-
Available Subscriptions
The Rest of the World
71,300 topics in this forum
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 75 views
-
-
- Journalists
Saudi Cup Sprint in Cards for Shancelot
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 66 views
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 169 views
-
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 68 views
-
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 80 views
-
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 60 views
-
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 60 views
-
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 72 views
-
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 62 views
-
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 88 views
-
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 80 views
-
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 66 views
-
-
- Journalists
Glen Hill Building On European Programme
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 74 views
-
- Journalists
Dual Purpose Sire Martaline Dead
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 92 views
-
- Journalists
Thoroughbred Tales Launched
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 66 views
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 73 views
-
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 69 views
-
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 108 views
-
-
- Journalists
Laurens To No Nay Never
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 69 views
-
- Journalists
Lehr Named KY Downs Track Superintendent
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 61 views
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 69 views
-
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 78 views
-
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 61 views
-
-
- Journalists
Appleton Joins Darley Nominations
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 92 views
-
-
- Journalists
- 0 replies
- 79 views
-
Announcements
-
Posts
-
By Chief Stipe · Posted
From what I've seen often the serial offenders are from the same stable or stables. Is that your observation? -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Tessa Walden has always had an interest in trading horses, finding the value in an equine athlete and matching them up with a program that fits their credentials. Recently, the longtime assistant trainer for Brad Cox has turned her passion into something bigger with the launch of Evergreen Equine, a bloodstock agency that focuses on selling horses via digital sales. “I think one of the most exciting things for me is selling a horse that you are passionate about, because if you love it then someone else is going to love it too,” said Walden. “There are always so many positives you can say about each animal and when you get a really good one, it's such a thrill to feel like you're moving this horse along to somebody that is going to appreciate them as much as you do.” Walden (formerly Bisha) has worked for Brad Cox since 2016. For many years she oversaw Cox's 2-year-olds strings at Keeneland and Turfway, developing champions like Monomoy Girl and Essential Quality. While she is still working for Cox since launching her own business, Walden has stepped away from a full-time assistant's role and is taking on a managerial position on the business side of the operation while also overseeing some training at Turfway. Walden said she prefers to have this 'boots-on-the-ground' approach to her bloodstock business. “With Brad's support, we were able to bridge that gap allowing me the ability to not have to be at the barn first thing in the morning every single day. That has been a game changer and allowed me to open the door to more of the bloodstock side of it. To still have access to these trainers and thoroughly understand what a trainer and owner goes through in the digital process, and to combine that with their business goals, has been huge.” On top of her other roles, Walden is also busy parenting two under two. She and her husband, trainer Will Walden, have a son who is almost two and a three-month-old daughter. Speaking from her car on the backside at Turfway with her daughter napping in the backseat, Walden acknowledged that their lives require some adaptability and plenty of teamwork, but she has nothing but positive things to say about her active schedule. “The really cool thing that I've learned since I've had two children is how supportive the racing community is, everybody from Brad himself to obviously family members and other women in racing. We all have kids and we all understand the industry, so it's really fun. It's a big change, but it's really exciting.” Walden added that the flexibility of her two professional roles makes it possible for her to effectively wear several different hats. “The two things I'm doing complement each other perfectly and allow me to spend plenty of time with the kids and raise them the way that I want to right now,” she explained. Walden's new venture is starting to gain moment. Last month, Evergreen Equine celebrated a successful Fasig-Tipton December Digital Sale when Apollo Rising (Karakontie {Jpn}), an earner of over $220,000, sold to Legion Bloodstock for $85,000. “He was a dirt horse that had a couple conditions and had made a lot of money,” said Walden. “I was able to curate a list of people who I thought this horse would cater to and market to them that way, as opposed to just making an ad and then watching what happens.” She continued, “Digital sales are a huge outlet for the sale of racehorses specifically, which is very much in my wheelhouse. As I'm acquiring different horses to sell in digital sales, I'm brainstorming which person I know might be perfect for that horse.” Multiple stakes-placed Gold Lightning, by Bolt d'Oro, sells at the Fasig-Tipton January Digital Sale | VidHorse At the Fasig-Tipton January Digital Sale, which runs through Jan. 21, Walden will sell as pair of racehorses that she believes both have big futures ahead of them. Take Me To Church (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}), a newly turned 4-year-old colt selling as Hip 4, raced in Ireland for two years before coming to the States last summer. He ran third in the Gio Ponti Stakes in October for Flurry Racing Stables and after an unplaced start at Del Mar, is now in training at Fair Grounds. “Take Me To Church is an interesting horse,” said Walden. “We have not raced him heavily in the United States since he came over mainly due to weather restrictions that have been a bit of an issue going into this winter season, but he will be a very fun, exciting horse to run over the summer. He's got speed and he's a beautiful horse, a strong liver chestnut. I could see him doing really well at Kentucky Downs or in New York or California. I think he's a horse that fits so many different programs. Selling as Hip 18, Gold Lightning is a multiple stakes-placed 4-year-old daughter of Bolt d'Oro. Owned by Martin Schwartz, the filly broke her maiden on debut in Saratoga as a juvenile and later placed in a pair of turf stakes in New York. Her half-sister Classy Act (Into Mischief) was second to future champion Monomoy Girl in the 2018 GII Rachel Alexandra S. “She's completely sound and could continue racing or you can take advantage of her strong family and breed her at the right time of year to snatch up one more female prospect with a lot of blacktype,” noted Walden. While both these horses hail from the Cox barn, Walden said she is ready to grow the reach of her business and eventually broaden her services to include acquiring horses and more. “It has been a really exciting venture to get started, being able to market horses to the right people.” The post Tessa Walden Does It All with Launch of New Bloodstock Business appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
I don't remember seeing any late scratched for that reason. Generally the horses were well behaved - a few took a bit to load and they were relatively tolerant of that. A couple took an age to get round to the start and required assistance delaying proceedings. However they were quick to scratch a horse if it reared and struck the stalls. -
Agree up to a point... but where to draw the line? It affects all the other runners if several need more time spent, as well as running the whole day later and later, and there are serial offenders too. As well as a few sent back there were others that did load, albeit slowly, and didn't get a barrier certificate as a result. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Trainer Kenny McPeek, who won last year's Kentucky Oaks (G1) with Thorpedo Anna, brings three of his finest fillies. Gowells Delight broke her maiden at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots the day after Christmas. View the full article
-
-
Topics
-
