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Posted on Monday, November 16th, 2009
Hall of Fame horse racing trainer Bobby Frankel died on Monday after a battle with leukemia. He was 68 years old.
The American media reported that Bobby Frankel, a five-time Eclipse Award winning race horse trainer, died at his Los Angeles area home.
“Bobby Frankel was one of the greatest trainers in thoroughbred racing history,” said Alex Waldrop, the president and CEO of National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA). “His outstanding horsemanship, coupled with a keen insight into the game, made him a force in the sport for the last 40 years. His immense talent, and his abiding love for his horses, will be sorely missed.”
Race horse trainer Bobby Frankel saddled six Breeders’ Cup winners and won a Triple Crown race, capturing the Belmont Stakes in 2003 with Empire Maker who denied Funny Cide a Triple Crown.
The New York native divided his time between California and New York racing tracks and was inducted into the Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1995.
Frankel’s horses won 3,654 races in 17,657 starts, with earnings of $227.94 million.
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