User:Mariapolasek/Donerail

Background
Donerail was a bay colt sired by McGee and foaled by Angie M. He was owned, bred, and trained by Thomas P. Hayes near Lexington, Kentucky.

Before the Derby
Due to growing popularity, Churchill Downs underwent major renovations in preparations for the derby and the record 30,000 expected attendees and the $6,600 purse. As a Louisville native, Thomas Hayes was unsure about Donerail’s ability to race and win the derby, regardless of the promise his horse was showing, and dedicated that the expense and potential loss would not be worth it if Donerail was not expected to win. Eventually it was Roscoe Goose that convinced Hayes to race Donerail.

Due to the overcrowded nature of the 1913 Kentucky Derby, there were not enough stables for all the horses racing in the Derby; therefore, Donerail was housed at Douglass Park, about three miles away from Churchill Downs, and would have to walk to distance before the race even began

Changing the tagging of Roscoe Goose’s Wikipedia page to the first mention of him:

A bay colt by McGee out of Algie M. by Hanover, Donerail was trained by T.P. Hayes, as well as bred in Kentucky by him. His jockey was Roscoe Goose.