Kidnapped Trainer, an Orphaned Horse and the Chance of a Lifetime at the KY Derby

Gunnevara Fountain of YouthTrainer Antonio Sano never expected to be here, having escaped Venezuela after being kidnapped twice. The same can be said about a strapping foal who became an orphan shortly after his birth when his mother dropped dead. Yet, here they are at the Kentucky Derby, looking to fulfill an impossible dream with improbable storylines.

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The Unbelievable True Story of Trainer Antonio Sano

Gunnevara Fountain of YouthHe is now training a major Kentucky Derby contender

Antonio Sano was Venezuela’s most successful thoroughbred trainer. Race after race, 3,338 times, his horses won as his reputation as the “Czar of the Hippodrome” grew. Until he lost it all in the span of 36 agonizing days. Not at the track, but in a cell of a room that had no windows, no toilet, no… [Read more…]