by Ray Paulick|08.30.202308.30.2023|5:04pm5:21pm Stacie Clark-Rogers On The Powerful Impact Horses Can Have On Society: Difference Makers Presented By Avion Law Stacie Clark-Rogers started thinking about second careers for Thoroughbreds in the mid-1990s when she was a jockey at Fort Erie in Canada. “I started to wonder, ‘Hmmm, where do these horses go from here?’” she said. A decade later, after she retired from race riding and had worked as a simulcast host at Woodbine, she […]
by Ray Paulick|08.23.202308.23.2023|4:57pm5:11pm Rob Whiteley Doing His Part To Make World A Better Place: Difference Makers Presented By Avion Law “Do something each day to make the world a better place.” That’s been Rob Whiteley’s mantra for as long as I’ve known him, from his days as general manager of Carl Icahn’s Foxfield breeding operation to running his own Liberation Farm, and now living in semi-retirement on his New Jersey farm. That phrase is a […]
by Ray Paulick|08.16.202308.17.2023|2:54pm12:37am For Shannon Kelly, Assisting Backstretch Workers Is A Personal Mission: Difference Makers Presented By Avion Law Shannon Kelly always felt at home on the backside of racetracks and considered the people in that community to be family. As the granddaughter of Hall of Fame trainer Thomas “T.J.” Kelly, she grew up spending her summers in the barn area at Saratoga. Her uncle, Pat Kelly, and father, Tim, also trained horses. The […]
by Ray Paulick|08.09.202308.09.2023|4:08pm4:22pm Schosberg Taking The Lead On Aftercare: Difference Makers Presented By Avion Law “I’m retired but I’m not invisible.” Rick Schosberg ended an accomplished 35-year career as a trainer on the New York Racing Association circuit last December at the age of 61, giving him more time to devote to important causes like Thoroughbred aftercare. In fact, before the term was part of the industry’s lexicon, Schosberg was […]
by Ray Paulick|08.02.202308.02.2023|2:47pm4:35pm Mike Joyce’s ‘Unequivocally Good’ Work For PDJF: Difference Makers Presented By Avion Law Mike Joyce is that cigar-smoking, selfie-taking guy on FanDuel TV with a seemingly endless string of wisecracks. He’s a Southern Californian by way of Chicago and Wyoming whose irreverence on social media has prompted some high-brow horseplayers to go screaming not so gentle into that good night. Sans mutton chops and a deerstalker hat, Joyce […]
by Ray Paulick|07.26.202308.02.2023|4:11pm4:36pm Nancy Messineo’s Gift Will Keep On Giving: Difference Makers Presented By Avion Law Nancy Messineo was one of those Thoroughbred owners who always looked after her horses once they left the racetrack. And now, thanks to an extraordinary gift made public only after her passing on June 8, countless other horses will be taken care of, too. Messineo was a residential real estate agent in the Los Angeles […]
by Megan Arszman|09.08.202209.08.2022|12:57pm2:26pm Little Red Feather Shows That Ownership Is More Than Just Racing: Charity Spotlight Presented By Avion Law Fractional ownership groups have been touted as the future of racehorse ownership for the industry, as a way to introduce the sport to more people. So, what better way to use that introduction for another introduction into the world of aftercare? Enter Little Red Feather Racing and their program Little Red Feather Cares. Named after […]
by Megan Arszman|08.31.202208.31.2022|10:32am10:35am Offering A Leg Up, One Last Time: Charity Spotlight Presented By Avion Law There are very few words that get the adrenaline pumping and heart pounding like “Riders up!” That’s when all eyes are on the trainer, giving a leg up to the jockey, putting the hopes and dreams of trainers, owners, handicappers, and horse racing fans everywhere on the shoulders of the demure, colorful shoulders sitting aboard […]
by Megan Arszman|08.24.2022|3:12pm Researching For The Greater Good: Charity Spotlight Presented By Avion Law The speed behind the Thoroughbred is awe-inspiring, especially when that power comes from such fragile components. Any good horseperson knows that the best way to celebrate and to manage that speed and power is to better understand it. Which is the premise of The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation. Incorporated in 1940 thanks to an initial […]
by Megan Arszman|08.17.2022|2:51pm Square Peg Foundation Provides Place For Everyone In California: Charity Spotlight Presented By Avion Law In the world of retired racehorses, there are the sporty off-track Thoroughbreds (OTTBs), those contributing to the gene pool as breeders and then there are the ones that don’t seem to have a place. The misfits. The square pegs trying to fit in a hole. But every once in a while, that square peg fits […]