Meet the racing syndicate made up of five former Brown University football players calling themselves Boat Racing, named for a college beer drinking game.

They own 25% of Kentucky Derby hopeful Hot Rod Charlie (or as they call him, "Chuck"). https://lat.ms/2SfFXm6 ">https://lat.ms/2SfFXm6&q...

The group was looking for some bucket list things to do together. They have been to Machu Picchu in Peru and run with the bulls in Pamplona. They want to visit all seven continents.

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The idea came up a couple years ago when they were getting the full backstretch treatment at Del Mar during closing weekend.

It just so happens that one of them, Patrick O’Neill, is the nephew of two-time Kentucky Derby winning trainer Doug O’Neill.

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Hot Rod Charlie, the group& #39;s third horse, finished second in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and won the Louisiana Derby.

While all of this is a completely new experience for the guys of Boat Racing, it’s familiar to co-owner Bill Strauss.

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