Politics & Government

Ted Cruz, wife duck attention at Derby’s Millionaires Row

Associated Press
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas visits with supporters at Wolf's Bar-B-Q in Evansville, Ind., during a campaign stop as Indiana voters went to the polls Tuesday.
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas visits with supporters at Wolf's Bar-B-Q in Evansville, Ind., during a campaign stop as Indiana voters went to the polls Tuesday. Denny Simmons AP

For a change, Ted Cruz didn't have much to say. Not even a pick for the Kentucky Derby.

Days after suspending his presidential campaign, the Texas senator showed up with his wife at Churchill Downs.

He got off the elevator at The Mansion, the track's most exclusive section near Millionaires Row.

Cruz said he's at the Derby to have a good time, and declined to be interviewed. His wife, Heidi, repeated "no media interviews today, no media interviews today," as the couple ducked through a door, blocked by security guards, into the private club.

This story was originally published May 7, 2016 at 3:18 PM with the headline "Ted Cruz, wife duck attention at Derby’s Millionaires Row."

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