Saratoga

“New York racing fans have had the luxury of watching Maggie Wolfendale Morley ply her trade for over a decade, and now the entire country, thanks to America’s Day at the Races and Saratoga Live on Fox Sports, has the pleasure of seeing the best in the business do her thing on a regular basis.  Maggie started at NYRA as a paddock reporter and now is a lead analyst and anchor as well. But the paddock is where she shines brightest. No one has aRead More →

“Declare Your Wish. He’s the first horse I think of when I think of Janet Elliot.  Sure, there were better ones, more accomplished ones, the champions, the stakes horses I rode for her (Flat Top, Victorian Hill, Campanile, Hodges Bay, Woodlast, Master McGrath, Talamero, Hokan…), the stakes winners I chased, the Grade 1 winners at Saratoga and everywhere else. But I think of Declare Your Wish. I think of riding Declare Your Wish in 1993, my first and only year working for Elliot. I gotRead More →

(Editor’s Note:  This week’s SheHero comes at you from a slightly different direction. While in Middleburg, Va., this past weekend, Maggie Kimmitt stopped by for a cup of tea with Michael and Jo Motion. A casual question about an oil painting opened a treasure trove of stories about “a kinder time” and the extraordinary life of a woman who blazed the trail for future generations of women in Thoroughbred racing.) I’ve known Mrs. Jo Motion long enough and well enough to realize that any suggestionRead More →

“Debbie Finley’s philanthropy and quick action to help anyone in need is well documented.  That natural instinct to move to support is really a gift that few have.  Her faith and commitment to family sets an example to be admired and followed.  It provides great comfort to those of us who are close to her, knowing that she is only a phone call away. What I’d like to recognize is the role she has played in helping make West Point Thoroughbreds the company it is today. Read More →

JENA ANTONUCCI was initially introduced into the hunter, jumper and equitation disciplines as a child. She would later be exposed to the back-side of New York Thoroughbred racing by her grandparents, avid New York owners. Jena spent many of her formative years retraining and developing off-the-track Thoroughbreds for their second careers. This experience motivated her to learn what is required to more effectively achieve this goal. She moved to Ocala, FL in 2000 and began breaking and training under the D. Wayne Lukas program atRead More →