LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Kenny Troutt
built 232 days ago
Bred by the Kentucky-based WinStar Farm, LLC of Bill Casner and Kenny Troutt and foaled at Joe and Anne McMahon's McMahon of Saratoga Thoroughbreds in Saratoga Springs, Funny Cide was sold for $22,000 at Fasig-Tipton's 2001 Saratoga preferred yearling sale. He had been gelded early because of being born with a non-descended testicle, but P. A. (Tony) Everard of Ocala Florida, who had purchased him at Saratoga, noticed the big New York-bred was working well -- as did trainer Tagg, who was in Ocala to see yearlings sent to Everard's farm. Sackatoga Stable managing partner Jackson Knowlton of Saratoga Springs and Sackatoga partner Gus Williams of Delmar ... had heard about Funny Cide and had remembered him at the Saratoga sale, and eventually the decision was made to buy him for $75,000. Sackatoga Stable is comprised of six former high school friends from Sackets Harbor -- on the northern coast of Lake Ontario about 20 miles west of Watertown -- plus two other partners. It currently owns a total of three horses.
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Dallas entrepreneur Kenny Troutt formed Excel Telecommunications, Inc. in the late 1980’s as an innovative provider of long distance telephone services. The company quickly became one of the fastest growing long distance providers in the country. In building the company, Excel entered into franchise agreements nationwide. After Excel’s growth led to a series of franchise disputes, the company hired McKool Smith to lead its defense and manage multiple arbitration proceedings filed in seven states.
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Thomas P. “Pete” Wittmann and Kenny Troutt met as members of the Saluki football team and went on to become roommates, fraternity brothers, successful business partners and to this day, they remain best friends in Dallas. Now, Wittmann, a native of Town and Country, Mo., is generously giving back to his alma mater and honoring his best friend with this new facility, the first at SIUC funded by a single donor.
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Rumor is that 19 of Excel's Top 30 money earners met this past weekend with Kenny and Steve. Sounds like it was just a reunion. Anyone know what they were up to or what they discussed?
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Troutt was the son of a bartender and was raised in the public housing projects of Mount Vernon, Illinois. He paid his way through college (Southern Illinois University), where he studied for a Bachelor of Arts in Science, by working construction jobs and selling life insurance.
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Troutt initiated the White Horse Award, which is given to a backstretch, racing or farm worker judged to have performed the most heroic act in behalf of human or horse through the Racetrack Chaplaincy of America. Troutt serves on the board of directors of the Breeders' Cup and is a trustee of TOBA.
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