[DonGuido]

THE GALLIVAN CUP

Here is an article I found that gives a little background on Glen "Glenners" Gallivan. He loved thoroughbred racing with every ounce of his frail body. Anet and I were to meet him at Churchill Downs on the day before the 2000 Breeders Cup but our plans changed and we ended up going to the Horse Park instead. I'm sorry we missed him. Anet used to exchange spirited posts with him prior to his eventual fatal final illness. I was a real rookie back then and his knowledge and insight made my head spin and even made JolyB, our Professor, look like a high school kid.

Read this short piece on Glenners and understand why we have done the BC Gallivan Memorial Cup contest to end our handicapping year now since around 2004. It is a small honor we pay to a real horse person, a real fan and an expert in the game. It is an honor that I hope this honor to Glenners continues for as long as this contest format stays alive.

ENJOY!
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Glen Gallivan aka G L E N N E R S is well known among racing enthusiasts. Since 1997 he has worked for Beyer Associates, where he compiles speed figures for the Daily Racing Form for a number of tracks throughout North America. Cashing winning tickets, since the age of 13, he has covered major horse races for the WPRO radio station in Ocala, and as the former assistant editor for Florida's WIRE to WIRE and a correspondent for FLORIDA HORSE magazine.

It is with a heavy heart I must let you all know that Glenners passed away today, September 20, 2003. He was always in fragile health but still enjoyed racing and sharing his selections when he was able. I know we will all miss him. Here is a bit more about Glenners for those who are interested.

Glen Gallivan, known to us as Glenners, fought a lifelong battle with muscular dystrophy. He had also been on a ventilator since a bad bout with pneumonia in 2001. He passed away unexpected at the age of 30, likely from complications caused by his respiratory problems.

"He had 30 wonderful years, many more than anyone thought," said Glenners' mother, Patti Hackett. "He knew that life was before him now, and he had fun with it."

He had been a friend of Washington Post columnist and speed figure guru Andy Beyer since a chance meeting at the Kentucky Derby in 1997. He later became his employee and compiled speed figures for him for six years. Beyer said, "He put a lot of things in perspective. If I had some little complaint, everything seemed so trivial to what he experienced. And yet, I never heard him complain, never heard a word of self-pity. He seemed to accept his lot in life and make the most of it."

His body will be cremated and his ashes shared among several race tracks where he enjoyed cashing in winning tickets.

As a sort of living memorial, there is a 2-year-old colt named Glenners currently in training in the Maryland circuit. Watch for him and remember Glenners and his love of horse racing.
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Thanks to Ryan Conley of the Ocala Star-Banner for the quotes.