LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Glen Fullerton’s bet on Calvin Borel paid off big-time.
The racing fan won $900,000 Saturday when Borel guided Super Saver to victory in the Kentucky Derby.
Fullerton won a contest sponsored by Churchill Downs to place a $100,000 bet on a winner. He went for Super Saver, who went off as the 7-1 second choice.
The 40-year-old software consultant from Houston, Texas says he chose the colt because of Borel, who had won two of the last three Derbys.
Fullerton’s mother grew up in Louisville, and he’s been infatuated with the Derby since his youth.
Despite his windfall, Fullerton has no immediate plans on what to do with his windfall.
