The moral of the story: we need to be there to listen and take the time to educate people, especially those outside of the Thoroughbred industry
#SundayThoughts
#TheMoreYouKnow
I had a lot of time to think today on the plane back to Kentucky, processing the news of Cody Dorman’s passing. It came out in the form of a poem.
One Last Race 💙
Thank you everyone for your messages. I can’t even pull myself together right now or know when I will ever be able too. Maple leaf Mel’s health and happiness took priority over my own for the last two years and now I’m lost without her. She was a true Grade 1 champion 💔
Cody’s Wish changed Cody Dorman’s life, but Cody Dorman changed all of ours.
Absolutely heartbroken for the Dorman family, Godolphin family and everyone else connected to Cody.
I've never been prouder of a photo I've taken.
I was lucky enough to capture this beautiful moment between this Frosted filly out of Takingtimeoff (left) and this Gun Runner filly out of Dance Card (right) - a half-sister to CODY'S WISH - recently at Darley's Gainsborough Farm.
Couldn’t let the day come to an end without wishing a very special happy birthday to the lovely Caravel ❤️ 7 years old already?!
Here’s to your next chapter as a broodmare! Rooting for you always.
"I've got your back." 🥰
Grade I winner JUJU'S MAP (Liam's Map) with her first foal, a lovely filly who also happens to be the first FLIGHTLINE foal born this year ✈️ Bred/owned by Albaugh Family Stables, she arrived Jan. 12 at Taylor Made Farm. TDNtv feature coming soon!
What do you do on a gray day?
Visit a gray horse, of course 😍
KNICKS GO, my favorite
#MDBred
(and quite the accomplished one, at that), pictured at
@TMStallions
last Friday. Look for his first yearlings at the sales this year!
How can you beat an afternoon spent with two Triple Crown winners? (You can’t). Definitely a once-in-a-lifetime kind of afternoon, hanging out with American Pharoah and Justify 👑
@coolmoreamerica
It was been really special to watch the Japanese
@KentuckyDerby
contenders train in the morning, with such an emphasis placed on flat work - before and after making their way around the track. As a lifelong equestrian, it’s something I have so much respect for!
📸: Continuar
INTERSTATEDAYDREAM, winner of the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes-G2 today at
@PimlicoRC
, took a moment to admire her blanket of black-eyed susans once she returned to the barn 🌻 Congratulations to all of her connections!
Please enjoy this video of my dad racing Patch at
@Oldfriendsfarm
🤣
Let’s just say, Patch was disappointed to find out that he did not, in fact, have the carrots.
Major life update 🌟 I’m extremely proud to share that I’ve accepted a new position with
@theTDN
as their social media manager and will be moving to Lexington, KY late June/early July 🐎 I’m so grateful for the 3 years I’ve spent with
@MarylandTB
/
@MidAtlanticTB
(cont.)
Seize the Grey & Sergio Quevedo 🤍
Sergio rode the colt each morning and was by his side throughout the week, always with a huge smile on his face. Congratulations to the entire Lukas team! 👏🏼
Spending time with 2005 GI Preakness S. and GI Belmont S. winner Afleet Alex (Northern Afleet) this summer was certainly a highlight of 2023.
Pensioned from stallion duties last year, the 21-year-old is enjoying a leisurely life of retirement at
@Gainesway
. ❤️
To be there on the rail watching Sierra Leone find that next gear and cruise home with that phenomenal stride of his was just…WOW.
So excited for the
@KentuckyDerby
!!
The way these ring handlers work with the horses in the sale ring is just something else. Such great horsemen, so kind.
@FasigTiptonCo
This Ghostzapper filly (Hip 410) sold for $300,000 early on today at the FT New York Bred Yearlings Sale.
Extremely proud to share that my photo of these lovely foals, a Frosted filly and a Gun Runner filly (a half-sister to CODY'S WISH), has been selected to be displayed in the
@nmrhof
as part of their Photo Finish exhibit! 📸
Taken at
@godolphin
's Gainsborough Farm.
The magic of
#Preakness149
🏆 My favorite moment today: the crowd cheering as Seize the Grey was jogged back to head into the winner’s circle, with jockey Jaime Torres pointing to the colt and lovingly stroking his neck.
Well done to Jaime & the entire team 👏🏼
Bill Mott and his grandson outside of the barn Thursday morning at
@ChurchillDowns
☀️
The Hall of Famer sends out his trainee Resilience today in the 150th running of the GI
@KentuckyDerby
.
What a joy it was to spend yesterday morning with Judy Hicks, breeder/co-owner of GI Kentucky Oaks winner THORPEDO ANNA, at her Brookstown Farm.
Judy is pictured here with Sataves, Thorpedo Anna's dam, her Known Agenda filly & canine companion, Smoke. TDNtv feature coming soon!
Proud to say I've been there for Caravel's last seven starts (at four tracks) and next Saturday, when she heads out to defend her title in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint, I'll be there to cheer her on once again ❤ She's a treasure. I can’t wait!
Zenyatta, pictured today on her 20th birthday 💝
Shoutout to the spectacular teams at
@LanesEndFarms
&
@KYHorseCountry
that put this wonderful celebration together. It was quite special to not only meet her myself, but witness others meeting their horse hero for the first time.
