Game loses 2 top breeder-owners in Fuller, Schoenborn

[Kasept]

FULLER

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...ges-owner-dies

Peter Fuller, the New England car dealer best known for owning 1968 disqualified Kentucky Derby winner Dancer’s Image, died May 14 after a lengthy illness. He was 89. A homebred racing for Fuller, Dancer’s Image defeated Calumet Farm’s Forward Pass in the 94th renewal of the Derby on May 4, 1968, but was subsequently disqualified after he tested positive for the then-prohibited pain killer phenylbutazone in post-race testing.

The Kentucky State Racing Commission ordered Dancer’s Image disqualified and first-place money awarded to Forward Pass. Fuller filed legal action and received a favorable lower court verdict that was later overturned by the Kentucky Supreme Court.

Fuller, who entered the Thoroughbred business in 1951, was also prominent on the national racing scene in 1985 when his homebred Mom’s Command swept the New York Filly Triple Crown and was voted an Eclipse Award as outstanding 3-year-old filly. As Mom’s Command embarked on her championship season, Fuller eschewed suggestions that he replace his daughter, Abby, as jockey in favor of more established and better known riders.

[Kasept]

SCHOENBORN

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...choenborn-dies

One of the pioneers of the New York breeding program, Gustave C. Schoenborn Sr. died May 11 at his home in Coxsackie, N.Y., following a short illness. He was 75.

Born in Detroit in 1936, Schoenborn served in the U.S. Army from 1952-56. With his brother, Everett, he founded Schoenborn Brothers Farm, which quickly became one of the leading Thoroughbred breeding operations in New York. The brothers operated the farm for five decades, standing such regional standouts as Cormorant and Talc.

Schoenborn’s son, Gus Schoenborn Jr., would go on to found Contemporary Stallions. Contemporary stood New York stalwarts Ends Well and Double Negative, plus Lucky Roberto, subsequently a successful sire in Argentina, and City Zip , who now stands at William S. Farish’s Lane’s End Farm near Versailles, Ky.

[keithting]

Thanks for informing us Steve...

My condolences to the families and friends....

I remember both as being major forces on the NY racing scene for many a year.

Mom's Command was quite a race horse and Abby always rode her to perfection.

Also, Talc was one of my all-time favorites....

Again, my thoughts go out to both families at this time...

When I was stationed at Pease AFB, NH in 1968, my wife and I visited Mr. Fuller's horse farm in Seabrook, NH and saw Dancer's Image in his paddock.
Peter Fuller was a class act all the way, and he will be missed. There was talk at the time of the dq of Dancer's Image from the Derby purse that the Kentucky "good ole boys" were being vindictive because Fuller was a notorious civil rights advocate and had a long history of supporting liberal causes that didn't sit well with 1960's southerners.

Those awful Kentuckians.

R.I.P champion of Utopia. *sigh*

[DCracing]

any one remember this? ...and i thought all this drug stuff was new!

http://www.boston.com/Boston/metrode...ll_Local_Links

[Kasept]

New Hampshire Chronicle 3 part video on Fuller, Dancer's Image, Runnymeade:

PT. I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-9oqxWMmTc

PT II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipDhd...feature=relmfu

PT. III: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0pIt...feature=relmfu

[OldDog]

Originally Posted by Kasept

New Hampshire Chronicle 3 part video on Fuller, Dancer's Image, Runnymeade:

PT. I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-9oqxWMmTc

PT II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipDhd...feature=relmfu

PT. III: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0pIt...feature=relmfu

Thanks for posting these, Steve.