by Tom Pedulla|06.23.202206.23.2022|11:47am12:32pm Kirkpatrick & Co. Presents In Their Care: Schosberg Always Answers The Call On Aftercare Michael Sternklar shared two vignettes that say everything about Richard Schosberg’s integrity as a trainer and his passion for Thoroughbred aftercare. During their first meeting in 2005, an interview of sorts, Sternklar was blunt about how he wanted to proceed as a first-time owner. “I don’t want to cheat. I care about the horses,” he […]
by Tom Pedulla|05.31.2022|9:31am Kirkpatrick & Co. Presents In Their Care: Lindsy Reed The ‘Right Hand’ Of Family Stable That Shocked The Derby Lindsy Reed sensed trouble the instant the phone rang at approximately 1 a.m. on Dec. 18, 2016. When she heard her mother’s frightened voice, she was sure of it. “You need to get to the farm now. The barn is on fire!” Kay told her. “Excuse me?” “Get your ass to the barn!” When Lindsy […]
by Tom Pedulla|04.28.202204.28.2022|9:53am2:30pm Kirkpatrick & Co. Presents In Their Care: Martin A Key Part Of The Epicenter Team, Even From Another Horse’s Saddle Eddie Martin, Jr. wondered aloud if there would be room for him in the winner’s circle if favored Epicenter should win the Kentucky Derby. He could expect Steve Asmussen to make sure of that. The Hall of Fame trainer credits Martin with playing an integral role in the development of the impressive Louisiana Derby winner. […]
by Tom Pedulla|03.21.202203.21.2022|12:16pm3:50pm Kirkpatrick & Co. Presents In Their Care: Riding A One-Eyed Rebel Toward The Kentucky Derby Dream Trainer Ricky Courville never hesitated to send a young man to do a job that might typically be associated with an older person. Kevin Moody of Cypress Creek Equine had made a last-minute decision to run Un Ojo in the Feb. 26 Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The Grade 2 Rebel offered a $l million […]
by Tom Pedulla|02.23.202202.23.2022|1:08pm9:28pm Kirkpatrick & Co. Presents In Their Care: Riding Life Is Good Feels ‘Like You’re Floating In Air’ Amelia Green reached a crossroads in her young life four years ago. She was not sure whether she wanted to remain in the United States or return to her native Nottingham, England. She was equally unsure about what the next step in her career should be. Green had abandoned her attempt to establish herself as […]
by Tom Pedulla|01.23.202202.03.2022|6:21pm6:50pm Kirkpatrick & Co. Presents In Their Care: Groom Paulina Cano ‘Just Has A Way Of Making Them Happy’ Say the Word arrived at Phil D’Amato’s barn in the autumn of 2020 as an accomplished 5-year-old, but the trainer sensed the gelded son of More Than Ready had more to offer. He appeared to be a timid horse that lacked confidence, and was not deriving as much as possible from his training each morning. […]
by Tom Pedulla|12.21.202102.03.2022|3:16pm6:50pm Kirkpatrick & Co. Presents In Their Care: Lindemann Will Never Forget Her First Horse Lorita Lindemann was a teenager, an innocent, until one moment changed everything. She finished her classes and hurried to Rockingham Park to say goodbye to Federal Sin. “Chestnut gelding. White blaze I will never forget,” said Lindemann, recalling her first horse. She knew the veteran’s racing days were over. The parting was made easier because […]
by Tom Pedulla|10.20.202110.20.2021|11:16am2:19pm Kirkpatrick & Co Presents In Their Care: TRF Program Gives Bonds Back Her Mental Health, Purpose Caroline Bonds planned every detail of her suicide, including payment for her funeral. She was facing a five-year sentence for money laundering. She accepted responsibility for what occurred while insisting she was an unwitting victim of a man she once loved, a man she thought would someday be her husband. She felt the shame associated […]
by Tom Pedulla|09.27.202109.27.2021|11:08am8:16pm Kirkpatrick & Co Presents In Their Care: As She Logs Miles Assisting Pletcher, Horses Are Home For DePasquale Ginny DePasquale never imagined that experience as a well-traveled first-grader would prepare her to play an integral role in trainer Todd Pletcher’s Hall of Fame career. Yet that is what happened. Although DePasquale was born in Philadelphia, she did not remain there long since her father served in the Navy. Her first real introduction to […]
by Tom Pedulla|08.29.202108.31.2021|2:44pm4:28pm Kirkpatrick & Co Presents In Their Care: The Assistant Trainer With His Own Eclipse Award Not many assistant trainers have an Eclipse Award to show for their efforts. Darren Fleming does. Steve Asmussen, his boss and an Eclipse winner in 2008 and 2009, ordered replicas made for Fleming and fellow assistant Scott Blasi to emphasize how much each means to the success of his powerhouse barn. The bronze statuette took […]