From the Washington Post:

For most thoroughbred owners, Conway said, an entry in the Kentucky Derby is the “thrill of a lifetime,” regardless of the horse’s finish.

But May could be an exciting month for the Conway family for another reason. In two weeks, Kentuckians will head to the polls to vote in the state’s U.S. Senate Democratic primary and then it will be Jack Conway’s turn to race.

Conway, a George Washington University Law School graduate, is running to be the Democratic candidate in the November election to replace retiring Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.). While Stately Victor is considered an outlier in his race — early odds place him at 30 to 1 — Conway is a rising political power in the Democratic party who has achieved success as attorney general.

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