Welcome to episode 24, the first episode of 2022! How do you feel about sports history? In this episode, the sisters have a haunted moment in KT's house and then KT wins the bottle, leaf, grinder and tells the story of the suspicious death of famed racehorse, Alydar.
**Note: The defendants in this trial have not been charged in a wrongful death of the horse and have already served their time for other charges that have been brought during the course of the investigation. Our discussion around the circumstances of this case are either retold from articles covering this case or our own opinions and speculation.
Afterwards, Laurel lifts the mood with the story of the The Harlem Globetrotters, who have been breaking racial and gender barriers in basketball, bringing joy for over 90 years, and still going strong today!
Mentioned in the Stories:
Affirmed v. Alydar in 10 Races
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The Socials!
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Source Materials:
Alydar--
“Alydar.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 3 Jan. 2022, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alydar.
Dixon, Tom. “Alydar's Final Hours.” Bloodhorse.com, 14 Nov. 2014, https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/features/alydars-final-hours-21207.
“The Killing of Alydar.” Google, Google, https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-killing-of-alydar/amp/.
“The Mysterious Death of a Champion Stallion.” Sports History Weekly, https://www.sportshistoryweekly.com/stories/triple-crown-alydar-affirm-calumet-farm-horse-racing-breeding,954
Harlem Globetrotters--
Blackfive.org Editors. “Savoy Big Five: The Black Fives Foundation.” The Black Fives Foundation | Make History Now!, 17 Oct. 2020, https://www.blackfives.org/savoy-big-five/.
Carr, Taylor. “Harlem Globetrotters (1926- ) •.” Blackpast.org, Blackpast.org, 22 May 2009, https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/harlem-globetrotters-1926/.
harlemglobetrotters.com editors. “About: Our History.” The Original Harlem Globetrotters, https://www.harlemglobetrotters.com/About.
Johnson, Scott. “How the Harlem Globetrotters Changed the World.” Newsweek, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2017, https://www.newsweek.com/history-harlem-globetrotters-basketball-555654.
Klein, Christopher. “10 Things You May Not Know about the Harlem Globetrotters.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 5 May 2021, https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-harlem-globetrotters.
