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1 5 0 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 4.14 A Winner's Tale As the humans celebrate, a Derby champion goes from feted to forgoten. By Kane Webb Photos by Ted Tarquinio "T hat's you! Tat's Orb!" says the man next to Jennifer Patterson on the muddy track at Churchill Downs. Patterson, blond hair sticking like a horse's tail from the back of a khaki baseball cap, "Orb" in red letters on the front, at last sees the late charge and springs straight up in the air. Tat's Orb. Tat's her. Standing on the track surface opposite the sixteenth pole, a once-in-a-lifetime perch with a lousy view for 85 percent of the race, Patterson, 27, has just learned she's about to win the Kentucky Derby. Yes, she is going to win it. Because she's an assistant to Claude DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE CHAMPION. 138 TIP Jennifer Paterson of team Orb. 138-160 BACK.indd 150 3/20/14 10:15 AM