Takter called me up today (Friday) and asked me to come out to Lexington and race one in the Futurity for him," confessed Pierce. He had originally pegged a return for 2016. In 2015, doctors operated on Pierce's neck and back in what would be the first of multiple surgeries. Unfortunately, I had to hang it up when I was 58." I'll drive and work hard until I'm 60, and then that's it. "I always told myself, even when I first started driving because I'd be driving with the older guys, and I'd always say to myself 'he must be a fool to be out here.if he hits the track it won't be easy on him' so I'm going to hang it up when I'm 60. "I still like it, the money's great and I'm still in decent shape," Pierce told Trot Insider on Friday morning. After one of the most decorated careers in harness racing history, driver Ron Pierce has officially retired from active competition.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |