Today, two horses vaulted their way towards Churchill Downs with impressive gate-to-wire wins. Lawyer Ron, blue #4, aka my dad, went the distance in the Arkansas Derby for a cool $1,000,000 and Sinister Minister, blue #7, blew away the field in Lexington in the Bluegrass Stakes by 12+ lengths. Sinister Minister is Baffert’s 3rd Derby horse this year, and the last two Arkansas Derby winners each won two legs of the Triple Crown. The best tune-up for the Kentucky Derby might have come from Brother Derek, aka my cousin, who whooped tail in the Santa Anita Derby. “This horse is a monster,” jockey Alex Solis said. Gonna be a good race in May. Get your mint julep recipes ready.
