I hate gold diggers. All of the hard work by that family and their legacy practically undone by having one stupid granddaughter. Seriously what did she see in that ugly egg shaped clown anyway?
+Melanie Hamilton If I was the grandmother, I would've willed the farm OUT of the family to someone who was going to take care of it. Rather than risk it becoming undone because my granddaughter was in love with Jethro.
Please know, Cindy was not a stupid girl and she loves her Lord Jesus; she knew nothing about horse farming. She believed and trusted in her husband, so did her siblings, to make the best decisions possible for Calumet.
Charlene evans, anyone who is unable to foresee tragedy through the clues left by the behavior of extremely greedy people IS a stupid person. This guy was showing desperation from the beginning and at all times. When you come from money you have to be extremely cautious when choosing your partner. So yes, it was a very poor decision of hers to bring that man into their family and believing in God has nothing to do with it. It doesn't give her a pass.
Please know that JT was a wonderful guy and allowed our family to visit during a stressful time for him, I am sure, we were nothing special just plain country folks. My daughter, a freshman, at that time, had written a letter to see if she would visit and within a week we were sitting in his office. He never forgot the meek and humble beginnings of his father, my grandmother's brother, he remained as country as cornbread. Love you JT.
Charlene evans His greed had no bottom. It was insatiable. Off course right now he is a great guy. Now he has to appreciate (or at least pretend to appreciate) anyone who would look at or listen to him. His tail and head should be between his legs. Shame on him. Greedy Murdeder.
The good thing is that the wright grandchildren ended up bankrupt, they couldn't be bothered to take an interest in their inheritance and safeguard it.
That's the most disgusting thing about this. And I've seen this before, but today I tried to find what happened to the grandchildren--very little is mentioned of them anywhere, so it must have been really bad. The sad thing is, the parents must have been really rough on them, so rough they didn't even want to learn the family business. I mean, they were sitting on a gold mine and didn't want it--Jeez.
JT was such a plain down to earth guy and the first cousin to my Dad. We were the last one to visit the farm, at the request of my daughter that is now passed, before it was auctioned off. Love you JT Lundy thank you for allowing my daughter to have a day that she never forgot as long as she lived.
I grew up with a beautiful white (really like an off-white) Arabian horse named Delta since my dad's side of the family owns a few horses since like the 60's, I believe. That was a truly magnificent horse, stood tall and very lean; it even competed in several races and equestrian competitions. Unfortunately, I was only able to ride him once, because I'm severely allergic to hay and dry grass. I can still remember that there was this other horse named Knucklehead; I'm serious that was his name and the reason why he was given this name is because every single time that he saw or smelled a mare; he'd literally bang his head on the side of his stable. I truly miss these two beautiful, magnificent and majestic creatures. My only regret is being allergic to hay and dry grass, because I missed out on riding them!!! RIP Alydar, Delta and Knucklehead!!! Now you're roaming, galloping, frolicking and trotting around in Heaven 😇😇😇😍😍😍💖💖💖💝💝💝
LEO's & Prosecutors are consumed with convictions & "wins". They need to justify their existence, so tax revenue keeps funneling to their dept. & they get re-elected. Justice is NOT main goal. Innocence or guilt are secondary to "wins". Success is based on "wins". Its NOT damnation to them...just common knowledge. The Vet says their case is ridiculous. The professor here, has been refuted 100 times. The case was full of speculation, hunches, guesses & circumstantial fairytales. The JUDGE agreed, nobody to blame for this horses death. It was a terrible tragedy, but no crime here, only a bunch of misguided hillbilly's with millions of squandered dollars. Nobody needs "to pay". Rise above thinking with emotion.
JT was trash. He had no business in control of this business. The grandmother was wise to keep him out as long as she possibly could. It is a shame that her granddaughter was stupid enough to marry him and leave him in charge.
Charlene, so she's very happy after the family lost their hard earned money and an amazing stallion they'll never have again? wow, she most be a very cold blooded person. And again, what being a Christian has to do with the tragedy caused by her husband, her compliance and her incompetence?
+AJ Muzik You're absolutely right. This mess still makes me angry as hell. I'm from KY and love those thoroughbreds. They're the only athletes who never behave like low rent turds.
Dedicating your life to waiting to 'steal' an estate built up by others is despicable! If I was that matriarch that died at 93 I would have arranged for him to have a fatal 'accident'.
I hope that this beautiful animal is galloping around Heaven with his mane blowing in the wind and on strong healthy legs. I feel so bad for what pain that horse suffered and it makes me want to.. I can't say it.
+loco madre Alydar was really something to see. So much like his daddy Raise A Native. Dark chestnut and all muscle. I'm fortunate enough to have actually seen him and his daddy. I sincerely share your hope.
The people who where actually there seem certain that whatever happened, Lundy wasn't behind it. He was an idiot who bankrupted the farm - yes. But everyone who personally knew him and the horse agreed he would never have hurt their biggest asset. That makes it really hard to be sure what happened. A rival or angry associate? We'll never know.
