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Sources have reported today (May 6) that Hall of Famer, Alan J. Leavitt, of Lana Lobell and Walnut Hall Fame, allegedly died this morning at the age of 88 by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Born March 22, 1936, in Baltimore, Maryland, Leavitt employed his business instincts to become one of the brightest stars in the
While one reads often of the exploits of harness racing wonder Mack Lobell, 3, 1:52.1 ($3,917,594), it’s not often that aficionados of the sport reflect upon the lasting impact of his sire, Mystic Park 3, 1:57 ($480,907). The son of Noble Gesture-Mystic Sign-Speedster, while best remembered as the horse who sired “Mighty Mack,” was himself,
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Robert J. Key, one of the Standardbred sport’s most influential breeders, most notably through his horse American Winner, passed Wednesday morning (Jan. 27), in Pennsylvania.
Key bred American Winner in partnership with the late John Glesmann and the colt won the 1993 Hambletonian. As a sire, American Winner leaves a legacy through his daughter Yankee Blondie, the dam of Muscle Hill.
American Winner was a son of Super Bowl and the Speedy Somolli mare BJs Pleasure. Key and Glesmann purchased BJs Pleasure as a yearling from breeder Lana Lobell Farms. The following year Lana Lobell sold her half-brother, Mack Lobell.