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There is a connection between a corrupt former U.S. Senator from Alaska, a man convicted of bribing Alaskan state senators, the Kentucky Derby and New Mexico. Not something that you hear everyday.
Mark Allen is one of the owners of the horse Mine That Bird, the New Mexico-trained horse that won the Kentucky Derby this Saturday as a 50-1 longshot, the second-biggest longshot to win the Run for the Roses. Mark Allen is also the son of Bill Allen a man who was convicted of bribing state Senators from Alaska.
From the Alaska Daily News:
Bill Allen, in pleading guilty in 2007 to three counts related to his central role in the Alaska public corruption scandal, won immunity from federal criminal charges for Mark Allen.
Mine That Bird, a 50-to-1 long shot, stunned the racing world when he came from behind and won the Derby, America’s premier thoroughbred event. Mark Allen’s Double Eagle Ranch of Roswell, N.M., along with a neighbor, Leonard Blach, purchased the gelding last year. The racing Web site BloodHorse.com said they paid $400,000 after the horse had initially sold for $9,500 as a yearling.
Even the most prestigious horse race in the United States isn’t free of political scandal these days.
