Thoughts from a Novice Handicapper, Volume 2

[westcoastinvader]

My Dad (and Mom) always made sure we had money to buy a modest dinner out on the ride home from the track. Or perhaps a late night dinner if we were playing the trotters.

That was a big deal to 'em, perhaps cause they had their kid (and eventually kids) in tow.

I think we hit all the good eating spots on Route 8 between Cleveland and Akron.

I remember really enjoying going for midnight dinners at a family restaurant in Northfield after the trotters and pacers (which I NEVER bet these days).

I also remember fondly a place just outside of the old Ascot Park I posted about in another thread (that AGAIN no one seems to remember or care about!....... :-) ) On the corner of Bath Road and Route 8, just behind the Ascot back stretch, was "The Chickery Chick." We had dinner there after the final 8th race, or perhaps the 9th if it was a long card.

I think I had chicken at The Chickery Chick. If not, it seems like I should have!