Stanley Dancer Tribute from Meadowlands TV

[spikeri812]

going to the races back in the day was the equivalent of watching ruth,maris,mantle.... night after night

[STU676]

Great job Holly

[Mr123LETSGO]

It seems like no matter where you go, if someone mentions horse racing Stanley Dancer's name will shortly follow. A Great Man,,, and also a Great Family!

[ginnyd1943]

Wow, this was great to see! I remember going to the farm with my Mom (the cousin mentioned below) and watching them work out. I loved going there!

[Barrie562]

Stanley Dancer was a world champion harness driver. I acutally had the privilege to see him drive horses to victory in Vancouver at Exhibition Park, mediorcre horses than no other driver could win with. It was really something out of this world to see him 'connect' with them and win effortlessly against much better stock. He truly was the best there ever is even today.

[STU676]

AMAZING

[gman1237]

Take a look at the whole Dancer family, they all have that drive and Persistence in them. You could knock the Dancer's down and they will stand right back up again.

[Sabca51]

That's for sure.  Stanley and my 91 y/o mother were 1st cousins. The whole family was like that. Very proud, stubborn, hard-working and family-oriented.

[smaexpress]

This was truly a remarkable tribute written and narrated by Bob "Hollywood: Heyden. Don't be fooled by the nickname "Hollywood"... Bob is a man of great humility and this tribute was the finest and perhaps best written eulogy I have ever witnessed.

Of course, credit (too) goes to Marjorie Mamaril for editing and the accomplished Sam McKee for this magnificent production.

Stanley Dancer would have been in "awe" of this acknowledgement had he seen it.

Great job everyone!

[aikenstheman]

my dad was a good friend of stanley and i grew up idolising him my dream was to be a trainer driver i was given a record of nevele pride breaking the world at saratoga when i was nine i played it to death i am know a succesfull trainer driver in australia my colors blue and yellow great tribute mr heyden

[modoc1111]

No Words to Describe.... A Great Human Being....

[Myrolex]

Holly

[mikebordon]

Great video. Superb tribute to one of the best! What a shame this sport had to die away. As a teen growing up in the 70's I was mesmerized by harness racing. Dancer and Haughton were Icons. I always fantacized being a driver. Got to see a lot of it at Bativia and Hamburg (Buffalo). Bravo to this video. Too sad the trotters faded away. I can still see those old pictures from the 50's and 60's with the stands packed with people.

[STU676]

@mikebordon  Yes the game is done

[miamisuzanne]

Outstanding!

[Ouellette1978]

Great film by the ole "Holywood" Heydan

[STU676]

great video for a man larger than life....how sad to see him go

[jondrain]

I got the privilege to get to know Stanley Dancer real well, when I worked for his brother Vernon when on a working holiday from New Zealand from 1980 to 1983.

They were both true gentleman of the sport, who will always be remembered by all in the harness racing industry.