SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (AP) A.J. Foyt has found some new horsepower at age 82.
The four-time Indianapolis 500 winner will be rooting for Colonelsdarktemper in the $500,000 Indiana Derby on Saturday. Foyt owns the 3-yaer-old colt and a victory would be the biggest of the retired driver’s long career owning racehorses.
However, he won’t be at Indiana Grand to watch. Foyt’s racing team is competing at the IndyCar stop in Toronto this weekend.
”He’s competitive, that’s what A.J. is,” said Jinks Fires, who trains the colt. ”He likes racing, no matter cars or horses. But he understands that if you get beat, you get beat.