Eventually, the real estate started to become more
expensive and the friends grew too busy to justify the
investment, so they sold the ranch to a developer. Fluor's
father maintained an interest in several horses, one of
which turned out to be Alleged, a three-time champion in
Europe who scored back-to-back conquests of the Prix de
l'Arc de Triomphe in 1977 and 1978.
"I never got to see him run," Fluor lamented. "I was here
and we were busy trying to build a company, so the idea of
going to the Arc sounded fun, but wasn't too practical and
wasn't a priority."
After graduating from the University of Southern
California, Fluor went to the East Coast to try to break
into finance, but was put off by the Wall Street culture
and instead returned home to accept an offer from a
family friend, driving to Texas with everything he could
pack in his two-door car.
Alleged
