Wednesday Reads

 

Obituary:  1994 Kentucky Derby winner Go for Gin, 31, died today of a heart attack.  He spent his remaining years at the Kentucky Horse Park, a place I visited back in 1989.

Snip:

Go for Gin was bred in Kentucky by Pamela Darmstadt duPont and owned by William J. Condren and Joseph Cornacchia. He was trained by Nick Zito. As a 2-year-old, the son of Cormorant won the Remsen Stakes (G2). At 3, he was one of the few racehorses to beat the mighty Holy Bull, which he did in winning the 120th Kentucky Derby with Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron. He followed that win with a second in the Preakness Stakes (G1) and the Belmont Stakes (G1) losing both races to Tabasco Cat. From ages 2 to 4, Go for Gin had a record of 5-7-2 from 19 starts and earning $1,380,866. 

Here is the 1994 Kentucky Derby:

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Another day, another crossdressing murderer.

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