damon thayer
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Daniel & Katie’s Dad 👨Horse Racing 🏇🏽 Bourbon 🥃 Concerts🎼Movies 📽 Travel 🧳Adventurer 🌎 SPARTY
Joined October 2008
Twitterless teenage daughter response: “That’s pretty funny. Not gonna lie.” . Well played @GOPJake Well played.
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This movie is brilliant. I’ve been waiting for it since reading my first @DCComics as a kid; hope @wbpictures @hbomax will consider a sequel(s) and #RestoreTheSnyderVerse .Also Cyborg @rayfisher deserves his own movie. And @BenAffleck should get a @DCBatman standalone.🤓.
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I received a call from @MattressMack yesterday, pledging his support for disaster relief efforts in #Kentucky through his store Gallery Furniture in Texas & through the @KYTbred here. He’s one of the best private sector guys at doing this and we are grateful to him.
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I don’t know how realistic this is, but it is a terrific idea!.#RestoreTheSnyderVerse𓃵 #MakeTheBatfleckMovie #SellSnyderVerseToNetflix
Imagine having this gem in your home ready to watch at any given moment. @wbd #SellSnyderVerseToNetflix #MakeTheBatfleckMovie @netflix
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So I made a post about a favorite comic book from my childhood that has been made into a movie. 90,000 impressions later, the momentum is there to #RestoreTheSnyderVerse . #ZackSnyder #ZackSnydersJusticeLeague.
This movie is brilliant. I’ve been waiting for it since reading my first @DCComics as a kid; hope @wbpictures @hbomax will consider a sequel(s) and #RestoreTheSnyderVerse .Also Cyborg @rayfisher deserves his own movie. And @BenAffleck should get a @DCBatman standalone.🤓.
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I’ve been to some great sports events, helped run some of racing’s biggest, but I’ve never experienced anything like this #RoyalAscot tradition of songs at the bandstand after the races. The even provide a songbook! Check out “Sweet Caroline” here @Ascot
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.@GovAndyBeshear falsely claims he’s not highly partisan but the first thing he does is attack @JDVance1 upbringing & personal story instead of engage on issues. The fawning KY media has failed to portray the true Andy: petulant, vindictive & unaccomplished. #IYKYK.
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Frankie Dettori . Sam Bowie. John Velazquez . Mike Smith . Saturday night in Lexington @JeffRubys . You couldn’t plan this if you tried.
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Honored to have @RandPaul on the show today!!!.
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Saw @snydercut again, 👍🏻film. It’s time to.#RestoreTheSnyderVerse inc 2 JLA films adding #martianmanhunter #Shazam & #GreenLantern (Hal Jordan). #Cyborg #TheFlash deserve their own films. Can’t wait for next @aquamanmovie & @WonderWomanFilm .most of all #MakeTheBatfleckMovie.
So I made a post about a favorite comic book from my childhood that has been made into a movie. 90,000 impressions later, the momentum is there to #RestoreTheSnyderVerse . #ZackSnyder #ZackSnydersJusticeLeague.
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Apparently @KentuckyMBB is only allowing 15% capacity @Rupp_Arena this season according to letter from @UKYpres . Pretty sad & unnecessary. It can work with more fans but everyone is running scared from the fearmongering from Gov Andy Beshear and Fayette Health Dept . #BBN.
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Proud to emcee @RandPaul with @KelleyAshbyPaul campaign rally this morning in northern Kentucky. Rand is leading a #RedWave across Kentucky on #ElectionDay tomorrow Also got to hang out with GOP stars Shelley Funke-Frohmeyer @sdietz2 & @5boymom
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Great work! Still lots of gun grabbers out there (even in Kentucky). We must stay vigilant. @athomm77 @NRA #2A.
Our office joined a 16-state amicus brief in support of the NRA’s lawsuit seeking to stop New York’s attempt to dissolve the organization. We will always fight to protect the 2nd Amendment rights of Kentuckians. Read more:
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Uncle Mo @coolmoreamerica .#RIP to a sire whose legacy will be felt for a long time. I’m glad I found this 2021 photo from one of my visits to Ashford.
