What is it with Chicago Blackhawks and horse racing?

Depending on the outcome of Saturday’s fifth race at Santa Anita Park, Blackhawks’ coach Joel Quenneville might get a chance to dream about adding a Kentucky Derby trophy to his collection of Stanley Cup rings.

Midnight Hawk, a three-year-old colt, will make his second start tomorrow in the Grade 3 Sham. He’s owned by Quenneville in partnership with former Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Tice, Hill ‘n’ Dale Equine Holdings, Inc., Mike Kitchen and Mike Pegram, who also bred the horse.

A son of the two-time Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Midnight Lute, Midnight Hawk made his first start at Hollywood Park last month, demolishing five rivals by more than six lengths as the near-even-money favorite.

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