BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio for BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age Fred M. Kray
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One fateful November night, Alydar mysteriously broke his leg while alone in his stall at 10 pm. An insurance investigation ensued, and his injury was declared an accident. $41.5 million was paid out by Lloyds of London and Golden Eagle Insurance Company. Later the FBI would get involved and there would be two federal trials.BROKEN, one part true-crime and one part courtroom drama, is set in the evocative history of the adrenaline-filled days of horse racing's golden age. The author interviews over 25 witnesses in order to discover the truth about the death of the magnificent racehorse and reaches an unexpected and startling conclusion.
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BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio For BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
The last episode. Listen to the author's final argument, pulling together the facts of the insurance investigation, the FBI investigation, the two federal trials and his interviews with over 25 witnesses. Most importantly, you get to be a juror. Listeners will get the code to access the verdict form at https://fredmkray.com/verdict/ and you will be able to render your own verdict in the case. Don't miss it!Thanks for listening! You can purchase the book here. The BROKEN website is here. Follo...
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BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio for BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
Episode 10 features Tommy Burns, the horse hitman. WARNING. This episode contains profanity and discussions about horse deaths in the context of being killed for the insurance money. It may disturb some listeners. Burns reviews the evidence found in Alydar's stall the night of the incident, and describes how an intentional act may have caused Alydar's death.Thanks for listening! You can purchase the book here. The BROKEN website is here. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio for BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
Episode 9 features FBI agent Robert Foster and MIT Expert George Pratt. Foster discusses his investigation, his interviews with Alton Stone and the FBI theory of Alydar's injury. He also talks how the insurance investigation went wrong. George Pratt, the prosecution expert on the forces requires to break the bolts gives his opinion what happened the night of November 13, 1990, and how Alydar could have been intentionally injured.Thanks for listening! You can purchase the book here. The BROKEN...
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BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio for BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
In Episode 8, Alton Stone, the substitute night watchman who found Alydar the night of November 13, 1990, breaks his 35-year silence and speaks for the first time. That's all you need to know. Thanks for listening! You can purchase the book here. The BROKEN website is here. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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BROKEN THE PODCAST-Companion Audio for BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
The author talks about his visit to Saratoga to honor Alydar's races in the 1978 Whitney (where Alydar finally changes leads for the first time) and the 1978 Travers (which Alydar won by disqualification). Hear the famous call of the Whitney as Alydar "Comes like a shot" to win by a glorious seven lengths. Stanley Broughton, Calumet's maintenance man, discusses Lundy's order to fix the bolts the morning after the accident at 9:00 am, the discarding of the original corroded bolts and the subse...
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BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio for BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
In this episode, John Veitch, Alydar's trainer, discusses what he found out about the facts surrounding Alydar's death, and talks about the long history of the Calumet stallion barn and its occupants, including Whirlaway and Citation. Michael Coulter, Alydar's groom at the time of the incident, relates what Alton Stone, the night watchman, told him the morning after Alydar's death about where he was and how long he was gone. Coulter also details his own observations of the stall door and hard...
Customer Reviews
A MUST READ/LISTEN
No matter a horse racing fan, this story is worth your time 💕
A Must Listen For Racing Fans and Equestrians
Fred Kray’s podcast on the life of Alydar and the powerhouse of Calumet Farm is extremely well researched and extremely compelling for fans of our sport! It’s wonderful to hear Alydar’s memory come alive through Kray’s words. An easy 5 stars!
Love the Interviews!
I love thoroughbred history and especially hearing from the people who were there. When is the next episode?