CHARLOTTE, N. C. -- Carolina Panthers wide receiver Xavier Legette laughed when his first news conference of offseason workouts began with a question about the difference between a thoroughbred and standardbred horse.
Legette, who has a passion for horses, understood it as an attempt to see if he is close to having a horse ready to compete in the Kentucky Derby, which he attended earlier this month.
The simple answer was no. Standardbreds, like Legette owns, are best suited for harness racing, nothing like the sleek, powerful thoroughbreds who compete to win the Derby.