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My father, Daniel Dale Thayer, passed away peacefully about an hour ago in the care of my sister Dena. Thank you all for your prayers and condolences for my family during this difficult time.
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Jockey Mike Smith showing the #HorseRacing world that age is just a state of mind & he’s still got it with a classic front-running ride on Rodriquez in yesterday’s Wood Memorial, qualifying for the @KentuckyDerby @ChurchillDowns #MikeSmithFans
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A few weeks ago I watched in admiration as a son eulogized his Father when President George W. Bush honored President @GeorgeHWBush at his funeral. Today, I will attempt to do the same for my Dad, Dan Thayer. #RIP Dad. You were always 💯 #TeamThayer 🇺🇸😥
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My daughter Katie just passed her FAA checkride & is now a Commercial Flight Instructor! I am a very #ProudDad #girlpower
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JUST IN TONIGHT: The final students are dropped off from school at 9:58pm tonight. It's been a long & troublesome ride home for JCPS on the 1st day back to school. Many of these late arrivals are elementary school students. As parents are telling us. "Now it's their bedtime!"
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Bean’s Cafe is owned by @HayhoeRichard #freedomfighter.
Congratulations to the restaurant owner in my district who defied @GovAndyBeshear‘s ridiculous shut down orders, kept his employees employed over the holidays. in the face of criminal charges. and persevered! #endthelockdown.
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You had nothing, NOTHING, to do with any of these passing & you know it. But like Bill Clinton, you’ll do & say anything to get re-elected. Pathetic. You know no shame.
You've got to be able to bring people together to get things done for Kentucky, and that's what I've done for my entire career. From medical marijuana to legalized sports betting, I have a record that proves I'll continue to deliver big results as your governor.
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Nearly 15,000 wins between them. Three of the greatest jockeys ever. Two already in the @nmrhof & the other on his way there. @jjcjockey @ljlmvel @JulienLeparoux All riding @keenelandracing & @ChurchillDowns this spring. #KYWins @KYTbred @KyHBPA #winning #safetrip
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I can’t stop shaking. Today @DelMarRacing our Uncle Mo(@coolmoreamerica) filly HANG THE MOON gave me my first graded stakes winner as a participant in the @CJThoroughbreds racing partnership. An absolute stone cold textbook ride by @kazushi0096 . Freakin’ unbelievable.
HANG THE MOON ($43.00) followed Anisette through the opening and outkicked her late to take the $250,000 John C. Mabee (G2) at @DelMarRacing. The 4yo Uncle Mo (@coolmoreamerica) filly was ridden by @kazushi0096, @PhilDamato11 trained. Play the 10th:
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A true light in my life has gone out. My wonderful Grandma Rose died today at 5 am at the age of 95. This was our last photo together at Thanksgiving just 2 months ago. My family has been blessed to have her in our lives for so long. For me, I have lost a constant source of
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A photo from my recent visit to @Ballydoyle to remind everyone that trainer Aidan O’Brien is a genius and jockey Ryan Moore is riding in a zone right now! Most recent example(for both) is Tenebrism’s win in France.
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I’ve been saying this for awhile: undecided voters are breaking for @djaycameron Daniel Cameron.
📊 2023 KENTUCKY GOVERNOR. Cameron (R): 47% (=).Beshear (D-Inc): 47%. With leaners.Cameron (R): 49% (+1).Beshear (D-Inc): 48%. Emerson (A-) | 10/30-11/2 | 1,000 LV.
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My friend of 25 years, Brian Linder, is very ill/in need of your prayers. He is fighting stage 3 lymphoma & in the middle of chemotherapy. It’s the effect of medication he takes to keep his body from rejecting the liver transplant that saved his life several years ago. #GoodMan
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Republicans saw a massive jump in registration of 11,426 in just 30 days, an average of 380 people a day registering for the GOP. Gee, I wonder why?!🧐😏
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It’s happening. Vote @DanielCameronAG.
