Lear Capital is sponsoring Kentucky Derby frontrunner, GoldenCents with its Goldencents Winners’ Circle Contest. Leading up to the running of the 139th Kentucky Derby, visitors to LearCapital.com are invited to guess GoldenCents’ lap time, worth in gold and the location of the Lear Capital corporate sponsorship logo on the jockey uniform. Participants will be in the running for a chance to win FREE Gold or Silver Coins and other great prizes. Entries can be made here: http://www.learcapital.com/goldencents.

Lear Capital President, Kevin DeMeritt, recently answered questions related to the sponsorship with answers found below:

Why is Lear Capital sponsoring GoldenCents?

KD: As a young horse, GoldenCents has defied many odds in pursuit of the Winners’ Circle. At Lear Capital we too understand the value of fighting through adversity as we deliver superior products and services in a highly competitive field. The GoldenCents’ team story is one that many of our employees and clients can relate to.

Tell us about the horse and team.

KD: GoldenCents is a 3-year-old Colt bred from Kentucky by Karyn Pirrello. The horse is owned by W.C. Racing, Dave Kenney and Louisville Cardinals coach Rick Pitino. Doug O’Neill, trainer of “I’ll Have Another”, winner of last year’s Kentucky Derby and Preakness is also behind GoldenCents. 29-year-old Kevin Krigger is competing to become the first black jockey to win the Kentucky derby since 1902. He is from the Virgin Islands and began riding at a young age.

Do you have any highlights about the contest?

KD: We’re excited to watch the event and we want to get our clients excited as well. Lear Capital is holding a contest for the public to guess GoldenCents’ finishing time, worth in gold and location of sponsorship on the jockey. Our prizes include gold and silver coins, discounts, gift certificates, Lear Capital merchandise and DVDs. For more information, please check out http://www.learcapital.com/goldencents.

If I were considering placing a bet for the 2013 Kentucky Derby, should I choose “GoldenCents” to win?

KD: We expect GoldenCents to show at the very least. GoldenCents is currently boasting 6/1 odds to win the race. Only two other horses have better odds of winning the Kentucky Derby, so he has a very favorable chance to win among 25 horses. In the past weeks, GoldenCents’ rank has increased dramatically from being a top 10 horse to now a top 3. GoldenCents placed 1st at Santa Anita as an underdog and we see this being a very similar situation.