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(Continued from Page 18) $2,000 Lebon, who resembled the champion.
Shortly after their arrival in New York it was reported that Cinzano was dead, the victim of a crushed skull in a freak accident, and an insurance claim of $150,000 was filed. Subsequently “Lebon” ran poorly in a race at Belmont Park, New York, in September 1977, but 14 days later came back to win another race by four lengths at 57-1.
Dr. Mark Gerard, a prominent veterinarian who had engineered the purchase of both horses, was witnessed cashing $75,000 in wagers on “Lebon”. Investigation proved that Cinzano had run in his look-alike’s name, and in fact it was Lebon who had been destroyed.
Gerard was sentenced to jail and Cinzano outlawed from recognized horse racing, including steeplechase races under the auspices of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association, due to a ruling which prohibits a horse which has run as a ringer from competing under rules as a thoroughbred.
In the summer of 1979 Cinzano found his way to Don Yovanovich’s bam near Middleburg where he was schooled over fences under Den’s capable
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