.@_AustinHorn: Poll: Cameron, Beshear in dead heat for KY governor’s race
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Today, a horse I own a piece of, KEEP IT EASY, won a stakes race @ChurchillDowns . I.Am.Numb. #BUCKETLIST.
Keep It Easy does it easy winning the Ed Brown Stakes @ChurchillDowns. Thank you to @Romansracing & @coreylanerie! Congrats to our partners St. Elias Stable & @westpointtbred!
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I will not go quietly. Taxpayers should not have to pay for sex change surgeries for incarcerated criminals. Governor Beshear should instruct his administration to STOP pursuing this policy.
.@AndyBeshearKY's administration supports using Kentucky taxpayer dollars for gender reassignment treatments for incarcerated criminals. It doesn't get much more radical left and extreme than this.
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Just a reminder:. 31 Rs 7 Ds @KYSenateGOP @KentuckySRCCC . 80 Rs 20Ds @KYHouseGOP . See you #kyga24.
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. a #DerbyDay visit to the @ChurchillDowns Jockeys Room to get caught up with @ljlmvel (who a few hours later won the @KentuckyDerby for the 4th time) @umbyrispoli (the ebullient Italian rising star) & @mikeesmith10 (still the #GOAT !) . Thanks to @terry_meyocks !
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Two jockeys in 6 weeks have died from apparent suicide. Fans & horsemen need to consider the risks taken & sacrifices made daily by these athletes before lobbing criticism. It’s easy to make them scapegoats for losses. Let’s all try harder, myself included. #RIP #horseracing.
‘An Unbelievable Loss’: Jockey Alex Canchari Dies Unexpectedly.
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Here @Rupp_Arena for the #TrumpRallyLexington for @TeamBevin @MattBevin @Alvarado4Senate @RyanQuarlesKY @DanielCameronAG @Adams4SecState @Harmon4Auditor @AllisonJoyBall @DChadM @BamCarney w a bunch of #MAGA deplorables! 🇺🇸#KYGov
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This is a ridiculous statement by @GovAndyBeshear There has been zero effort on his part to work with the legislature and seek our input on behalf of our constituents during this entire pandemic. For him to try to mislead Kentuckians shows a serious lack of leadership. #KYGA21.
When asked about how he can better work with the GOP-led legislature, Beshear says "We'll continue to try to find inroads. What I look for is a relationship that is mutual. Where there can be give and take, but not just take and take.".
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I��ve never been so happy to see racehorses arriving @ChurchillDowns ! Great news for Kentucky’s signature industry & our economy. @DerbyMedia #KYJobs .@KYTbred @KyHBPA @TracksideJennie @DonnaBBrothers @lhoracing @horseswork @shuffman08.
BEST VIDEO of the day! @ChurchillDowns IS OPEN!!!! Horses are on the grounds. @WLKY @WLKYChopperBill
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"The Thin Grey Line" of the @kystatepolice kept order & protected the public in the Capitol today. Thank you KSP!!
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This is a terrible decision.
News Alert: The 2020 @BreedersCup at @keenelandracing will be run without fans. The World Championships will return to #Keeneland in 2022! More → #BreedersCup #BC20
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Can you even imagine a racetrack succeeding in a heavily populated urban area?! . This is @fairgroundsnola . and . #IYKYK . #HorseRacing
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Thanks to TX Governor Abbott for his strong endorsement of @DanielCameronAG . I’m proudly voting for Daniel Cameron tomorrow 🗳️.
Liberal Andy Beshear is a liar. The Biden Admin sent the KY National Guard to the border to process MORE migrants, not repel or secure the border. @DanielCameronAG is a strong conservative who will help secure the border in Biden's absence. Vote for Cameron & flip Kentucky RED!.
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These actions are reprehensible. I absolutely condemn violence and threats of violence. If you want to protest, do it peacefully & respectfully.
This is a new low and it is disgusting and wrong. I wish I were more surprised but this vitriol comes from the top. I hope Republican leaders join me in condemning violent threats against any elected official.
