Peter Lee
Atlanta author Peter Lee says that a safety pin was the cause of Spectacular Bid's loss in the 1979 Belmont Stakes. Experts have thought the horse's trainer, Bud Delp, made up the excuse story. Some point to 19-year-old jockey Ron Franklin's poor ride as the reason for the loss. Lee, author of "Spectacular Bid: The Last Superhorse of the Twentieth Century" interviewed several people, including the owners, Tom and Teresa Meyerhoff, Pete, and trainer Bud Delp's brother, Richard, who all corroborated the story. Peter Lee, a former journalist, is a regular contributor to pastthewire.com. He also maintains a blog, "The Way to Churchill Downs" which reports on Derby hopefuls for the coming year. Lee holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Berry College and a master's degree in communications from Georgia State University. He and his wife, Api, live in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He has two daughters.
