If Mastery can run the way he looks he'll be all that and more
The Classic-winning American jockey, 51, gets a grilling
Would you rather win the Kentucky Derby or top the money list?
I'd love another Derby. I won it on Giacomo in 2005 and it was a life-changing experience. Once you're blessed to win it once, you'd like to again.
What advice would you give your ten-year-old self?
Choose a passion, so it doesn't feel like work and you enjoy yourself every day.
What’s the best bet you've ever had?
It wasn't a bet I made, but the year I won the Derby I was 50-1 and Mr Moss, the owner of Giacomo, handed me a $200 wager on the horse and I put it in my boot; it was a $10,000 payout.
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