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When your friend in California informs you that he likes #bourbon & is seeking to expand his collection—with @mikeesmith10 & @KentuckySenator Bourbon 🥃
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OMG. OMG. OMG. I’m hyperventilating a bit. This. Is. AMAZING.
Congratulations to the connections of HANG THE MOON, winning todays Gr2 RODEO DRIVE. She is owned by CJ Thoroughbreds includes @damon_thayer and @FanDuelTVMike and others. @santaanitapark @FanDuel_Racing #Fandualtv
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I was proud to be there among the 51,232 fans not wearing a mask. #DerbyDay #Derby2021.
The official attendance of 51,838 at today’s #KentuckyDerby is the largest crowd at an American sporting event since the pandemic began 14 months ago. It tops the Alabama spring football game, which hosted 47,218 a couple weeks ago.
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Learned Thursday my Dad has stage 4 gastric cancer. I flew to MI yesterday to be with him & my sister. Dena & I passed this small cemetery near her house on our walk this morning, a somber reminder of #VeteransDay 🇺🇸. I appreciate the support & prayers. 🙏🏼
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Hey how about a victory lap for just saving year-round racing in Kentucky?.
@damon_thayer sports gambling? Money leaving this state every day!!!.
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We must appreciate what #Justify just accomplished. ✔️13th #TripleCrown winner.✔️2nd undefeated TC winner. ✅1st Triple Crown winner that did not race at age 2(6th lifetime start, 1st race Feb 18). Unfathomable. Unbelievable. UNPRECEDENTED. #history
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Preview: I am in favor of #sportsbetting. I think, if we have the votes, we should pass it during #kyga23.
.@damon_thayer:. "Well there's no doubt that Kentucky is a sports crazy state. People love to follow their favorite teams, their favorite athletes. And they want an opportunity to express that by betting on them"
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Yeah, I don’t really need his permission.
Kentuckians fully vaccinated against coronavirus OK to travel domestically, Beshear says via @WDRBNews.
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"We're not going to be passing mandates," Thayer said to WDRB last week. "There aren't going to be mask mandates. There aren't going to be lockdowns and shutdowns.".
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I received a call from a representative of @AnheuserBusch which is sending emergency supplies of drinking water to support @RedCross disaster relief efforts in Western Kentucky. Thank you AB for your support during this difficult time.
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He stood up to Fidel Castro before fleeing Cuba. Now he’s standing up to Andy Beshear in Kentucky. I’ll be patronizing restaurants every day this week to show my support. Hang on Kentucky! Help is on the way. #KYGA21.
Fernando Martinez, founder of Havana Rumba restaurants, testifies to L&O Committee about the unfairness of @GovAndyBeshear Castro-style oppression to his own American dream.
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All the illegal electioneering by school boards & superintendents was awful. Legal action should be taken and the law against this practice apparently needs to be strengthened since the people who are supposed to oversee the teaching of our kids ignored it.
Amendment 2 defeat recap. @damon_thayer says he wishes “the Republican Party of Kentucky had been more engaged in defending the issue.”.
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Free market capitalism needs confidence to thrive. @ChurchillDowns should be given the go-ahead to start racing soon! Five other states are running w/o spectators using healthy, safe protocols. Kentucky can, too! #LetThemRace.
Gov. Andy Beshear said he continued the "back and forth" conversation with Churchill Downs on Saturday as far as resuming racing: "They have offered some really detailed proposals."
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Note to @GovAndyBeshear :. On-the-job #daydrinking is not recommended. 😬.
❗️ @RandPaul is right by saying KY Democrat Governor Andy Beshear is drunk on power. But CLEARLY that’s not the only thing he’s drunk on…. He couldn’t even wait until after the Zoom call? 😳
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Interviewing jockey Craig Perret after he won the 1988 Michigan Mile at Detroit Race Course on the amazing Lost Code. “Craig, when did you think you had the race won?”.“When I got off the plane here in DEE-troit.” I was 20 years old.#FlashbackFriday #HorseRacing #HowItStarted
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That winning @keeneland feeling. When 3 of the most important people in the world to me get to share my 1st win as a @CJThoroughbreds racehorse owner at my “home” track…. I love #HorseRacing 🏇🏽. Thank you MESERO, @Romansracing & @coreylanerie for 1 of my best days at a
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I voted NO! Twice!.
