Roosevelt Raceway Where It All Began

Roosevelt Raceway: Where It All Began was written to rekindle the exhilarating times that took place at one of the best harness racetracks in the nation. The story begins in the forties with a man named George Morton Levy, a New York attorney who represented some of the most colorful people in America (Lucky Luciano, Frank Costello, and Frank Erickson). Levy, who is called The Father of Modern Harness Racing had a vision and made it a reality when he took a dilapidated motorcar racetrack located in Westbury, Long Island, and turned it into a multi-million-dollar legacy that would be called Roosevelt Raceway. It was this track that introduced the innovation that catapulted harness racing into a modern era of success by introducing the mobile starting gate, profoundly improving and changing the sport forever. The first part of the book tells of the life and times of George Morton Levy and his incomparable racetrack. It tells about the rise and fall of Roosevelt Raceway, the scandals that took place there, and the deception and disappointment when the track was sold and demolished. The latter part of the book consists of stories, top drivers, world-class horses, famous races, and original photos that made Roosevelt Raceway "the World Capital of Harness Racing." Roosevelt Raceway: Where It All Began.

This book is a "must" for racing fans.
It will bring back great memories and
lighten every day it is in your hands.

By John Berry - harness racing publicist and Hall of Fame Journalist.

"offers an intimate look at the people and
horses that made Roosevelt so great.
It is filled with amusing anecdotes,
statistics and key dates."

View From The Grandstand By Joe FitzGerald

If you think the Seabiscuit story
was indeed the stuff of dreams,
wait till you read "Roosevelt Raceway
Where It All Began"

By Bob Marks - Harness Racing Hall of Fame Journalist member