My favorite trainer passed a couple of days ago. I met Mr. Van Berg at DFW airport several years ago as he was off to a track and I was off to somewhere. I saw him from a distance coming out of the restroom from a ways away but I decided to go shake his hand and maybe have a conversation. He was so surprised that I knew who he was (before Texas racing) and we had a nice visit. He seemed so pleased that he was recognized in the Texas desert of no racing and we had a short conversation before he was off to catch his plane. I have always followed him just to see how he was doing. In my opinion he was one of the great men of the racing industry and also great trainer.
We will miss him. God speed Jack.
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