Tom Benson and Gayle Benson are “thrilled.” Sean Payton is downright “giddy.”
And all of it feels so ... familiar.
Yes, as it turns out, the night before your first Kentucky Derby is very much like the night before your first Super Bowl.
That’s a comparison the Bensons and their New Orleans Saints/New Orleans Pelicans/GMB Racing family are now uniquely qualified to make. The Bensons own two horses that are set to run in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby -- Mo Tom and Tom’s Ready -- both medium to long shots in the 20-horse field.