by Tom Pedulla|09.26.202209.27.2022|1:19pm11:43am Kirkpatrick & Co Presents In Their Care: Maple Leaf Mel’s Name Is A Tribute To One Woman’s Courage, Dedication Bill Parcells displayed brilliance throughout his 19 seasons as a National Football League head coach to earn enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Now, at 81, he is still making all the right moves as a Thoroughbred owner. Parcells offered a fitting tribute to the courage and talent of Melanie Giddings, a native […]
by Tom Pedulla|08.25.202208.26.2022|1:31pm8:21pm Kirkpatrick & Co Presents In Their Care: Years After Sitting In The Wrong One, Ettedgui Has Found His Seat Luis Ettedgui began following Hofburg, bred and owned by Juddmonte Farms, in the spring of 2018. The teenager’s interest intensified when the chestnut son of Tapit placed second in the Florida Derby, leading him to persuade his father, Alberto, to purchase general admission tickets to the Kentucky Derby. Heavy rain forced them to seek shelter […]
by Tom Pedulla|07.25.2022|12:53pm Kirkpatrick & Co Presents In Their Care: Horses Teach Clapham ‘Something New Every Day’ “Are you all right to talk while I hold a horse?” Alice Clapham’s first words to a reporter who had scheduled an interview say everything about her. Horses always come first. And she is always pressed for time as a traveling assistant to highly-respected trainer Graham Motion. Clapham, 52, has been all horses, all day […]
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 […]