Canadian owner on Triple Crown fantasy ride with I'll Have Another

The Canadian Press

ELMONT, N.Y. - The Canadian owner of Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another says he's enjoying "a little bit of a fantasy ride."

J. Paul Reddam has already won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness.

Now he needs a victory in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday to complete the first Triple Crown since 1978 when Affirmed did it.

Based in California, the Windsor, Ont., native bought I'll Have Another as a two-year-old for US$35,000.

The horse has gone on to win $2.63 million.