Sierra Leone rallied through the dirt for the Blue Grass victory. (Courtney Snow/Past The Wire) An Op/Ed. By Laura Pugh At this point, I just don’t understand the infatuation. Each year it’s the same thing. Chad Brown enters the Derby trail, with a big, gorgeous, late running colt that wins or runs well in a couple preps, but never capitalize on that potential in the Kentucky Derby or subsequent races. In 2022, the racing pundits raved about the gorgeous, beautiful moving Zandon.