Well, Thursday wasn’t a total loss for Vince Wilfork.
Great Minds, a racehorse owned by Wilfork, won the fifth race at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans this afternoon. It’s the second win in less than a month for Great Minds, a four-year-old gelding.
The horse’s victory came hours after Wilfork announced the Patriots would not be exercising his contract option for 2015.
Fifth of eight horses at the head of the stretch, Great Minds closed down the center of the course to best second-place finisher Liberal Spin by a head. The race was contested on turf at about 5.5 furlongs, or a little less than three-quarters of a mile.
The winner’s share of the purse was $22,800, increasing Great Minds’ career earnings to $89,765. In addition to the two wins, Great Minds has a pair of second-place finishes and one third-place tally in 10 starts.