Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre wont be able to watch hishorse run in the Kentucky Derby, so he went to see him while he hadthe chance.
With the Dodgers in Cincinnati for a series with the Reds, Torredrove down to spend Wednesday morning on the backside at ChurchillDowns visiting with Homeboykris.
The 3-year-old colt has just enough graded stakes earnings torun in next weeks Derby.
Torre bought a share of the horse after the colt won theChampagne Stakes at Belmont last October and is itching to see howhe fares in the Derby, where he will likely be a long shot.