MONICA AND FRANK McCOURT AND THE LONGINES GLOB AL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
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MAJOR PHOTOS: GEORGE KAMPER
rank McCourt, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, had sold the team for a reported $2 billion and was looking for a new sport to use his expertise in the field of sports business. (He also owns the Los Angeles Marathon race.)
Frank had met and married Monica Algarra, who quickly intro-
duced him to the world of horses. Monica said, “I didn’t ride as a child except for the occasional pony ride at a birthday party or trail rides at a dude ranch. I started riding very late in life. In my early 30s, I bought Archie, a $5,000 trail horse, who turned out to be a great first horse. He was nothing fancy, but he taught me the
most important tool for every rider: confidence. “Frank knew nothing about horses. Back when we were dating I put him on Archie, and we went for a simple trail ride with a friend of mine. Frank had never really ridden prior to that day, but I figured that he was athletic enough to go for a trail ride on
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