Some of the biggest sports bettors on the planet show up in force for the Kentucky Derby each year. Among the crowd in 2023 was renowned Houston native, Mattress Mack, who deployed some serious cash for the horserace on Saturday.
Mack, whose real name is Jim McIngvale, reportedly had as much as $1.2 million on the line for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby, backing the horse called Angel of Empire to be the first to cross the finish line.
That’s a wager Mack will certainly be regretting, as one of the group’s underdogs, Mage, ended up taking home the top prize. The 72-year-old wore his emotions on his sleeve as he watched his money disappear in the blink of an eye, failing to hide his disappointment over the result of the race.
