You\'re not that far off. Steinbrenner used to own Balmoral if I\'m not mistaken.
I used to be a big fan of the Yankees. I loved the team they had in the late 70\'s with Jackson, Munson, Nettles, etc. Oh, and how can I forget Louisiana Lightning? Didn\'t he go 25-3 one year?
One time I was walking around the Arlington Park backstretch looking for a job with my Yankee hat on. I came to this barn and asked if they needed help. I didn\'t say what kind of help because I thought it was obvious I was looking for a hotwalkers job because of my young age. Guy say, \"yeah, we need help.\"
The guy wants me to rub a 2yo .... a 2yo owned by George Steinbrenner. He says, \"make sure you wear that hat when Mr. Steinbrenner comes by for a visit.\" I\'m like WOW! That\'s cool.
I didn\'t make it that far. The 2yo was nuts, and I had no experience rubbing horses. It was a nightmare. A fun nightmare, I guess.
The trainer was a young dude by the name of Burch. Had red hair from what I remember. Paid me in cash because I was underage.
The name of the filly escapes me. I wanna say it was BABY DUCK. BABY something. A grey filly. 2yo\'s are nuts in general, but this one especially. I can\'t believe I didn\'t get hurt.