“Real ID” is a boondoggle. Waste of time, waste of money, expansion of government, virtually no benefit. Prove me wrong.
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I like maps. They tell us where we are, and where we are going. 30>8 @KentuckySRCCC . 75>25 @HRCCC_KY
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Stop dissing the #Preakness . It’s a GREAT race. Stop the hand-wringing over the #TripleCrown . It’s fine. Let the races play out & we’ll usually get great stories. #HorseRacing has a way of being better than human opinion.
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St. Mark’s Basilica. Saxon Warrior. Highland Reel. Wooten Bassett. A few more of the amazing stallions standing @coolmorestud
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That one time @keeneland when(today) I introduced three fellow Senators(Buford, Nemes, Howell) to @ljlmvel and asked him to explain new whip rule proposals 🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽🏇🏽. Preach, Johnny, PREACH!!!!
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It’s not every day one gets to be in the presence of greatness! At our @KentuckySRCCC fundraiser tonight @TMStallions I got to meet California Chrome, winner of @KentuckyDerby @PreaknessStakes @DubaiWorldCup & 2016 Horse of the Year!
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Take your mask off while in your car and maybe I could take you seriously. Maybe.
@damon_thayer @JCPSKY Put politics aside and fund our public schools, Damon. It isn't that hard.
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Today is the day. Once in a lifetime to own part of a @BreedersCup runner. Thank you HANG THE MOON. Good luck. Come back safe, girl. @kazushi0096
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Honored to be sworn in today for another 4 yr term and selected by the @KYSenateGOP to be Majority Floor Leader. It. Never. Gets. Old. #grateful #KYGA21
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Horse Racing on @TVG.
Coronavirus is going to speed up Americans’ already occurring transition from cable TV to streaming services. Without the live sports, what’s going to be worth watching?.
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Of all the ridiculous steps this governor has taken (or not taken) this has to be the worst. Requiring kids to wear masks in school and claiming it’s some sort of uniform requirement is so “1984” of him. #Orwellian.
Guidelines on what to expect when school reopens in the fall. Interim Education Commissioner Kevin Brown says basically anytime a kid is moving or isn’t more than six feet away from everyone else, they need to wear a mask
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One of the best horses to run great but not win the @BreedersCup Classic this century is California Chrome, seem here @TMStallions before he was sold to Japanese breeders a few years ago. He did win @KentuckyDerby @PreaknessStakes @DubaiWorldCup & many other races.
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Handing out taxpayer dollars (that were appropriated by the General Assembly) at a campaign event is despicable and speaks to the pay-to-play, self-dealing Beshear way. I am sick of the Beshear family treating government like their own ATM machine. Vote @DanielCameronAG.
This is just par for the course. Rocky Adkins handing out taxpayer money with Andy’s campaign materials. Totally inappropriate. Totally predictable.
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🚨🚨After much consideration & encouragement from all over Kentucky, I have decided to contemplate the formation of an exploratory committee to run for the U.S. Senate in 2026. 🚨🚨.
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With high school graduation & a big college decision looming, I’m so full of pride & joy to be Katie’s #GirlDad . “I just want to fly airplanes, Dad.”. And you will fly high, Katie.
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I’m no @cadycoulardot when it concerns equine 🏇🏽photos 😊but here are Maximum Security, Tiz the Law, Uncle Mo & Justify today @coolmoreamerica Just stunning animals.
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STOP BLAMING THE JOCKEY EVERY TIME YOUR HORSE DOESN’T WIN!!!
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Deplorable. Shameful. Terrible. I decry the violence in Washington, D.C. We are better than this wanton display of domestic terrorism.
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I know I got my racetrack slogans messed up, but I’d never won a race as an owner (with @CJThoroughbreds ) at @keeneland before today. Very special. Great ride by @coreylanerie & terrific training job off the layoff by @Romansracing.
