"Black Gold" on TCM 8/20

[Calzone Lord]

Black Gold's dam was owned by an Indian. She was a tough speedball that won 34 of 122 starts.

In her final career start, she was claimed out of a race at Jaurez Mexico ... her owner/breeder/trainer refused to give her up.

The horse was suspended for life and the owner was ruled off all horse tracks for life. Every year, the DRF would post horse suspensions ... and in all the years I looked, I hadn't seen a similar incident like that. The guy ruled off was the breeder of Black Gold...but he died, and his wife owned him.





Here is a story about his dam Useeit, just one week after she was ruled off for life along with her owner/trainer.