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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
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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 intervi ...
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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…
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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 Alyda…
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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 th…
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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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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 m…
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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…
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In episode five, the author describes his meeting with J.T. Lundy and Lundy's planned takeover of Calumet by marrying Cindy Wright, one of Calumet's heirs. John Veitch talks about his visits to his "old friend" Alydar at Calumet. Charlie Rose discusses Alydar's retirement from racing, and saying goodbye to Alydar as he leaves the Belmont barn for t…
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This episode is a celebration of Alydar's racing career. You'll hear Charlie Rose describe his first ride on Alydar. Steve Cauthen will discuss the stretch run in the Belmont as Alydar battled Affirmed to the finish. John Veitch talks about his decision to run Alydar in the Blue Grass Stakes, and the magical moment when the horse bows to the Lucill…
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In this episode, Denise and Fred discuss the impact of the recent Kentucky Derby deaths on the sport of horse racing and then move on to Terry McVey's investigation into Alydar's death on behalf of Golden Eagle Insurance Company that held a $5 million insurance policy on the horse. Brian Chambers, head of the equine mortality department at Golden E…
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Join host Denise Cueto and author Fred M. Kray for the second episode of Broken The Book Podcast. On this show, you'll hear what happened the night of November 13, 1990, when Alydar broke his right hind leg, alone in his stall at 10 pm. Learn about Tom Dixon's investigation into Alydar's injury on behalf of Lloyds of London who held a $36.5 million…
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In the premier episode of BROKEN, you'll meet your host Denise Cueto and the author of the book, Fred M. Kray as they discuss BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age. They'll talk about the origins of the book and revisit Alydar's birth and first years. You'll listen to the call of several of Alydar's early ra…
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