84 YO New York Owner Has Horse Sold For Non Payment Board

[makingit]

Poor guy was in the hospital and his horse was at a farm in Manalapan NJ and when he got out the horse was gone. I guess it is like when you have a car too long at a mechanic and he auctions it off for storage fee and board. Cops are investigating. Article today in the NY Post.

[Kirby's Ace]

Name the guy

[makingit]

Article did not report owners name. It would have to be in the police report. All they reported was that he is 84 and from New York.

[makingit]

https://nypost.com/2023/10/21/ny-man-says-his-racing-horse-was-sold-without-his-knowledge/

[Kirby's Ace]

Not much of an article..

[Stan durbread]

Poor guy was in the hospital and his horse was at a farm in Manalapan NJ and when he got out the horse was gone. I guess it is like when you have a car too long at a mechanic and he auctions it off for storage fee and board. Cops are investigating. Article today in the NY Post.

Or if you have a loan on anything and don’t make a payment or contact the person it gets sold for past due. Don’t pay your storage unit 3 months then watch the auction. Most trainers will work with good owners in times of crisis. Doubt that is the case here

[HornbyDuke]

Probably did the old guy a solid. He may be better off. Sounds like the horse raced at freehold.

[London]

Who was the trainer?  Or if the farm knew he was in hospital..fuckin rodents they are...

[Mailbox Money]

All signs lead me to believe that the trainer was the run of the mill Bustout! I'm sure that this is not an isolated case of a senior owner who lost touch with a trainer due to hospitalizations! This could have been a member of a fractional ownership group, that resold his percentage due to delinquent bills also.

[Harnessfan902]

Likely deserved it.   Mc coo