On November 13, 1990, it was a quiet evening at Calumet Farm, where the most valuable racehorses—including the prolific stallion Alydar, who is insured for $41.5 million – had settled into their stalls for the evening. Alton Stone, filling in for the regular night watchman, completed his rounds at the barn. Although nothing seemed out of the ordinary, an inexplicable hunch led Stone to check on Alydar. What he found – a grievously injured horse with no discernible cause – jump-started one of the biggest mysteries to ever hit the horse racing world.
After a four-year investigation, animal law attorney Fred M. Kray uncovers new details in the #1 Amazon bestseller, Broken: The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age (Live Oak Press – May 2, 2023).
One part true-crime investigation, one-part evocative history of the adrenaline-filled days of horse racing's golden age, Kray follows Alydar's rise to fame and then dives into the sordid details of the crime and trial that came to define his legacy. Told with the taut pacing of a legal thriller, the book investigates Alydar's death, the $41.5 million insurance payout, and the stain it left on the sport of horse racing.
Throughout the book, Kray weaves together shocking testimony and key evidence from the trials, featuring dramatic photos taken the night of the incident. Drawing on interviews conducted with more than 25 key witnesses, Kray reveals insider-only details and, in order to discover the truth about the death of this magnificent horse, embarks on a major investigation –one that leads to an unexpected and startling conclusion.
Visit https://fredmkray.com/ where readers can submit their own verdict after reviewing actual photos and evidence gathered from Kray's four-year investigation. The website is also a wonderful tribute to Alydar and includes photos, stats, and videos from his legendary career.
ALYDAR RACING CAREER AND LEGACY:
- At the time of his death in 1990, Alydar was the leading sire in the United States.
- His name will always be synonymous with Affirmed, known by many as the greatest rivalry in the history of Thoroughbred racing and his second-place finishes to Affirmed in the 1978 Triple Crown.
- In an ironic twist, Alydar and Affirmed were housed together at Calumet the night of November 13, 1990.
- He had a successful racing career of his own, having raced 26 times and his win-place-show record was 14-9-1.
- His purse earnings were just shy of $1 million: $957,195.
- He was inducted into horseracing's Hall of Fame in 1989.
- The Alydar Stakes has been held in Saratoga until 2022.
- He found Triple Crown redemption in his sons, Alysheba and Easy Goer. Between the two, they gave Alydar the Triple Crown, which he tried so hard to win.
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