Veteran pacer Derek Bromac N enjoyed a long career on racetracks in both his native New Zealand and the United States — a career that stretched much longer than most. While an injury as a 13-year-old took him away from pari-mutuel racing and into the barn of Wisconsin native Amber Sawyer to recover, his heart never strayed too far from the racetrack. Sawyer, captivated by Derek Bromac N’s sheer drive to compete, put the gelding’s gallant story into words — words that turned the lifelong harness racing participant into a published author.
“I wrote about his amazing life shortly after he won (for the last time), then put it in a folder on my bookshelf,” Sawyer said in a recent profile published by the