Volponi, the 43-1 upset winner of the 2002 Breeders' Cup Classic, died in Korea on Feb. 14 at age 27, according to Korea Racing Authority records. A cause of death is not typically listed in KRA ...
His most famous ride was the 1971 Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park ... area horse stables and dropped out of high school at 16 to work as a horse walker for trainer Hirsch Jacobs, another Jewish ...
Thoroughbreds have died at Belmont Park at higher rates than at other tracks, despite officials’ efforts to reduce horse racing deaths ... but $2 million for another study is a big waste ...