George Steinbrenner and Horse Racing: "The late George Steinbrenner was best known for his success as the owner of the New York Yankees. Steinbrenner had an attitude of spending money in order to win. In his time as the owner of the Yankees to team was a solid contender for their division year in and year out. They had success in winning their division, making the World Series and even won the World Series seven times during his tenure. Despite all of this success in baseball, many people know that Steinbrenner also had a desire to spread his success to horse racing.
Steinbrenner has long possessed a dream of winning the Kentucky Derby. His attempts commenced more than 30 years ago. Steinbrenner owned an enormous breeding operation in Ocala, CA where he would train up his horses in hopes of winning the big race."
