Detroit Rock City Live! 2009 Auction Results
For those who supported our show with entries, raffle donations, ticket purchases, auction donations, auction bids and assistance at the show, we applaud you and thank you from the bottom of our hearts. The credit for the success of this show goes to all of you. Without your support none of this would have been possible.
All of our proceeds will be donated to the Secretariat Foundation which supports various causes within the Thoroughbred racing community such as: veterinary research; Thoroughbred retirement and rehabilitation facilities; higher education scholarship in equine-related fields of study; therapeutic equestrian programs; and general funding for related established programs and Wildlife Warriors.
Auction Item # 1:
Auction Item # 1: Secretariat by Fred Stone. This is a collector's plate and first issue in the Best of Fred Stone - Racing Series . . . produced exclusively for American Artists. The plate is not only signed by the artist, but also Secretariat's jockey Ron Turcotte and breeder/owner Mrs. Penny Chenery. The plate is number 45 of 1973 (the number which represents the year Secretariat won the Triple Crown) signed by Ron Turcotte and is written on the plate right next to his signature. Mrs. Chenery signed this plate expressly for the Detroit Rock City Live! 2009 Show and autographed the original box as proof of authenticity. The plate also comes with the original certificate of authenticity from American Artists. The plate is approximately 8 1/2 inches in diameter.
This Secretariat plate is a unique collector's
item and is only one of two that I am aware of that is signed by both Ron
Turcotte and Mrs. Chenery. The second one being ours.
Winning Bid: $67.00 Winner: Chris Jones
Auction Item # 2:
Auction Item # 2: Two Minutes To Glory: The Official History of the Kentucky Derby. This coffee table book chronicles the winners of the Kentucky Derby from its foundation in 1875 through 2006. There are photos of all of the winners with interesting background material and statistics on each.
As you can see by the photos above, we've made this a special collector's item for any racing fan by having Mrs. Chenery inscribe and autograph the title page of the book. In addition, she signed above her photo on page 23 and below the photos of her back-to-back Kentucky Derby Winners: Riva Ridge (1972) and Secretariat (1973).
Winning Bid: $55.00 Winner: Silke Brockmoeller
Auction Item # 3:
Auction Item # 3: Autographed Breyer Secretariat Model. The underside of the horse is signed by Secretariat's owner, Mrs. Penny Chenery. The second photo shows the signature in gold ink. This item also comes with a hand-written Certificate of Authenticity on a Meadow Stables postcard written by Mrs. Chenery which will accompany this item to its new owner.
Current Bid: $59.00 Winner: Jamie Rott