• BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio for BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age

  • By: Fred M. Kray
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BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio for BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age

By: Fred M. Kray
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  • One fateful November night, Alydar mysteriously broke his leg while alone in his stall at 10 pm. An insurance investigation ensued, and his injury was declared an accident. $41.5 million was paid out by Lloyds of London and Golden Eagle Insurance Company. Later the FBI would get involved and there would be two federal trials.

    BROKEN, one part true-crime and one part courtroom drama, is set in the evocative history of the adrenaline-filled days of horse racing's golden age. The author interviews over 25 witnesses in order to discover the truth about the death of the magnificent racehorse  and reaches an unexpected and startling conclusion. 

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  • BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio For BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
    Feb 12 2024

    The last episode. Listen to the author's final argument, pulling together the facts of the insurance investigation, the FBI investigation, the two federal trials and his interviews with over 25 witnesses. Most importantly, you get to be a juror. Listeners will get the code to access the verdict form at https://fredmkray.com/verdict/ and you will be able to render your own verdict in the case. Don't miss it!

    Thanks for listening! You can purchase the book here. The BROKEN website is here. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

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    34 mins
  • BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio for BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
    Dec 25 2023

    Episode 10 features Tommy Burns, the horse hitman. WARNING. This episode contains profanity and discussions about horse deaths in the context of being killed for the insurance money. It may disturb some listeners. Burns reviews the evidence found in Alydar's stall the night of the incident, and describes how an intentional act may have caused Alydar's death.


    Thanks for listening! You can purchase the book here. The BROKEN website is here. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

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    37 mins
  • BROKEN The Podcast-Companion Audio for BROKEN-The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing's Golden Age
    Nov 28 2023

    Episode 9 features FBI agent Robert Foster and MIT Expert George Pratt. Foster discusses his investigation, his interviews with Alton Stone and the FBI theory of Alydar's injury. He also talks how the insurance investigation went wrong. George Pratt, the prosecution expert on the forces requires to break the bolts gives his opinion what happened the night of November 13, 1990, and how Alydar could have been intentionally injured.

    Thanks for listening! You can purchase the book here. The BROKEN website is here. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

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    31 mins
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Love this podcast!

This has been a great podcast and have really enjoyed learning the tragic story of the great Alydar, who’s story should have ended better. Anyone who has followed the sport of horse racing needs to listen to it.

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Excellent!

The podcast provides additional background information and commentary that is compelling. So interesting to listen to parts of the interviews.

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