It wasn't a surprise that Kenny McPeek trained Mystik Dan to the winner's circle in the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby.
Or Thorpedo Anna to the win in the Kentucky Oaks the day before.
Nor was it a shocker he didn't bet the Oaks-Derby double that paid $236. He doesn't gamble.
"Never have, never will," he said.
He's had plenty of opportunities to make a wager. McPeek had won more than $120 million as a trainer before last weekend's wins, which he had literally put on his to-do list two weeks before the races.
That's not a bombshell to his friends, family and owners. McPeek is a list-maker and taskmaster. He's highly intelligent and has great vision.
The surprise in all of his success was that he became a trainer.
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