reference to Fort Dearborn, however not sure that it. I saved the article in my horse stuff and just unable to locate it.
Title: Re: Stan Bergstein Passes
Post by: careless hal on November 02, 2011, 03:14:37 PM: Dearborn is the only one I can think of off the top of my head.
Title: Re: Stan Bergstein Passes
Post by: beans and weenies on November 02, 2011, 06:22:14 PM: RIP Mr. Bergstein. Condolences to his family. Did not always agree with him but always respected him. Few of his kind left. RIP Sir.
Title: Re: Stan Bergstein Passes
Post by: me on November 02, 2011, 10:43:43 PM: R.I.P. Stan.

He was the only reason harness racing got some play in The Daily Racing Form. Hope someone can pick up the slack and do something even close to what he did.