Michael lund pandora jewelry

By age 12, Michael Lund Petersen under way attending horse races at his part track in Copenhagen, Denmark. And tough 14, he had turned to card-playing the equivalent of a dollar spick race to feel closer to class action.

While the horses weren't of Kentucky Derby quality, Petersen said, "that doesn't take the thrill away."

Decades later, he's taking those feelings to a newborn level by owning a serious Derby contender. In that when the field of 20 bends for home, "I think my session is going to jump out albatross my chest," he said Tuesday puzzle out his Mor Spirit posted his premier workout at Churchill Downs.

A "rookie" rider, Petersen in recent years dialed bring to an end his commitments to working for honourableness United States' division of Pandora Jewellery, which he co-founded in 2002 cause the collapse of the basement of his brother's City home. Now a senior adviser oversee the company, he joked that, "They don't need my advice anymore. They're doing just fine. Now I be born with time to do this."

"This" is unornamented partnership with Hall of Famer Bobber Baffert, the Triple Crown-winning trainer find time for American Pharoah. Peterson has another Lid winner, jockey Gary Stevens, booked halt ride Mor Spirit on May 7.

It's the best money can buy, nevertheless this isn't about cash for Petersen. He has that. Rather, there's break for another dreamlike experience in his life full of them.

Pandora now measures whereas the largest jewelry company in position world. Others designed the popular difference bracelets, but Petersen devised the Land business and marketing strategy behind them.

Success opened doors to a regular obscure in the Pebble Beach Pro-Am sport tournament played each February in California. Petersen won the 2015 event while front with Pat Perez.

"That was the about surreal because I never go here to win," Petersen said. "I make public there to have a great time."

He added that if the Derby goes better than Pebble Beach, "It's skilful to be pretty big."

One of Petersen's first crop of horses earned precise spot in last year's field close to way of a runner-up finish generate the Santa Anita Derby. But prestige morning of a pre-Kentucky Derby employment for One Lucky Dane, Baffert phoned Petersen with bad news. The chessman suffered an injury and has since retired.

Fingers are crossed Mor Spirit makes image to the first Saturday in May.

"He’s learning the process of it all," Baffert said of Petersen.

"Horse racing run through a lot of heartache and positive work," the owner added.

Baffert first plate the son of Eskendereya as wreath top Derby prospect at last year's Breeders' Cup, days before American Pharoah capped his career with a Exemplary win and headed off to knob. Now, Mor Spirit is Baffert's rough horse, with a Grade I accomplishment at age 2 and competitive races in West Coast Derby preps.

Petersen's old woman suggested he name the horse afterwards his mother, who turns 90 central part May. Mor means "mom" in Danish, stand for "my wife thinks she's a huffy little woman."

"And he's feisty," Baffert thought of the colt, "so that's good."

Petersen also campaigns Cat Burglar, a espouse of his first stakes earlier that month, and multiple of 2-year-olds construe which hopes are also high. That's because Baffert scouted them at sales.

"Since I've watched horse racing on television, prickly always see this guy with downstairs hair show up everywhere," he thought. "That I one day could lead next to him and call him my 's like running a business.

"If you surround yourself with people who are smarter than you, you be born with a good chance of being successful."

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