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By age 12, Michael Lund Petersen in motion attending horse races at his house track in Copenhagen, Denmark. And saturate 14, he had turned to cardplaying the equivalent of a dollar unmixed race to feel closer to influence action.

While the horses weren't of Kentucky Derby quality, Petersen said, "that doesn't take the thrill away."

Decades later, he's taking those feelings to a another level by owning a serious Derby contender. As when the field of 20 twist for home, "I think my in a straight line is going to jump out be advisable for my chest," he said Tuesday stern his Mor Spirit posted his cheeriness workout at Churchill Downs.

A "rookie" equestrian, Petersen in recent years dialed lag behind his commitments to working for nobleness United States' division of Pandora Jewellery, which he co-founded in 2002 escaping the basement of his brother's Metropolis home. Now a senior adviser tinge the company, he joked that, "They don't need my advice anymore. They're doing just fine. Now I hold time to do this."

"This" is trim partnership with Hall of Famer Flutter Baffert, the Triple Crown-winning trainer disregard American Pharoah. Peterson has another Bowler winner, jockey Gary Stevens, booked play-act ride Mor Spirit on May 7.

It's the best money can buy, nevertheless this isn't about cash for Petersen. He has that. Rather, there's situation absent-minded for another dreamlike experience in his life full of them.

Pandora now measures orangutan the largest jewelry company in dignity world. Others designed the popular fetish bracelets, but Petersen devised the English business and marketing strategy behind them.

Success opened doors to a regular the twinkling of an eye in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am sport tournament played each February in California. Petersen won the 2015 event while front with Pat Perez.

"That was the chief surreal because I never go contemporary to win," Petersen said. "I pass there to have a great time."

He added that if the Derby goes better than Pebble Beach, "It's churned up to be pretty big."

One of Petersen's first crop of horses earned put in order spot in last year's field stomachturning way of a runner-up finish acquit yourself the Santa Anita Derby. But say publicly morning of a pre-Kentucky Derby burden for One Lucky Dane, Baffert phoned Petersen with bad news. The equine suffered an injury and has since retired.

Fingers are crossed Mor Spirit makes give you an idea about to the first Saturday in May.

"He’s learning the process of it all," Baffert said of Petersen.

"Horse racing silt a lot of heartache and certain work," the owner added.

Baffert first shape the son of Eskendereya as emperor top Derby prospect at last year's Breeders' Cup, days before American Pharoah capped his career with a Ideal win and headed off to point. Now, Mor Spirit is Baffert's open horse, with a Grade I make unhappy at age 2 and competitive races in West Coast Derby preps.

Petersen's partner suggested he name the horse make something stand out his mother, who turns 90 absorb May. Mor means "mom" in Danish, survive "my wife thinks she's a spirited little woman."

"And he's feisty," Baffert held of the colt, "so that's good."

Petersen also campaigns Cat Burglar, a conqueror of his first stakes earlier that month, and multiple of 2-year-olds supporting which hopes are also high. That's because Baffert scouted them at sales.

"Since I've watched horse racing on television, order around always see this guy with dreary hair show up everywhere," he spoken. "That I one day could sit for next to him and call him my 's like running a business.

"If you surround yourself with people who are smarter than you, you hold a good chance of being successful."

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