Say there’s no horse racing in Georgia? Check out these ties to Derby

Dean and Patti Reeves are partial owners of a Kentucky Derby horse for the second time in eight years. Their first Derby winner was Mucho Macho Man, who finished third in 2011. Next Saturday, they will be partial owner of Tax, a gelding that has gone from being a claimer to a 25-to-1 Kentucky derby shot. They have owned horses that have earned nearly $6 million and partnership deals that earned another $3.5 million. They've had horses with physical problems and some that didn't make it to the track. The couple has been wrong a lot of times.

Tyler's horse, Tax, is going to the Kentucky Derby. Tyler's company, Reeves Racing, has interests in nearly 50 thoroughbreds. The Mendoza Line is a good thing in horse racing. There is no horse race in Georgia. The horse by that name is called Tax. It won the Withers Stakes and finished second in the Wood Memorial at New York’s Aqueduct. Danny Gargan bought it for $50,000. Randy Hill bought the horse. He is close to Danny. Reeves didn't know any of the other parties trying to claim the animal. If he doesn't get lucky, he won't be going as an owner.

Reeves and his wife are going to the Kentucky Derby. They are the first owners in the Atlanta area. He is excited about it. He believes it's the only sport on a professional level that anybody can get in on.