Something for Steve Ballmer to Drop a Quarter-Mil On While He Waits for the NBA's Return to Seattle
Posted Aug. 18 at 4:10 pm by Mike Seely
A local horse named Wasserman won the Longacres Mile this weekend at Emerald Downs, after previously-entered, bigger-name imports like Perfect Drift bowed out. For the first time in that race's history, it was announced that the winner of the Mile would automatically qualify for a birth in October's Breeders' Cup Mile. But there turns out to be a rather significant catch: Because Wasserman wasn't made BC-eligible at the time he was foaled, his connections will have to pay a $250,000 supplemental entry fee to get into the big race — and owner/trainer Howard Belvoir doesn't have that kind of cheese at his disposal, not without a benefactor, anyway. So whaddya say, Mr. Ballmer, horses over hoops to boost our civic sporting pride while you work on poaching the Memphis Grizzlies? Dropping a quarter-mil to get Wasserman into thoroughbred racing's Olympicis like the rest of us handing a homeless guy a buck-fifty for a Dick's burger. The only difference is Ballmer's investment could result in a lucrative return. It'd be a longshot, granted, but a shot worth taking.
Topics: Horse Racing
