[1][2][3] At the age of thirteen he ran away from home and went to New Orleans, where he worked in the stables at the Fair Grounds Race Course.
[4][5][6] During the early years of the Guild, Renick would usually act as master of ceremonies for the organization's fundraising dances, shows, and dinners.
[6] After Renick's career as a jockey ended, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt suggested that he go into broadcasting due to his talkative nature.
[7] His first broadcasting job was as Clem McCarthy's color commentator on races from Belmont Park for the NBC television network.
[12] Renick died on October 16, 1999, at his home in Manhattan from complications of a severe stroke that he had suffered the previous winter.