Dr. J. Richard (Rick) Feldman, 66, of Pennington, NJ, a former chairman of the New Jersey Sire Stakes Board of Trustees and long-time Standardbred horse owner and breeder, died November 21, 2009 after a lengthy illness.
He served more than 10 years from 1992 to 2003 on the NJSS Board that administers the State Department of Agriculture program of races for NJ-sired horses, and was Board chairman in 1994, 1998 and 2002.
Dr. Feldman, a prominent Mercer County podiatrist for 30 years before retiring, had also been an active Standardbred horse since 1974, mostly in partnership with Hall of Famer Carmine Abbatiello, and others over the years, including another Hall of Famer, Mike Lachance.
Among the horses he owned or co-owned with Abbatiello was the $250,000-earner Ombre Rose, who won the 1987 Blossom and Night Styles Series Finals and was second in the Miss New Jersey Pace at the Meadowlands. Ombre Rose was later bred, producing such outstanding racehorses he co-owned as: Largo, p, 1:51 ($736,910) sired by Cam Fella; Austin, p, 1:50.2 ($274,553) by Artsplace; Nick Charles, p, 1:56.2h ($167,719) by Artiscape, and Shades Of Art, p, 1:52.4s ($148,117).
Dr. Feldman was also a co-owner of Bold Rush, winner of the first SBOANJ Pacing Classic at the Meadowlands in 1980, and the ill-fated Keystone Topper, who suffered a career-ending injury as the favorite in the first Woodrow Wilson Pace in 1977 after winning his elimination heat.
Born in Trenton, Dr. Feldman was a resident of Pennington for the past 30 years. He was a graduate of Trenton Junior College, Howard University and Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine (Temple University).
A podiatrist for 30 years with offices in Philadelphia, Hamilton and Ewing Townships, he was a diplomat of the American Board of Podiatric Surgery, a fellow of the American College of Foot Surgeons and the American Association of Hospital Podiatrists, and an associate of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine. The son of the late Mark and Sylvia Feldman, he is survived by his wife, Carolyn Hirsch Feldman; a son, Josh Feldman of Washington, D.C.; a daughter and son-in-law, Shara Feldman and Christopher Blosser of New York City; a brother, Robert Feldman of Philadelphia, and a grandson, Raphael Feldman Blosser. The family respectfully requests memorial contributions be sent to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, P.O. Box 4527, New York, NY 10163. (NJSS)
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