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Kentucky Derby's winning trainer under fire for allegedly tweeting Kamala Harris is 'good on her knees'
“I haven’t seen anything about it,” Reed said, neither confirming nor denying the accusation
May 12, 2022 3:30pm
Updated: May 12, 2022 5:22pm
Eric Reed, the trainer of Rich Strike -- the horse stunned the equestrian world by winning the Kentucky Derby with 80-1 odds -- came under fire on Wednesday for allegedly posting a derogatory tweet about Vice President Kamala Harris.
In January, former Trump advisor Sebastian Gorka posted a question to Twitter asking, “So what exactly are Kamala’s qualifications?”
Soon after, an account which allegedly belonged to a user named Eric Reed responded, “Heard she’s good on her knees!!”
During a Wednesday interview with John Barr on ESPN’s Outside the Lines,” Reed was asked if he was the author of the defamatory tweet.
Eric Reed was asked about this tweet on ESPN just now. Didn’t seem interested in answering. https://t.co/VwlykHw5XH pic.twitter.com/vlaOqpfXvr
— Ben Koo (@bkoo) May 11, 2022
“I haven’t seen anything about it,” Reed answered, neither confirming nor denying the accusation.
“Haven’t been told about it. I don’t know what’s going on out there. I’m more concerned with Richie and what’s going on with us, and this great horse, and how much he’s helping everybody. So, there’s haters out there, and that’s about how I’m gonna leave something like that.”
Since the interview, the account (@daddyrabbit1964) has been made private, but the bio still reads, “Horse trainer and Reagan conservative. Fantasy Football fanatic, Owner of Mercury Equine Center,” the New York Post reported.
Rich Strike won Saturday’s Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky -- which closed at 80-1 odds – marking the second-largest upset in the race’s history and winning the team $1.86 million of the race’s $3 million purse.
According to the colt’s team, however, Rich Strike will not race at the Preakness Stakes next weekend in order to better prepare for the Belmont Stakes – ultimately meaning that there will not be a Triple Crown winner for the fourth straight year, Fox News reported.
Former President Donald Trump was among the spectators, becoming the first former president to attend the Kentucky Derby since 2000, when George H.W. Bush attended.
Former President Richard Nixon is the only president to attend the race while in office, watching in 1969 when Majestic Prince won.
