Horse Named After Breonna Taylor Emerges Victorious at Kentucky Derby Week Race

Based on WLKY, a horse who was named after police taking pictures sufferer Breonna Taylor, and owned by the lawyer who represented Taylor’s household, received a Kentucky Derby Week race at Churchill Downs late final week.

In a six-furlong race, the three-year-old filly that was named after Taylor cruised to victory. The attorneys posted the victory on their Fb web page.

“Sam knew this Filly was robust and particular identical to the girl she was named in honor of “Breonna Taylor”.”

The lawyer, Sam Aguiar posted on his Fb web page that “it was superior” seeing “Breonna” win. His spouse additionally posted and mentioned, “Any time we win a horse race is thrilling, however it takes it to a brand new degree if you identify your horse Breonna in honor of #BreonnaTaylor, the horse wins at Churchill Downs on Derby week and also you hear so many individuals #Say her identify.”

The tragic incident that took Taylor’s life occurred on March 13, 2023, after cops entered Taylor’s residence on a no-knock warrant whereas she and her boyfriend Kenneth Walker had been in mattress sleeping. Walker, a licensed gun proprietor, maintains that plainclothes officers entered into their house unannounced. and that he referred to as the police and fired a warning shot in self-defense, pondering that they had been intruders. Consequently, one of many officers was shot within the leg. The cops then responded with a hail of bullets that killed Taylor, a 26-year-old Louisville emergency medical technician. That very same night time, Walker was taken into custody and charged with the tried homicide of a police officer. The costs in opposition to Walker had been not too long ago dismissed by a choose, as reported earlier this 12 months.