And the Nightingales Sing

In the past several months our racing stable—it consists of one horse—has grossed almost $200,000. Indeed, from a hesitant investment of $15,000 in 1974, we have parlayed luck, prayer, and chutzpah and now own a horse valued in excess of $1 million. Poor Richard. The Third, that is. My kingdom is a horse.

His name is Ruthie’s Native. Ruthie, because that’s my partner’s name. She is also my wife. Native, because he’s a descendant of Alfred Vanderbilt’s Native Dancer. Vanderbilt is neither a partner nor a relation. In eight months Ruthie’s Native has raced 15 times, bringing home an average of $12,400 per start. In 1976 the average earnings per start for Thoroughbreds who went to the post 15 times was $530. Small wonder we think of our horse as Our Son, the Doctor.

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Nathan Perlmutter

In the past several months our racing stable—it consists of one horse—has grossed almost $200,000. Indeed, from a hesitant investment of $15,000 in 1974, we have parlayed luck, prayer, and chutzpah and now own a horse valued in excess of $1 million. Poor Richard. The Third, that is. My kingdom is a horse.

His name is Ruthie’s Native. Ruthie, because that’s my partner’s name. She is also my wife. Native, because he’s a descendant of Alfred Vanderbilt’s Native Dancer. Vanderbilt is neither a partner nor a relation. In eight months Ruthie’s Native has raced 15 times, bringing home an average of $12,400 per start. In 1976 the average earnings per start for Thoroughbreds who went to the post 15 times was $530. Small wonder we think of our horse as Our Son, the Doctor.