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03-19-2015, 07:25 AM
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Nice video...I spent many days at Belmont and the A over the years....If Mr Jerkens had a horse entered, you always had to give it a second and 3rd look. Way back in the early 70s, he had a sprinter named Raise a King who had bad legs, would only run every few months, but Allen would get him ready and he would fire....just one of many amazing training jobs he did over the years.....I will miss this guy! 
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03-19-2015, 07:39 AM
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From the piece on Bloodhorse:
"Jerkens was born on April 21, 1929, in Islip, N.Y. He was enthralled with horses from the start, beginning to compile a scrapbook of his favorites when he was in kindergarten. Among his clippings were reports of Omaha's Triple Crown win in 1935, the first horse he said he remembered." http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...#ixzz3UpmoqwNn Talk about someone who spent his life doing what he loved. Condolences to his family, and what a wonderful run he had!
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03-19-2015, 08:30 AM
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I remember not too long ago, when they still had racing on Television on Saturday, when Randy Moss used to pick a Budweiser long shot of the race. This day he picked Shine Again, who was double digits. She blew them away! I still have the video of the race and Mr. Jerkens in the winner circle
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03-19-2015, 01:29 PM
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RIP Mr. Jerkens.
It was the fall of 1984 and he trained a speedball named Up Pops Awinner for Hobeau. I had an affinity for cheap speed and was thinking about making a small wager. Given that the horse almost always gave up the ghost in the lane I asked him what he thought of his chances. He said "I've tried everything with him, blinkers on, blinkers off, on the lead, off the pace, I'm ready to give up on him. Naturally Up Pops Awinner runs off and hides. Wins for fun. Walking back through the tunnel we make eye contact and Mr. Jerkens looks at me with curious grin and says "whatta ya know about that".
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03-19-2015, 03:52 PM
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As ever, no one says it better than Steve Haskin.
Bloodhorse > Hangin' With Haskin > Hail to The Chief
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03-19-2015, 03:53 PM
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