MIAMI — A South Florida male whose horse received the best prize in horse racing is sharing the wealth with the hope of preserving life.
“Profitable the Kentucky Derby, I really don’t imagine there are extremely handful of thoughts on Earth that could replicate that sort of emotion and joy,” mentioned Ramiro Restrepo co-owner of Mage.
Miami native Ramiro Restrepo’s desire came genuine in May possibly when Mage received the Kentucky Derby.
“You have experienced kings, emperors, authorities statesmen, you’ve got had the Fortune 500 businessmen, you had actors, athletes, actresses who have owned resources with the top intention and aspiration to acquire this race. For you to be capable to say that you ended up in a position to realize that desire, to have your loved ones there, with my uncles, who devoted 60 additionally many years of their lives to this small business, my mother who elevated me in this company, and for us to be able to execute the aspiration of winning it, you can’t even script it in a Hollywood tale,” reported Restrepo.
Restrepo’s existence could extremely well be an Oscar-winning film.
“I grew up down right here, domestically, the racetracks Calder Racecourse, Hialeah Racetrack, Gulfstream Racetrack, they were being like my daycare facilities. I have been about horses considering that I could crawl,” said Restrepo.
He explained horse racing is in his DNA. Restrepo mentioned every thing he is aware of about horses he owes to his grandfather who was in the horse organization his total everyday living.
“Getting about the horses from this kind of a youthful age you just inherently absorb and decide up a good deal of items. You watch them in motion when they are doing work with the horses and it form of helps create your interior expertise about remaining all over with the racehorses” reported Restrepo.
After seeing Mage acquire the Kentucky Derby, the College of Miami alumni felt he had to share the wealth by donating a part of the prize money to the Dwoskin Kid’s Most cancers Exploration Fund at Sylvester Complete Cancer Centre at UM.
“I was blown away. We had lunch and then he received involved and donated funds to make this matter perform faster,” reported Steve Dwoskin, founder of the fund.
“We all know when you are passionate about a little something, you just want to perform that a lot tougher at your trade, at your craft, the very good times are the best sensation in the world. When there are issues, that passion aids you overcome them and battle via them” claimed Restrepo.
Just after the Kentucky Derby, Mage competed in other major races, regretably, he suffered a tiny setback healthwise and was retired. Up coming 12 months he will be residing in Kentucky as a stallion. As for Restrepo, who co-owns extra than two dozen other horses is already contemplating of up coming year’s Kentucky Derby and hoping for an additional acquire.
