Mainers heading to Kentucky Derby as part-owners of one of the top horses
Keith Luke and Barbara Furey are part-owners of Mo Donegal, one of the top horses in the Kentucky Derby. Dave Rollins is a former mayor of Augusta. Luke, Furedy and Rollins are partners in Doneglacing, a syndicate based in Iowa. The horse won the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York last month. It's the fourth entry in this year's Kentucky derby for Donegating. It is the third time Mainers have had an ownership stake in a KentuckyDerby entrant in 10 years. Brothers George, Jamie, and Michael Kerr were part owners of Eliminator, who finished second at the 2016 Derby and won Preakness Stakes.
The winner of the Kentucky Derby earns $1.86 million. Second place gets $600,000, third place earns $300,00. The total purse for the race is $3 million, with the winner getting $2 million more. Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. will ride Mo Donegal in the Derby. Ortiz has 112 wins in 395 starts.
