Golden Moka, winner of the Prince of Wales at Fort Erie on Sunday.
GM,an Ontario bred, ended up racing in Panama, where he was undefeated in 3 tries.
He was purchased by a group which includes paralyzed rider Rene Douglas, who is
Panamanian, and one of the surgeons who treated Douglas after his career
ending spill in the Arlington Matron last year.
GM, who earned $12,000 for his 3 Panamanian triumphs, earned $300K for his Prince
of Wales victory.
Great story by DRF\'s Marcus Hersh about Rene Douglas in Sunday\'s edition.
richiebee Wrote:
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> Golden Moka, winner of the Prince of Wales at Fort
> Erie on Sunday.
>
> GM,an Ontario bred, ended up racing in Panama,
> where he was undefeated in 3 tries.
>
> He was purchased by a group which includes
> paralyzed rider Rene Douglas, who is
> Panamanian, and one of the surgeons who treated
> Douglas after his career
> ending spill in the Arlington Matron last year.
>
> GM, who earned $12,000 for his 3 Panamanian
> triumphs, earned $300K for his Prince
> of Wales victory.
>
> Great story by DRF\'s Marcus Hersh about Rene
> Douglas in Sunday\'s edition.
I remember reading (of course not betting) about Renee Douglas recommending the purchae of Golden Moka by watching videos of races. Great story.
He looked really good..and they\'ve already been offered $2m for him. Stay tuned....
Richie,
I had a chance to meet Rene via my Chicago training buddy. He was a fun loving guy and seemed to really love his job. (Although he did indicate that some trainers were Diva\'s so to speak!!) Great Story.....
See you Friday!!