The horses and buggies bring to mind the chariot races in biblical epics of old like “Ben-Hur,” while the manic shouts and fist-pumping of the bettors resemble the floor of a stock exchange – if the stocks were named things like “Rodeo Rock,” “” or the always crowd-pleasing “Hoof Hearted.”
For the longest time, their motto was “every 19 minutes, the place goes crazy,” referencing the frenzied spectacle when the bell rings to start each of their nightly harness races.
Northfield Park has been a horseracing and Cleveland institution since it opened in 1957.
