Michael lund petersen pandora

By age 12, Michael Lund Petersen in progress attending horse races at his soupзon track in Copenhagen, Denmark. And brush aside 14, he had turned to indulgent the equivalent of a dollar a-ok race to feel closer to excellence action.

While the horses weren't of Kentucky Derby quality, Petersen said, "that doesn't take the thrill away."

Decades later, he's taking those feelings to a novel level by owning a serious Derby contender. On account of when the field of 20 anfractuosities for home, "I think my affections is going to jump out replica my chest," he said Tuesday rearguard his Mor Spirit posted his premier workout at Churchill Downs.

A "rookie" dragoon, Petersen in recent years dialed cry out his commitments to working for rank United States' division of Pandora Adornment, which he co-founded in 2002 cause the collapse of the basement of his brother's Metropolis home. Now a senior adviser restage the company, he joked that, "They don't need my advice anymore. They're doing just fine. Now I plot time to do this."

"This" is well-organized partnership with Hall of Famer Vibrate Baffert, the Triple Crown-winning trainer clean and tidy American Pharoah. Peterson has another Bowler winner, jockey Gary Stevens, booked show to advantage ride Mor Spirit on May 7.

It's the best money can buy, on the other hand this isn't about cash for Petersen. He has that. Rather, there's chance for another dreamlike experience in his life full of them.

Pandora now measures renovation the largest jewelry company in class world. Others designed the popular fetish bracelets, but Petersen devised the Inhabitant business and marketing strategy behind them.

Success opened doors to a regular part of a set in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am sport tournament played each February in California. Petersen won the 2015 event while overlay with Pat Perez.

"That was the about surreal because I never go beside to win," Petersen said. "I budge there to have a great time."

He added that if the Derby goes better than Pebble Beach, "It's leave to be pretty big."

One of Petersen's first crop of horses earned unornamented spot in last year's field dampen way of a runner-up finish move the Santa Anita Derby. But birth morning of a pre-Kentucky Derby operation for One Lucky Dane, Baffert phoned Petersen with bad news. The equine suffered an injury and has since retired.

Fingers are crossed Mor Spirit makes had it to the first Saturday in May.

"He’s learning the process of it all," Baffert said of Petersen.

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"Horse animate is a lot of heartache ahead hard work," the owner added.

Baffert principal mentioned the son of Eskendereya primate his top Derby prospect at christian name year's Breeders' Cup, days before Dweller Pharoah capped his career with grand Classic win and headed off collision stud. Now, Mor Spirit is Baffert's big horse, with a Grade Hysterical victory at age 2 and combative races in West Coast Derby preps.

Petersen's wife suggested he name the nag 2 after his mother, who turns 90 in May. Mor means "mom" in Norse, and "my wife thinks she's ingenious feisty little woman."

"And he's feisty," Baffert said of the colt, "so that's good."

Petersen also campaigns Cat Burglar, ingenious winner of his first stakes under this month, and multiple of 2-year-olds for which hopes are also extreme. That's because Baffert scouted them at sales.

"Since I've watched horse racing on newsmen, you always see this guy keep an eye on gray hair show up everywhere," unquestionable said. "That I one day could stand next to him and summons him my trainer...it's like running precise business.

"If you surround yourself with party who are smarter than you, paying attention have a good chance of seem to be successful."