Breeders Cup Trophy STOLEN from AQU
Feb 23, 2014 14:20:29 GMT -5
Post by hesnotmypres on Feb 23, 2014 14:20:29 GMT -5
As per the Daily News
A Breeders' Cup trophy given out in 1985 was stolen from the Aqueduct Racetrack on Thursday.
BY THOMAS TRACY
Now where did he gallop off to?
A filly-loving fiend swiped a horse-shaped 1985 Breeders' Cup trophy from an Aqueduct Racetrack restaurant in Queens, officials said Saturday.
The thief broke into the second floor of the Rockaway Boulevard racetrack in South Ozone Park at about 8 p.m. on Thursday, taking two laptop computers, a flat screen television, and a flat screen "photo finish" monitor.
He then went into the High Rollers restaurant, which is no longer open to the public, and took the trophy, which was valued at $5,000 when it was given out 29 years ago. The horse-shaped statue was in an unsecured trophy case, according to police sources.
The Breeders' Cup trophy is a replica of the Torrie horse, a statue created by Giovanni da Bologna in the late 1580s. It is given out to the annual winners of each of the Breeders races.
It was unclear how the thief got into the restaurant or the racetrack, which was closed on Thursday.
Usually crime at the racetrack and the Resorts World Casino is low, according to one police source, who said most of the crimes involve credit card fraud.
Yet there have been some high stakes crimes of late: on Superbowl Sunday a 40-year-old developmentally disabled woman was sexually assaulted inside the racetrack bathroom. Frank Wood, 37, of Pennsylvania, was arrested for the attack.
Cops are asking anyone with information regarding Thursday's burglary to come forward. Calls can be made to NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
A Breeders' Cup trophy given out in 1985 was stolen from the Aqueduct Racetrack on Thursday.
BY THOMAS TRACY
Now where did he gallop off to?
A filly-loving fiend swiped a horse-shaped 1985 Breeders' Cup trophy from an Aqueduct Racetrack restaurant in Queens, officials said Saturday.
The thief broke into the second floor of the Rockaway Boulevard racetrack in South Ozone Park at about 8 p.m. on Thursday, taking two laptop computers, a flat screen television, and a flat screen "photo finish" monitor.
He then went into the High Rollers restaurant, which is no longer open to the public, and took the trophy, which was valued at $5,000 when it was given out 29 years ago. The horse-shaped statue was in an unsecured trophy case, according to police sources.
The Breeders' Cup trophy is a replica of the Torrie horse, a statue created by Giovanni da Bologna in the late 1580s. It is given out to the annual winners of each of the Breeders races.
It was unclear how the thief got into the restaurant or the racetrack, which was closed on Thursday.
Usually crime at the racetrack and the Resorts World Casino is low, according to one police source, who said most of the crimes involve credit card fraud.
Yet there have been some high stakes crimes of late: on Superbowl Sunday a 40-year-old developmentally disabled woman was sexually assaulted inside the racetrack bathroom. Frank Wood, 37, of Pennsylvania, was arrested for the attack.
Cops are asking anyone with information regarding Thursday's burglary to come forward. Calls can be made to NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
