Coming from a baseball background, Scott Farber had a perfect name for the yearling he brought for $100,000 in 2020. Hall of Famer and Negro leagues legend Cool Papa Bell was considered by many the…
Coming from a baseball background, Scott Farber had a perfect name for the yearling he brought for $100,000 in 2020.
“It’s the most wonderful feeling in the world,” said Farber, who grew up in Palisades Park, New Jersey, and pitched a complete game when nearby William Paterson College beat California Lutheran 3-1 to win the NCAA Division III title in 1992.Cool Papa Bell, a 52-1 long shot shot, with driver Todd McCarthy wins the Hambletonian.“Satchel Paige said, you know, was so fast that he would flip a light switch on the light and before it was off he would to be in bed under the covers,” Farber said.
“It’s unbelievable,” Campbell said. “It’s something that I never dreamed could happen because it’s so hard to get a horse to get into one of the races. To come out and win both of them, I’m just very blessed. I’ve gone out of here many nights when things didn’t go good. I’d get in my truck and be mad. A day like today erases any bad day I’ve ever had in horse racing.”
Starting in the No. 6 post position, McCarthy and Cool Papa Bell raced in the back of the field for the first half mile of the race. Working their way up the inside, McCarthy had Cool Papa Bell in fourth place as the field hit the top of the stretch. He moved the colt to the outside and closed swiftest of all to win the 97th running of the Hambletonian.
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