BIG CONGRATS to @damon_thayer on his 1st win as an owner under. CJ Thoroughbreds with Mesero @keenelandracing 🏆. Looks like you’ve got something real on your hands, sir. Here’s to many more 🍻
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Yep. All due to the failed leadership of one man, beholden to the teacher unions. There. I said it. Merry Christmas.
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Today was a great day for the @KYSenateGOP & @KYHouseGOP supermajorities. We overrode five vetoed bills by Gov. Andy Beshear including two Senate priority bills (SB2&SB5). Conservative agendas are still winning, & elections matter!.@KYGOP @KentuckySRCCC @FayetteKYGOP.
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Starting in ‘25, the KY Racing & Gaming Corporation will be allocated $250,000/yr to support aftercare efforts here. Thoroughbreds(likely through @TBaftercare) Standardbreds & Quarter Horses will benefit from funds generated through HHR. Last night @KTFMC meeting, Rep. Matt
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Winning is good. With Phillip Wheeler’s victory tonight, KY Senate Republicans have a historic majority. 29>9. #SD31 #31Flipped . @KentuckySRCCC @KYGOP.
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.@JCPSKY can’t seem to follow laws passed in Frankfort, but begs for as much taxpayer money as possible. Legislators are weary of its failure in almost every category. Maybe it’s time to rethink funding for failure & lawbreaking. #kyga24 .@KYGOP @KYSenateGOP @KYHouseGOP.
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After seeing him win @yorkracecourse last month, was a thrill that Aidan O’Brien let me meet City of Troy last week @Ballydoyle . Tomorrow he has a workout scheduled @Southwell_Races as he preps for the @BreedersCup Classic @DelMarRacing
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Thank you to the thousands of devoted teachers & school personnel who showed up for work today(and those who planned to do so in districts where school is cancelled). Your dedication to Kentucky’s kids is appreciated!.
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So, PETA, like my friend @repkoenig says, we ARE committed to the safety & soundness of our racehorses. In Kentucky, we revere the horse & are at the leading edge nationally on protecting them, & the humans who ride them. (4 of 4).
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Very proud of my friend @RyanQuarlesKY He ran a great race for Governor & finished a strong second in a large GOP primary field. His grassroots campaign is to be admired & his concession speech tonight was full of class. His future remains bright.
Thank you God for blessing us with a wonderful campaign, memories to last a lifetime, and lifelong friends. I love Kentucky. I enjoyed traveling the backroads of our Commonwealth for the past year and for the opportunity to run….that is truly an American dream.
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This week in Ireland, I had the privilege to visit the training yards of the O’Brien brothers, Joseph & Donnacha, in Killarney & Tipperary, respectively. Very cool to see their yards, styles & horses that lead to success. Good luck to both this weekend at #IrishChampionsFestival
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My Dad, Dan Thayer, would have been 75 today. Still not over his passing last December, just trying to live my best life to honor him and my Mom. 😞
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My Dad, Dan Thayer, passed away one year ago today. It was the most jarring event of my life but I’m comforted by his memory & the words of supportive friends. My family misses him but we know he’s in a better place. #CancerSucks #RIP
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I was happy to get a phone call from @djaycameron @DanielCameronAG yesterday. I congratulated him on his overwhelming victory in the Republican primary for governor, & pledged my full support to help him win in November. Let’s make history…again…on #Election23
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Overwhelmed by outpouring of love & support after Dad’s death. I could feel it last night as I barreled across KY, OH & MI to make his final arrangements for his funeral this Saturday. My sister & I are grief stricken, & my 2 kids & 2 nephews lost their Grandpa Dan 🙏🏼#grief.
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Good to see @JosephOBrien2 in the @keeneland winner’s circle celebrating his Dad Aidan’s @BreedersCup win with Victoria Road. This summer @NaasRacecourse JOB told me he was sending @KYTbred horses to @KYDownsRacing Well, he did, won a $500k stake & said he’s sending more in ‘23.
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