Dance for Jan
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- From December 2023 Issue
- Written by Maggie Kimmitt
"Golden Bachelor seeks soulmate for long walks and beautiful sunsets.”
Well Well
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- From November 2023 Issue
- Written by Maggie Kimmitt
He’s now 27 and lives happily in retirement in Frederick, Md., but Well Well became a fan favorite 10 years ago in his role as traveling buddy and stable pony to 2013 Kentucky Derby-G1 winner Orb.
Humdinger
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- From October 2023 Issue
- Written by Maggie Kimmitt
Picture a fry-an-egg-on-the-pavement hot Saturday afternoon. The sun blazes. The only thing worse than the sweltering humidity are the summer bugs that buzz and dive-bomb. Yet somehow 20-year-old Humdinger and owner Laura Dietrich are a cool study in gentility as they pose for photos at Dietrich’s Middleburg, Va., farm.
Helicopter
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- From September 2023 Issue
- Written by Maggie Kimmitt
In a career spanning more than 40 years, Barbara Luna has influenced a multitude of facets of the Thoroughbred industry. The New Jersey native rode retired racehorses as a child and loved attending the races at Monmouth Park as a teenager. Walking hots in college led to breaking yearlings at Xalapa Farm for late trainer John Ward Jr. while attending graduate school at the University of Kentucky. Next came a job galloping horses at Keeneland and working in the research department of The Blood-Horse magazine.
Melind's Adam
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- From July 2023 Issue
- Written by Maggie Kimmitt
Blame it all on Fusaichi Pegasus. Eleven-year-old Carrie Schein was watching her first Kentucky Derby broadcast in May 2000 when the image of a striking mahogany bay colt in the paddock splashed across her TV screen. At that point, all she knew about racing was that she loved Thoroughbreds. Schein immediately fell in love and declared the horse her choice to win the race.
Tahir
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- From May 2023 Issue
- Written by Maggie Kimmitt
After her first trip to Aiken, S.C., in 2008, Christy Heffner put relocating to the area at the top of her bucket list. Eleven years later, she achieved the goal.
Leather Gloves
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- From May 2023 Issue
- Written by Maggie Kimmitt
Natalie Wales was almost giddy, and the smile on her face came through in her voice.
Ron's Partner
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- From April 2023 Issue
- Written by Maggie Kimmitt
Talk about a tough act to follow. Ron’s Partner, a son of Partner’s Hero and the Norquestor mare Vee Vee Star, came into this world April 15, 2004. That was the year his older half-brother, Declan’s Moon, took the West Coast by storm.
The Mill Leaders
