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Man arrested for doing doughnuts in Churchill Downs

On a steel horse I ride, I’m wanted... for destroying grass and property.

Rob Carr
James Dator
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.

Tim McGraw once said “I hope you get the chance, to live like you were dying” one could interpret those words as a lesson from a father to his son, or in it’s truest form it means DOING DOUGHNUTS ON THE INFIELD OF CHURCHILL DOWNS.

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Photo via wcdb.com

A sub-contractor from Louisville is a hero. Sure, he could have just done his job on the track’s seating, gone home and had his Hot Brown, but Benjamin S. Bratcher wanted more. He’ll never chance to ride a horse around the track, so why not take his Mustang for a spin around the infield?

This is what America’s all about. Putting on your camouflage hoodie, getting arrested, probably losing your job and STILL smiling because for that fleeting moment you owned it, you owned life -- you lived like you were dying.

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