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4 The Game, June 2005 Your Thoroughbred Racing Community Newspaper
Allan Dunn Passes Away
Owner Peter Chiodo Passes Away
Long time Jock’s Agent Allan Dunn passed away sud- denly from a heart attack on May 4 in his Rexdale home. He was 74.
Allan retired in
2000 after more than
half a century at the racetrack. He began
at the racetrack with a
brief stint as a jockey
before becoming a
trainer in the 1950’s. Later he would hold the book of some of Woodbine’s top jockeys including Robin Platts and Avelino Gomez. He was also the agent for jockey Donny Seymour during his two triple crown winning seasons.
Allan leaves behind his partner of 25 years, Sandra McLean, as well as his four children, Kathy Clozza, Alana McGinley, Mark Dunn and
Robin Platts and Allan Dunn (Right) at Woodbine last October
Darlene Fletcher, and his 8 grandchildren.
A funeral service was held on May 7 and Allan was buried at Glendale Memorial Gardens. A special reception was held in the Northern Dancer room at Woodbine Racetrack following the funeral.
Watch for a feature story on Allan’s days at the racetrack in the next edition of The Game.
A funeral service was held on Thursday May 12 for 59-year-old horse owner, Peter Chiodo who passed away on Sunday May 8.
Peter had owned horses for many years, the most recent of which were trained by Dave Dwyer. One of the best horses he owned was Silent Fleet, who was trained by Bernard Girault and was the winner of the 1996 Canadian Oaks at Woodbine as well as the Bison City Stakes. She won $220,512 in her only four starts and was named the year’s Champion 3-year-old filly.
Birth Announcement
Born to Kevin and Jeanette Rees: May 6/05
Michael-Vincent Ryan Talana Rees 7 lbs, 9 oz.
Woodbine Security Officer Kevin Rees and his wife Jeanette are grateful for this blessing of another child and want to thank all those who have supported them in the past year.
Did You Know....
That two time Eclipse Award winning sprinter, Housebuster, died May 15 from unknown causes after exhibiting signs of distress and being rushed to a veterinary clinic.
In his racing career Housebuster won 15 of 22 races and earned $1,229,696 (never racing beyond a
mile). He was the winner of 14 stakes, 11 of which were graded, including the Carter (gr. I), Vosburgh (gr. I), and Jerome (gr. I) Handicaps.
Housebuster was the sire of Hong Kong Horse of the Year, Electronic Unicorn, English group I winner Bahamian Pirate, and U.S.-based millionaire Morluc. His progeny earnings are $36 million.
What areYou Reading!
Book Review by Harlan Abbey
BACKHANDER - By John Francome. Published by Headline, in England. 313 pp. L/ 16.99.
In North America, racing fans have been waiting the last few years for a successor to former 'chase jockey turned best- selling racing mystery writer Dick Francis, now retired from the pen/typewriter/computer. But England has been aware of John Francome, a former 'chase champion and TV racing host, for some time. But on this side of the Atlantic he has remained a mystery man.
"Backhander" is Francome's 19th book (four written with James MacGregor) and it's has as many plot twists as a corkscrew. There's Max, a weakish amateur jockey whose father is fabulously wealthy. There's Alan, another amateur rider whose plans to be a bloodstock agent are hammered when his partner dies in a fall and he's left with an expensive horse whose would-be owner backs out of the deal. There's Tim, who has reformed the dangerous and willful Black Mountain into a promising steeplechaser; Victor, a vicious criminal; Cherry, his ex-girlfriend now involved with Max; and Roisin, Tim's daughter who is involved with Lewis. In addition to Black Mountain, the other major four-legged character is Grains of Sand ("Sandy"), another up-and-coming jumper.
The book starts out with a murder. Then comes the fatal fall of Noel, Alan's partner, when his mount suddenly weakens. The same thing happens to one of Alan's rides when he recovers from an injury. So there's plenty of mystery to go around. Ane even an accidental death. But one thing different from the Dick Francis novels is that Francome's main characters don't encounter as many near-death situations -- except for their steeplechase falls. And Francome seems to give as much space to making the bad guys as many-faceted as the good guys. The climax of "Backhander" is when Alan winds up riding Black Mountain against his former mount, Grains of Sand, in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham.
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