Happy retirement to my favorite girl 🥰 It’s been a thrill of a lifetime to watch you run and now, to watch you start this new chapter as a broodmare.
Can’t wait to meet that first foal! 😍
To simply say ‘I love my job’ is an understatement.
@theTDN
❤️
This Uncle Mo filly, recently born at
@BonneChanceFarm
, is a half-sister to Argentina champ & GIW IVAR (Brz)! Special thanks to
@Allison_Droni
& the BC team for having us out. TDNtv feature coming soon 🎥
@katiep_tdn
The other day I had someone tell me they would never get a black German Shepherd because they “don’t photograph well.”
May I present to you Luna, my beautifully photogenic all-black GSD 📸
A morning with Deterministic (Liam’s Map) at Saratoga last summer, following his victory on debut that earned him ‘TDN Rising Star’ status 🌟
And now, brilliant winner of the GIII Gotham Stakes with 50 points earned on the Road to the
@KentuckyDerby
.
#NationalDayOfTheHorse
How lucky are we to spend every day working with and alongside these beautiful creatures? Celebrated and loved each and every day ❤️🐴 They’ve certainly been the guiding light in my life.
Feat. Who else? Caravel of course!
In July of ‘22, I met this lovely Complexity colt out of Praising at
@AirdrieStud
. A half-brother to SW Camp Hope, he certainly stood out with that big white face and blue eye 😍
Now 2, he recently breezed in :9 4/5 at
#OBSMarch
. He sells tomorrow as Hip 551 with
@WavertreeInc
!
Just when you think
@keenelandracing
Spring Opening Weekend couldn’t be any more exciting, you hear CARAVEL will make her return in Saturday’s GII Shakertown S. 🤩 See you soon pretty girl!
🙌🏼 This gleaming colt is a son of the late Arrogate (
@JuddmonteFarms
) out of Smart Shopping, making him a half-brother to stakes-placed Shoppingforpharoah! He sells as Hip 79 with
@millridgefarm
at
@FasigTiptonCo
Saratoga.
What an honor it was to know him and feed him many, many peppermints ❤️
Condolences to the entire
@WinStarFarm
team and everyone who loved this special stallion. You will be missed, Speighty.
It was an honor to meet
@Buccherostud
during his quick stop in Kentucky, on his way up to New York! He has such an impressive presence about him.
He’s new to
@McMahonSaratoga
for 2024.
Dornoch (Good Magic) wins the GI
@BelmontStakes
at Saratoga 🏆 His dam, Puca, has now produced two Triple Crown race winners as Dornoch joins the Classic-winning ranks alongside his brother Mage, winner of the 2023 GI
@KentuckyDerby
.
I told him how proud we all were of his daughter Caravel, recent winner of the GI
@BreedersCup
Turf Sprint, and I’d say MIZZEN MAST seemed pretty proud too ❤️
@JuddmonteFarms
The 2023
#NYbred
Horse of the Year trophy goes to none other than Maple Leaf Mel!
@melgidd1
trained the MGSW for August Dawn. The deeply missed, deeply talented filly was bred by Joe Fafone and foaled at
@WaldorfFarm
.
Checking in with MSW/GSP
#WVBred
Anna’s Bandit (Great Notion) and her first foal, a
#MDBred
colt by
@Gainesway
’s Tapit 😍 The pair will be in Kentucky for a bit before returning to their home at No Guts No Glory Farm in Maryland!
This boy has quite the personality 🌟
When you style your mane with straw and someone has the audacity to pull it out 😤
We’ll see the beautiful FIRELINE, a daughter of Arrogate, in Saturday’s GI Alabama Stakes at the Spa!
I’m just so incredibly honored. Everyone I’ve met in this industry has left an incredible impact, fueling my passion and enthusiasm. For the horses, always.
And special thanks to the
@johnnyortiz24
team for letting the lovely Brightwork make a special appearance in my video 🌸
First stop on this Lexington trip?
@TaylorMadeSales
of course, to reunite with this special boy, who I haven’t seen since Saratoga last summer. The 2021 Horse of the Year,
#MDBred
KNICKS GO looks absolutely fantastic. Special thanks to the TM team for letting me stop by!
#FoalFriday
This Charlatan colt, who calls Blue Heaven Farm home, has quite the personality...and the looks to match 😍 He's the second foal out of the stakes-winning mare Surrender Now (Morning Line).
This unique gray filly is Astrila, a 3-year-old daughter of
@coolmoreamerica
's Mendelssohn that is owned by Arnmore Thoroughbreds and trained by Bill Mott. 😍
Interestingly enough, she was nearly solid gray as a 2-year-old this past August, when she made her debut at Saratoga.
Special congratulations to everyone involved with Wet Paint, who delivered a phenomenal performance to win Saturday’s GI CCA Oaks at the Spa 👑
Here she is back in May at Churchill with her bestie, Mr. Man 🥰
The magic of horses ✨
Kentucky Oaks winner Serengeti Empress shared a special moment with this young boy during a recent
@KYHorseCountry
tour at Taylor Made Farm.
Keep an eye out for a new TDNtv series, coming soon!