Mark Freitas Palm Beach is the owner of Kentucky Derby hopeful Visionaire
Palm Beachers rays Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby - or simply on television Tuning - they have a local favorite Root.
Mark Freitas, president of insurance brokerage Frank Crystal & Co., is a member of the group, the Colt Visionaire.
Freitas is a relative newcomer to the sport of kings. About a year ago, a friend invited him to participate in property value Group team, he said Friday, Churchill Downs, where he saw the race to Kentucky Oaks fillies.
The group purchased a 2 years, first, and then a month later, Visionaire listed in 20-1 for the Derby, came together.
“This is a real Kick, I’ll tell you that,” said Freitas.
Visionaire ran six races with three wins, one place and a show. His career result is $ 250660, according to the root of the tree pure blood online database.
His last was leaving the April 12 Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., where he finished fifth.
But on March 3, 3 years came from the rear of the pack to win the challenges of Gotham at Aqueduct in New York bleak, damp weather.
For many, that race, the sector was in the fog gehüllt.
“She could not see a thing, it was incredible,” said Freitas. “He came in fog and the last was the first.
Freitas said the victory on a wet trail a good omen for the prospects Visionaire in the Derby, because it was raining hard at Churchill Downs on Friday.
“It is time to rain today and the course is muddy,” he said. “A muddy trail is good for us.”
Visionaire is trained by Michael Matz, well trained, Barbaro, the beloved Derby in 2006, died after a long struggle for the restoration of a right zertrümmerten hind legs.
Matz said last month Associated Press that Visionaire does not exceed the capacity of Barbaro, but it is a williges
Riders.
“I do not know too many horses who have the ability,” he said. “One thing is this horse, it is honest. He does what he can do, and I think it would be me, what he has.”
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