Gene the Racing Machine - Great Story for "hopeless cas

Travis · Postby **Travis** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:46 am

Hi guys, I've come across this amazing story in Gainesville Sun newspaper from 1988, I've been looking for horse properties in central FL and I found it being an amazing adventure!
please copy and paste the link into your browser:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1 ... 88,2608437

A colt injured in his 4th race ever - xrays show 2 broken bones and bone chips, someone buys him from dead row for $150 and after some recovery he goes on to win 27 out of 57 starts after his "life ending" injuries. In 1988 he was the most winning TB in the US!!!!

Tbird · Postby **Tbird** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:30 am

Can't read the page so clicked on the link above left. (Interesting headlines.)
Is there another way to see/read this story?

Travis · Postby **Travis** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:25 am

please try to copy and paste this whole link into your Google search:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1 ... 88,2608437

It comes from Gainesville Sun Newspaper July 23, 1988.
Name of the article:
"Gene the Racing Machine, An Unlikely Champion"

The story is amazing. Worth making a movie about!

Skipitgirl · Postby **Skipitgirl** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:57 am

What is the horses name? I cant read the article. It is to small.

Travis · Postby **Travis** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 11:28 am

the horse name is Gene, born in US 1983 by Fappiano.
Please try there should be a + make it bigger font on top when you open the article.

Cheers.

Fair Play · Postby **Fair Play** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 5:54 am

Neat story. It helps when your dam is a half to Cozzene!