Terry Bradshaw gloats as Fox Sports colleague misses out on $250,000 triumph

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Terry Bradshaw just can’t shake that winning feeling, even long after retirement.The Hall of Fame quarterback, who led the Pittsburgh Steelers to Super Bowl glory four times in the 1970s, was victorious on the race course this weekend too.NFL legend Bradshaw’s horse won at Churchill Downs this weekendGettyHis horse, Taken by the Wind, scored a touchdown at Churchill Downs with a runaway 5 ¼-length win in the 57th running of the Grade 3, $251,250 Pocahontas Stakes.The Pocahontas awards its top five finishers points toward the 2026 Kentucky Oaks on the 10-5-3-2-1 scale, and this weekend marked a record fifth win for trainer Kenny McPeek.Florida-bred Taken by the Wind is owned by Bradshaw, the McPeek family’s Magdalena Racing and Graham Leveston.With a win in the Pocahontas Stakes, the NFL legend landed himself a cut of the prize and was on top of the world as he returned to the day job 24 hours later.Bradshaw shares news of big win on Fox Sports“You had a good start to the weekend yesterday, at Churchill Downs, with your horse,” host Curt Menefee said, opening Fox NFL Sunday.“Oh my God,” Bradshaw, who recently touted a Fox Sports contract raise, responded.“Taken by the Wind, a two-year-old filly I own out of the great young stud Rock Your World, they’re winning the Pocahontas Stakes.“You know what this does? This sends me and my family to California for the Breeders’ Cup.”Bradshaw, looking delighted with himself, then revealed that Menefee lost out on a lot of money when he turned down a share in Taken by the Wind.“I bought the horse, I offered Curt half the horse,” the legend, who earlier this year set the record straight on his role in rescuing trapped plane passengers, continued.Bradshaw revelled in his win on Fox, alongside a colleague he offered the horse toX: @NFLonFOXMenefee joked he still has to work after turning down a shareX: @NFLonFOX“But Curt said, ‘You don’t know what you’re talking about’ — and that’s where we left that.”Menefee then jumped in to crack a joke at his own expense.“And that’s why Curt is still here working right now,” he said with a smile.How much did Bradshaw pay for his winning horse?Purchased for only $20,000 at the 2024 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Fall Yearling Sale, Taken by the Wind ran one mile in 1:36.50 for jockey Irad Ortiz Jr on Saturday.Bradshaw’s horse banked $136,710 for the win, and is the early points-leader on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks after collecting the maximum of 10 points.“She broke well,” jockey Ortiz said post-race.Bradshaw’s Taken by the Wind horse pulled away for a win at Churchill DownsX: @FanDuel_RacingBradshaw co-owns the horse with the McPeek family and Graham Leveston“I just let the speed go after that.“I tried to let her settle on the rail like she did in her last start.“Turning for home, there was an opening and she went through there and opened up. She ran like an older filly today.“She’s very exciting.”The Breeders’ Cup, which Bradshaw referenced during Fox NFL Sunday, returns to the Del Mar Racetrack in California this year, and runs from Friday, October 31 to Saturday, November 1.Stay up to date with the latest from the NFL across all platforms – follow our dedicated talkSPORT USA Facebook page and subscribe to our talkSPORT USA YouTube channel for all the offseason news, interviews and more.