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Hall of Fame horse trainer Bobby Frankel dies at 68

Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, who won the 2003 Belmont Stakes with Empire Maker, has died after a long bout with cancer. He was 68.
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November 16, 2009

From HuffingtonPost.com:

Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, who won the 2003 Belmont Stakes with Empire Maker, has died after a long bout with cancer. He was 68.

Jockey agent Ron Anderson said Frankel died early Monday at home in Pacific Palisades. Frankel had been running his stable by phone for most of the year while he was undergoing treatment.

” title=”background info on Bobby Frankel”>background info on Bobby Frankel:

Trainer Saddles Up to Run for the Roses

Not all thoroughbred horse trainers grow up on farms in Kentucky or ranches in Texas.

Bobby Frankel grew up in New York, a streetwise teenager first attracted to area harness and thoroughbred tracks as a gambler. He applied those handicapping skills and a sharp eye for horses into a training career that has catapulted him to the top of his profession. 

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