The ol' lady should have willed Calumet to some kind of charity. Such a waste of horseflesh in the hands of someone so ignorant. Knowing what a con artist JT was plus not liking the idea of her gd marrying this guy and knowing the rest of the family had no idea of how to run it, she should have made immediate plans to save the farm. So sad.
Lucille donated millions to the Lucille Parker Markey Cancer Hospital at UK in Lexington KY. Lucille had one son which had passed; so her son's wife and his children got what was inherited to them. JT was the husband of Lucille's granddaughter and stepped up to the plate to run the farm since there wasn't anyone experienced. The first husband of Lucille, Warren Wright, originally ran the Calumet Farm.
The agenda of a confidence man is to gain peoples trust...convincingly. JT Lundy not only conned his wife, but her entire family, several banks, insurance Co., lawyers, stable hands, horse breeders & news reporters. His con game (if it was really a con) manipulated 1000s of people - a pretty difficult task for anyone, much less a Kentucky hillbilly. No way he did that, not brilliant enough to pull that con. He was a dreamer who got his dream, & couldn't handle it. Like lottery winners who go broke. He was a horse man, not a business man, but thought he "knew it all". A "big player" who screwed up, then tried to save face with loans & eventually just bailed. Afterward, a witch hunt ensued. Calumet Farms was world famous, Lundy sank them. Ultimately the Wright family is to blame. A bunch of spoiled rich kids who didn't want to Farm, but wanted the fat checks to keep coming. 4 yr sentence after huge FBI investigation? 4 yrs on good behavior is 18 months, its nothing. The FBI had no "real" case. The Judge agreed. A minor conviction at best. TV is propaganda, part of the witch hunt. Lundy is just a dumb hillbilly, The Wright family heirs were lazy. Its an American Tragedy. A lesson for everyone. The memory of Lucille Wright Markey is the REAL sadness here...she was a classy Lady & a true American icon. That farm was legendary.
I am deathly afraid of horses, ever since I was bitten, picked up by the skin of my chest, and thrashed around when I was in second grade. The after it let me go and I fell to the ground it ate my freaken winter hat right off my head. Never felt safe around a horse since that day🦄🐴
Ok, to start, JT Lundy was nothing like today's assholes in capital hill, he caused way less debt and pain. The the idiots who know nothing of horse racing, horse racing is not a mean sport. The whip is a predatory response. Studs like alydar had every conceivable luxury. Actually take time to visit four or five animal resuce's and what u will see is a lot of trailer trash tree hugging women feeding their cellulite before their animals. The fact is. The damn landscaping bill at calumet was 1000000 a year...get involved In Horse racing, 99% do it for the love of horses and the money???use common friggin sense...1 horse in a 10 horse field wins, so it's a true labor of love.
This is some bullshit, feds just taking cheap shots at someone they were suspicious with. How they calculated the force to break the bolt was some bullshit also, there are too many variables to determine whether or not that horse broke it with his kick.
Good news ladies ! My stud fees are nowhere near the size of Alydar's. (Unfortunately neither is the size of my penis ). Any ladies interested, please form an orderly queue , I am prepared to negotiate on an individual basis -cash only !
If you really want an answer, here it is: they tried. They operated the next day, but the surgery was unsuccessful. The leg broke again, and Alydar was put down the following day. The thing is, successful repair is usually not possible with a fracture such as Alydar suffered. There are a number of reasons why this is true. Horses are not designed to be sedentary. If they lie down for too long, a myriad of complications set in (enter any barn at night, and you will see most of the horses asleep on their feet -- their front knees lock, and a hind leg will always be cocked at what a layperson would call the hip). So there's no such thing as "bed rest" for a horse recovering from surgery to repair a fracture. If the fracture is compound (through the skin), it is usually pointless to put the animal through the suffering that surgery and a cast entail due to the high likelihood of infection. Also, a horse with one bad leg will put its weight on the opposite leg thereby exponentially increasing the possibilities of a condition called 'founder' (founder is the common term for laminitis, a little understood inflammation of blood-rich shock-absorbing tissue/structures called laminae which are inside the hoof wall and support the bones of the hoof). Founder is horribly painful (imagine a swelling under your fingernail with no room for expansion) and can lead to a rotation of the P3 or coffin bone (the horse's 'fingertip' bone) within the hoof, in extreme cases causing the P3 to poke through the soul of the hoof. The great racehorse Barbaro who suffered three fractures to bones in and around his right hind fetlock (ankle), founder was the cause of his having to be put down. After the injury, surgery saved him, and he was coming along well until he developed an abscess in the left hind hoof. Unable to bear weight behind, he subsequently foundered in front... *I'm going on too long, sorry. Short answer: horses cannot lie down for extended periods of time. Surgery to repair a fracture is risky, especially in Thoroughbreds who've been bred for hundreds of years to want to run. The risk of founder is great. In a breeding stallion like Alydar, it's easy to see why he re-injured himself the day after surgery and had to be euthanized. The silliest racehorse (but the smartest and most fun to ride) I've ever owned (and still own, retired, the fellow in my profile photo), his dam sire was Alydar. Such a sad story...
