When Music Director left the Stutzman stable in 1996, Scott followed the pacer throughout the rest of his career to make sure he would find his way back to her. Scott has fond memories from his racing days including when he gifted her a birthday win one year and later in his career when she told her parents a New Year’s Eve fib that she was going to a party to ring in the new millennium but instead drove to Raceway Park in Toledo, Ohio to paddock Music Director for trainer Bob Zubkoff.

I'll be honest with you, I've worked with a lot of horses over my career, of all kinds, and to this day, there's not a horse that I would trust completely 100 per cent except for him. He was trustworthy and so consistent, and even in his later years, I had my niece on his back and even when a fly would land on him, he wouldn't move because he didn't want to unsettle her. “Being a child, he was one they found I was comfortable with and would be a good teacher for me. “He was such a nice, calm-natured horse,” recalled Scott. He was a horse that had a profound impact on the life of his former caretaker Sarah Scott, forming a bond for life when they met in 1993 and ultimately shaping her career path in the harness racing industry.Īs a young teenager, Scott learned the ropes of grooming and caring for horses with the gentle giant while working in the Stutzman stable. While he was one of those popular 'Saturday night special' horses, Music Director’s presence extended far beyond the lights of the racetrack. He missed by just a nose the following year to stablemate Ball And Chain. Music Director was a Free-For-Aller on the Woodbine circuit in the 1990s when he was trained by Joe Stutzman and later enjoyed success stateside in the barn of Mickey Burke, among others.Īmong his racing highlights was a dramatic victory in the 1994 Toronto Pacing Series final, overcoming a post 10 start to prevail by a half-length in 1:53.2 for the 36-1 upset with Paul MacDonell in the racebike. on November 15, at the age of 32.Ī son of Falcon Seelster out of the Big Towner mare Rowina Rowina, Music Director concluded his racing career two decades ago with a record reading 73-50-39 from 334 starts, a mark of 1:51.1 taken at The Meadowlands and $925,996 in earnings. Last Comment: Novem7:41 am ET | 5 Comment(s) | Jump to CommentsĪfter a long and successful career on the racetrack and a post-retirement promise kept by his former caretaker, Standardbred pacer Music Director passed away peacefully at his forever home in Milton, Ont.

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