Run in March, at one time the Flamingo Stakes was an important early prep race for the Kentucky Derby.

He won four races in a row in Florida, including the Flamingo Stakes.

"They sent me to cover the Flamingo Stakes," she recalled.

The passengers include three colts who will run in the $450,000 Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah Saturday.

Paddy had accompanied Majesty to Florida in preparation for the Flamingo Stakes.

Between 1926 and 1937, the Flamingo Stakes was known as the Florida Derby.

He was unplaced in the Flamingo Stakes at Hialeah last spring, and did not race again last year.

Santos was riding Cryptoclearance, the 8-to-5 favorite in the $450,000 Flamingo Stakes.

He also won the Flamingo Stakes at three.

Once again, two weeks later, he finished third behind Executioner from 19 lengths in the Flamingo Stakes.