When Wicked Strong entered the starting gate for the Wood Memorial on Saturday at Aqueduct Racetrack, he was racing for more than the chance to run in the Kentucky Derby.
The 3-year-old colt is owned by Centennial Farms, whose president Don Little hails from Boston. Last year, when it was time to name the colt he’d purchased for $375,000, he wanted to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.
“’Boston Strong’ was taken,” he said, meaning that that name had already been given to another horse. “My wife and the Jacobs family [owners of the Boston Bruins] were at a Bruins game, and they said, ‘You should have done Wicked Strong instead of Boston Strong because it’s so Bostonian.”
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Having difficulty with the Forbes comments today but just wanted to note how nice it is to see a big win for some of the ‘good guys’ in racing, and to see them doing something nice for others in the process!
Hm, sorry about the Forbes troubles, Linda, but what a terrific outcome on Saturday. So many stories to root for, and this is a great one.
It’s my wacky computer at work. Which I guess means I shouldn’t be looking at this stuff at work 😉