Memorial Held for Dark Star at Canterbury

A public tribute was held Saturday at for a local sports personality with a passion for horse racing. Friends and fans remembered the life of Dark Star, (real name George Chapple) who died last week at age 66. 

Canterbury officials say they plan to bring back his favorite race next year, the Chaucer Cup, and rename it The Dark Star Cup, according to a report by CBS News.

They also plan to name the press room after him, a place where he spent a lot of his time, the report said. Dark Star’s cause of death is still unknown.