While some of the owners of
Last
Mango Racing Stable—which includes New Orleans Saints head coach
Sean
Payton and quarterback
Drew Brees—will be practicing at the
University of Miami on Monday afternoon, their 3-year-old gelding
Daddy
Forty Nine will break from the gate in the third race at Fair Grounds
against a field of five others vying for a $40,000 purse in the mile and 40
yard-race.
“If Daddy Forty Nine finishes in the
money, we are planning to donate a portion of our winnings to the American
Red Cross for the Haiti Relief Fund,” said Greg Bensel, vice
president of communications for the New Orleans Saints as well as one of
the principals of Last Mango. “If Daddy Forty Nine does not finish in the
money, Last Mango Racing Stable will still make a minimum $500 contribution.”
Tom Amoss, nine-time Fair Grounds
trainer champion, is the New Orleans
native who is the conditioner of Daddy Forty Nine.
“Obviously, this was an idea the owners
came up with and the NFL supports it,” said Amoss. “It’s for a great cause and
all of us are proud to be participating.”
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