George ‘Buddy’ Regan Passes

Published: November 25, 2015 12:00 pm EST

It has been announced that horseman George ‘Buddy’ Regan, 78, passed away on Tuesday, November 24.

News of Regan’s passing has come via Fred Hudson, who stated that Regan’s cause of death has not yet been announced.

Regan was born December 23, 1936, in New Castle, New Brunswick.

During the 1970s, Regan established himself as one of the premier New York (Roosevelt and Yonkers Raceway) trainers. From 1971 through 1980, Regan had a string of 10 consecutive $1 million seasons, and during the same time period he won more than 10 Roosevelt and Yonkers Raceway training titles.

Regan started his career working for Joe O'Brien and Stanley Dancer. He later went to work for trainer Frank Mollica and in 1966 he branched off on his own.

While Regan was an accomplished driver himself, he chose to primarily train his horses and leave the driving to others, such as Carmine Abbatiello and Lucien Fontaine. Some of the horses that Regan trained were Call To Arms, George Van Allen, Gypsy Bret, Mr Sandman, Frank T Ace, and Sureshot Hanover.

Further details will be announced as they become available.

Please join Standardbred Canada in offering condolences to the family and friends of George ‘Buddy’ Regan.

(With files from the USTA and Fred Hudson)

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