the owner of Exonerated, Earl I. Mack, is a big donor to the GOP according to this web site...
http://www.opensecrets.org/bush/ambassadors/mack.asp
and to provide some context, Earl I. Mack has been a horse owner, not of just Exonerated, for a number of years.
here's a story from the Albany Times Union mentioning Exonerated...what this all means I personally have no clue.
http://timesunion.com/ASPStories/Sto...07&BCCode=MBTA
in any event Exonerated is a nicely bred filly and should factor in the race on her own merits.