Word: gedney
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Before he signed on with the Phippses last November, Eddie worked mostly as a "public" trainer for as many as 14 owners at the same time, earned a reputation for spotting hidden talent in horses that other trainers had given up on. In 1963, he invested $125,000 of Gedney Farm's money in a promising colt named Gun Boat-plus a so-so horse named Gun Bow that was thrown in to sweeten the deal. Gun Boat broke...
...Faced with the necessity of making her Maine Chance Farm show a profit in 1963 (in order to avoid federal tax penalties), Mrs. Graham sold Gun Bow last December to New Jersey's Harry Albert and Mrs. John Stanley-for $125,000. The new owners called themselves Gedney Farm (for tax reasons of their own) and turned the horse over to Trainer Neloy...