Another One Off The Bucket List

During his days in Toronto, my Dad was quite a race horse enthusiast and was a pretty good handicapper.

I never really got excited about the sport until I watched Northern Dancer almost win the Triple Crown in 1964.

Since my Dad’s passing I have made a bet on the Kentucky Derby in his honour every year and have been fortunate to pick 5 out of the last 6 winners.   Ironically, the one I missed was in 2015 when American Pharoah won the Triple Crown.   However I did have a winning ticket on him in the Belmont.

My bucket list goal was to have winning bets on a Triple Crown winner from the outset.   This year I made it.

Attached are my $100 winning tickets for the Kentucky Derby (Churchill Downs), the Preakness (Pimlico) and the Belmont Stakes – well Justify-ed.