Two interesting Northern Dancer facts:
E. P. Taylor received an offer of $40 million from a French syndicate to purchase the horse when he was 21 years old.
At his peak his stud fee reached a staggering $1,000,000.
In episode 2 of In Good Company, Gabby Gaudet sits down with legendary broadcaster Tom Hammond to reflect on his remarkable career behind the microphone covering events like the Triple Crown and the Olympics, and his deep ties to Kentucky and horse racing.
Watch the full conversation on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts. → https://t.co/e3VpblQb22
BOLD ROCK and Sunday Diaz Jr. score in the 2nd at @RaceCharlesTown. Congratulations to the connections and a huge thank you to our team! #FigginsRacing
Naval Hospital went gate to wire in the 6th at CT last night. Thank you Arnaldo Bocachica for the ride and our team for all of their hard work. Congratulations to owner Lester Everetts. #FigginsRacing 🏇🏼
NAVAL HOSPITAL and Arnaldo Bocachica take the 5th at CT. Congratulations to owner Lester Everetts and a huge thank you to our team for all of their hard work! #FigginsRacing 🏇🏼
GOLDEN GIRL LENA and Sunday Diaz Jr took the 6th at CT last night! Congratulations to owners, CJI Phoenix Group and Uptown Girl Racing! Huge thank you to our team for all of their hard work. #FigginsRacing 🏇🏼
GABRIEL’S WING and Wes Hamilton take the 5th at Penn National. Congratulations to owner Ray Pennington and a huge thank you to our team! #FigginsRacing 🏇🏼
Thousands of agricultural jobs. A multibillion-dollar total economic impact. Hundreds of thousands of acres of farms and green space. Don't decouple Florida from our beloved thoroughbred industry. #FTBOA#NotoDecoupling
GOLDEN GIRL LENA and Sunday Diaz Jr. take the 8th at Laurel Park. Congratulations to the connections and a huge thank you to our team for all of their hard work! #FigginsRacing 🏇🏼
GABRIEL’S WING and Justin Lewis take the night cap at @RaceCharlesTown congrats to his connections and a huge thank you to our team for all of their hard work! #FigginsRacing 🏇🏼
OSCOR and Sunday Diaz Jr score in the 6th @RaceCharlesTown. Congratulations to her breeder and co owner Jay Reese and a huge thank you to our team #FigginsRacing 🏇🏼
Chickin Lickin breaks her maiden in the 4th at @LaurelPark with @JevianToledo in the irons. Congratulations to her connections and a huge thank you to our team! #FigginsRacing
Chickin Lickin ($5.80) tracked from the pocket under @JevianToledo, split rivals entering the turn, then wore down the pacesetter to take the fourth @LaurelPark for @FigginsRacing. @MarylandTB filly graduated in fourth start.
5-6-9-1 official.