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Page 20--Shaw Media Group 1982 Fair Guide Contests &. competitors FAMILY EFFORT. Don "Frog" Nolen trains the horses, but he leaves the responsibility of driving them up to his sons. Darryl (shown) and Don Jr. The Harvard family has been on the racing circuit for the 12 years, ever since Nolen and a friend bought a 2- year-old colt. n V? 4% ... : '~%y- r«-J ~s**\ IDS IDEAS IDS. suite 189-4. today we manage SI2 billion lor ilu* million people using IDS money ideas to reaeh their finaneial goals • I .in I \c nipt Iiim-sImi nts • IK.\ Krof»h Mails • Mono Market ami Muiu.il I uirN e Inw Mnu iu ( i-nitk ato • InsiiraiKi* Manx e ( t.i |>or.iu IVimimi atul l'r< ifii sharing Hans 1 hn.iiKi.il I'l.inniM^ 11)1 \s • I stati ItanuiiiK IDEAS e IliisiiiiNs I'l.imnn^ II )l \s Contact your local IDS rapraaantative at: UlAAiif- IDS IDEAS TO HELP YOU • --» \-- MANAGE MONEY W.H. TAMMEUS 815-338-2770 CHARLES BOE 815-338-7782 Investors IHwrsitU-il Sir\ui> IDs |j| 'c Insurance (onipam Miihk v.(4 Horse training and driving a Nolen family venture AU NEW UNI UM FLEETWOOD IE BIRO J lOUR 1MB ALL IN Ml MOM |Nm Can Um4 Cm| Fta>aaiai • Rwtpraatiai - ImwmcS ' I f1?'0 ' SALES DEFT IS. HON. THRU FRI SAT.S4 |N«VKI Mft| in %m «aa rai CA DILL At PONTIAC In Mr Henry, II. By Jack McCarthy Sentinel sports editor HARVARD - For Don "Frog" Nolen, harness competition at the McHenry County Fair is more than just another stop on the racing drcuit. While he spends much of the year training horses in Harvard, they're usually entered in races Car away from home at Chicago area and other regional tracks. But when McHenry County Fair rolls around, it's a chance to show off his entries before the home folks. He also had horses in Harvard's recently-revived Milk Days racea. Nolen doesn't ride competitively, however. He leaves that responsibility to his sons, Darryl and Don Jr., who have worked with their father for at least a decade. The younger Nolens will split riding duties when post time is called at 1:80 p.m. Wedneaday and Thursday at the grandstand. Participating in his 10th McHenry County Fair, Noiefl plans to have six entries. At least one will run in what may be the highlight for county racing fans -- the McHenry County Pace. That race is limited to county-trained and driven entries only. "I've got four 2-year-olds and they're all training good," he says. "This (county fair circuit) is the place to go. They learn to race there." His other planned county fair stops in­ clude Darlington and Monroe, Wis., as well as Belvidere and Pecatonica, 111. Later this summer he plans to travel to Springfield for Illinois State Fair races. For Nolen, training horses is a full-time occupation. But there's no such thing as a "typical day" for him, rather many are bet­ ter termed "long days." The three Nolens generally start work around 7:30 ajn., feeding the eight horses he owns or trains for others. Then, if the weather cooperates, it's out to a nearby small oval track for exercise and runs. The training work generally ends in mid- afternoon. But if there's a harness race scheduled in Chicago or Moline, the day is far from over. 'That's eight, 10 more hours right there," he says. Nolen got his start about 12 years ago when he and Robert Crabtree, also of Har­ vard, together bought a 2-year-old colt. "We bought the first horse together and it's ad­ vanced ever since," Nolen says. After training part time for several years, Nolen discovered he could make it a full- time business -- and make money at it. But entering the business of training and running horses today is an expensive pro­ position. A good colt (a male 2- to 5-years- old) could cost from $12,000 to $15,000, he ex­ plains. , ' o ' ' 71 ' •" But prise money earned from good horses can more than compensate. The money comes mainly from Chicago-area pari- mutuel tracks or special races. An average continued on page 21 <Siqnx *7/oat cAlamc BEAUTIFULLY«DISTINCTIVELY*PERMAN£NTLY )T0M ENGRAVED & lorl SANDCRAFTFn RPnwnnn J ANDERSON tODUCTS COMPANY 7318 W RTE. 120. McHENRY. IL. (815)385-0825 # VV« V* .v V» „V V V- ' %V »'» '•