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Rick Pitino co-owns the horse Party Dancer, but he didn't name it

Rick Pitino himself called it "piling on."

In reality, it's the perfect punch line for the ex-Louisville basketball coach, an all-time great whose legacy was damaged by some off-court scandals.

A 3-year-old horse named Party Dancer won a race at Del Mar Racetrack in California last week. That horse happens to be co-owned by Pitino.

"The shame of it (is I) can't even enjoy a win," Pitino told the Louisville Courier Journal. "The piling on is incredible."

Three years ago, an escort named Katina Powell published a book that accused a Louisville assistant of hiring her and others to perform for recruits and players.