tote board

He was impressed with the venue, decorated with an old train station-style tote board and long wooden tables featuring products under glass globes.

After the race he joked the horse couldn’t read the tote board.

“I’ve won it with 3-year-olds, and this is the time of year they catch up. I was sort of surprised at the tote board, that he was 5-1. I go, ‘This guy’s won the Kentucky Derby, and it’s not like he ran a horrible race in the Preakness.’

That decision turned the tote board upside-down and handed Bill Mott, a training legend who’d won everything else racing has to offer, his first Kentucky Derby.

Suddenly, the tote board was a prime selfie spot for red-clad Chiefs fans.