The saddle worn by Barbaro in the 2006 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) sold for $220,000 at the May 4 Mint Jubilee Gala, with proceeds of the sale going to the Permanently Disabled Jockeys’ Fund.


Dwight Manley, national manager of the Jockeys’ Guild, was the winning bidder on the saddle, but allowed Roy and Gretchen Jackson to purchase it after there was slight confusion regarding the final high-bidder.


“After the auction they came up and said they thought they were winning bidder,” Manley said. “I’m not sure how that could have happened, but they seemed determined that they wanted it. It was kind of a snap decision, but I bowed out and said I’d let them have it.”


The Jacksons paid the purchase price of $220,000 while Manley decided to make a personal donation of $80,000 to the Permanently Disabled Jockeys’ Fund, bringing the total raised for the fund to $300,000. According to Manley, the saddle will be on display at the Kentucky Derby Museum in Louisville

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