Holy Cow! Pato O’Ward finally launches a cow in front of Indy 500, hoping to break his sorrow sequence

Indianapolis (AP) – Pato O’Ward learned this week that it is up to Indianapolis 500 drivers to participate The recruit tradition of milking a cow If they want to drink the stuff in Victory Lane by winning “the biggest show in the race”.

The problem is that O’Ward never had this opportunity – until Friday.

One day after depliating that its Indy 500 beginnings occurred in the middle of the Pandemic of COVID-19, the Indiana Dairy Association and his team Arrow McLaren were for him. The people of Silverstone Farms in Greenfield, Indiana, instructed a cow named Rihanna and transported her by truck on the track on Friday, where she was waiting for O’Ward at dawn.

O’Ward, one of the most charismatic and popular pilots in the paddock, was surprised by the head.

“I woke up for a morning milking, and it was a really cool experience,” he said, making a big smile. “Very hot. You know, I have to warm it up. Yeah, she was fabulous. Have you seen a video at least? You will see.

Yes, the first tug and there is the milk current.

It may be a good omen because O’Ward continues his first Indy 500 victory. He finished second in the most important race of the season, and spoke with frankness about how Indianapolis Motor Speedway broke his heart.

Perhaps the fact that he had not milked the cow was the Karma keeping him of the victory path.

High level efforts to bring a cow to the speedway before the Sunday race arrived after a press conference Thursday with Robert Shwartzman, who won the post As a recruit Indy 500. Shwarzman conscientiously participated in traditional trafficking earlier in the week, and as he explained: “The woman, she came to see me and said to me:” People who did not milk the cow, they never won Indy 500 “, and they were like (are not finished). It’s bad luck.”

Shwartzman stressed that Alexander Rossi was treating the cow when he won as a recruit in 2016.

“You have to milk the cow,” said Shwartzman, describing his personal experience with a “very calm, cute” cow named Indy.

To which O’Ward said: “I’m going to find a cow, and I’m going to milk it tonight.”

“We know farmers who know certain cows that can get there”, ” Indiana Dairy Association replied on X.

It only took them one day.

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