Franklin Groves, a Minneapolis industrialist's one of a group of horsemen who bought a half interest in Seattle Slew, for $6,000,000.
It was Sept. 16, 1978, and Angel Cordero finally landed the ride of his life: he was aboard Seattle Slew for the Marlboro Cup Handicap.
By G. F. T. Ryall The New Yorker, March 6 , 1978P. 95 Franklin Groves, a Minneapolis industrialist's one of a group of horsemen who bought a half interest in Seattle Slew, for $6,000,000.
Dr. James Hill, the veterinarian, who picked out Slew for the Taylors is a shareholder in Wooden Horse Investments, Inc., which owns Slew, and there is a state law that prohibits a practicing veterinarian from owning and racing a horse in New York.
There will… Dr. James Hill, who picked Seattle Slew for Micky Taylor to buy at one of the yearling sales 2 years ago, was suspended for 30… Seattle Slew made a public appearance at the Saratoga Spa on Tuesday, which Governor Carey had proclaimed Seattle Slew Day.
Taylor; his wife, Karen; and a former partner, Jim Hill, bought Seattle Slew for a modest $17,500, then watched as he won 14 of 17 races -- two of the three he lost were by a neck and a nose -- and earned $1,208,726 in purses.
