One of the biggest spectacles in all of sports is happening Saturday. It’s the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby and one West Hartford businessman hopes to be the winning owner, or at least one of them.
“She knows,” Gualtieri said with a laugh. “She’s coming with me on Thursday.”The investment, though, is not what you may think. In 2010, each owner paid just $800 each for their first horse, Alcazar. Years later, the modest investments continued.
Confidence Game was purchased at a public auction for just $25,000. A steal, according to one of the sport’s top announcers. “Twenty five thousand dollars is still a lot of money but compare that to the fact that one of the favorites in the Derby was purchased for $1.3 million,” said Keeneland Racecourse Announcer Kurt Becker.
After winning February’s “Rebel Stakes” at Oaklawn, Gualtieri is looking forward to the Kentucky Derby.Saturday’s race marks a second chance for Gualtieri. In 2018, a horse he co-owned, My Boy Jack, finished fifth. This time around though, he and one of his 29 partners feel even better.And the owners aren’t alone. Despite facing 20-1 odds, Confidence Game has the attention of Becker.
“He’s dangerous in the sense that if you leave him off your wagering ticket, you might regret it later. Because he is a legitimate contender for this race,” he said.
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