Triple Crown contender Justify didn't plan to run in the Kentucky Derby. But a hefty offer from George Soros convinced the colt, even if it meant getting involved in the billionaire investor's liberal schemes.
Okay, so maybe Justify wasn't starting a left-hoof insurgency funded by the Hungarian-born Soros, who some conservative conspiracy theorists believe is the secret puppetmaster of all liberal politics. But the colt does have a business relationship with Soros, revealed in a lengthy New York Times story Thursday.
Justify is owned by three groups: WinStar Farms, China Horse Club, and SF Bloodstock and SF Racing Group. That third stakeholder is controlled by some of Soros' top employees, per the Times. And the SF — you guessed it — stems from Soros Fund Management.
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But if Justify wins the Belmont Stakes and thus the Triple Crown this Saturday, SF Racing Group won't be in the winner's circle. Soros' crew prefers to keep a low profile, says the Times, so catch them sneaking a peak of their victory from behind a hedge (fund).
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