One of the Commonwealth investors was Norma Barnes-Euresti from Battle Creek, Mich. When her wheelchair got stuck on the track, Gerardo Corrales and Jose Ortiz, who had just rode in the Derby, carried her the rest of the way.
“I don’t have legs today, but I got the ride of a lifetime,” she said on NBC, speaking about the jockeys’ kindness and, of course, her Triple Crown contender Mage.
The winner’s circle experience was the lasting memory of that day for Doxtator and Chamberlin. About 100 investors will be attending the Preakness.
“I’ll never forget standing there and seeing Mage start to work his way over and everyone’s going, ‘Hey, you have to stand here for the photo,’ and out of the corner of my eye, I see like this mass of people all wearing Mage hats,” Doxtator said. “That was a surprise to me. And I’m like, ‘Oh, great, the crew’s getting in here.’ It was such a moment for us. I will cherish that photo forever.”
Said Chamberlin: “Honestly, I look back and I see a $50 shareholder that somehow got his hands on the trophy, and another woman leaving with roses, and it’s like, that’s pretty hallowed ground.”
On Saturday, the oldest investor in Mage — Chamberlin’s 89-year-old grandfather, Gordon Chamberlin — will be in attendance. He watched the Derby with Chamberlin’s father, Mike, another investor, in Michigan, and the two sobbed when Mage won. In that moment, the elder Chamberlins knew they needed to be at the Preakness.
And this time, one thing will be different: The unlikely owners will all be sitting together in the turfside terrace in the infield, and they will have a clear path to the winner’s circle.
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