Stan Bergstein dead
 

Those of us in the NY area who were harness fans in the 70's remember Stan Bergstein fondly. RIP and good night, Stan.

I remember very well the Yonkers/Roosevelt Raceway shows, Saturday evenings, Spencer Ross and Stan.

sad. He helped the RTIP tremendously

Not to Mention Jack E Lee.. Who doesn't remember Mr AAA wiring them 4 weeks in a row with the red man in the bike. Naturally the only reason we watched initially was because Crusher Blackwell was battling Haystacks Calhoun in the reinforced robes match at Midnight on WWWF

I had completley forgotten about that, but you are right.:o

Amazing that in those days they would attract 40,000 people for races like the International Trot and the Messinger on a Saturday night and harness racing had weekly coverage of the feature race at a time when there were basically only 7 channels on TV. Stan and Spencer were great in those days.

Unfortunately, I watched because I was a degenerate in the making then, it is how I got to where I am today. But I do remember the wrestling coming on at midnight after the Roosevelt/Yonkers show ended. Who could ever forget the classic song "I believe in Yonkers!"

Nickawampus Leroy and Stan. Together again.

RIP

Idéal du Gazeau This boy was a glorious animal... Nickwampus Leroy CLASSIC

BTW, when he wasn't drinking, Jack E. Lee was the best harness announcer ever. Lines like "He can see them all!" and "Innnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Front!" were classic!

The one that comes to mind for me is "Jacky Mo is just a passenger". From his Freehold days.

I seem to recall a pacer named Cigar Store Injun, or something like that, from those days.

Stan did a great job of explaining harness racing to us Thoroughbred fans. At one time, the harness racing TV show was on WOR-TV on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday nights (before cable TV was prominent).

I thought he was always at his best with a young Dave Johnson as his broadcasting partner.

He did a great interview with trainer Bob Farrington in the mid-1970's and made popular the tale of the wonder horse, Rambling Willie..

RIP, Stan....

I miss "This week in Harness" off of espn,I still have a few on vhs.
Stan was a great voice for harness.He will be missed greatly.

RIP Stan.

:D remember those days well!