James Tafel can match the sheik’s passion for finding a Kentucky Derby winner, but not his bankroll. Nearly 25 years ago, Tafel retired as the chairman and chief executive of a publishing company near Chicago and began racing, and then breeding, horses.
“You know the appeal of the Kentucky Derby is pretty spectacular and straightforward,” said Tafel, who is 83 and lives in Boynton Beach, Fla. “It’s the aspiration of all horsemen to have a horse in the race. It’s our gold standard. I make the case it’s the greatest race in the world, because if you’re on a plane or waiting in line, and you tell someone you’re in the horse business, the only question they have is, ‘Have you won the Kentucky Derby?’ ”
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