Fifty-five years after their first Kentucky Derby horse, the Ball family of Lexington will have their second when Chief Wallabee goes to the post for Saturday’s 152nd running of America’s most revered race.
Going Straight, a 45-1 shot trained by Elwood McCann, came in 11th in the 1971 Kentucky Derby won by Canonero II. Mike Ball, whose parents Don and Mira founded Donamire Farm in Lexington, was 12 years old.
“It was such an overwhelming experience when it happened,” Mike recalled. “It was unbelievable.”…