15:25:44 GMT, 04 May, 2007
An exclusive gold-plated mint julep cup made by Woodford Reserve has fetched $22,000 at a charity auction.The 24-kt gold-plated cup was one of a series commemorating past winners of the Kentucky Derby and bore the name of the 2006 Derby winner, Barbaro.Barbaro won last year's Derby by 6 1/2 lengths but died soon after from laminitis, which caused complications during surgery on a broken leg.The cups raised a combined total of $49,337 in the charity auction with proceeds benefiting retired race horses and injured jockeys.Bonnie O'Neil, who successfully purchased the cup asked Barbaro owner Gretchen Jackson to collect the cup at the 2007 Kentucky Derby, to be held on Saturday May 5th."I wanted to do something in my own little way to make sure Barbaro didn't die in vain," she commented. "I was thrilled when Gretchen Jackson agreed to accept the cup on my behalf."Woodford Reserve is the official bourbon of the Kentucky Derby and created 132 exclusive gold-plated cups, each bearing the name of a past winner.
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