By Jeff Lifson, West Point Thoroughbreds Executive Vice President Like a lot of us, I’m heartbroken about what has happened at Santa Anita this winter. And I’m a little heartbroken as well that racing is taking it on the chin as a result. A lot of the accusations are not new, nor are they nuanced. […]

West Point’s first Breeders’ Cup was in 2003. It’s kinda like your first kiss, first horse, or first car — you always remember them. We had a horse named Ethan Man, and man, was he a gorgeous animal. He became our first graded stakes winner when he won the 2002 Swale Stakes at Gulfstream with […]

40 Things to Do in Del Mar During Racing Season Here are my favorite things to do during racing season (in no particular order)…. Family Friendly   West Point Partners, grab a latte from Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf then head over to Donuts at Del Mar on Saturday and Sunday mornings and watch the […]

Get up early. We mean really early. Head to the backside to watch morning training and then watch some works from the frontside after the break. Make sure you grab your coffee and copy of the Saratoga Special newspaper at the Morning Line. It’s even money you’ll see the West Point team and Partners. Attend […]

A fascinating read about a jockey’s fall at the starting gate. Dean Butler is a longtime friend who rode in the Mid-Atlantic for many years. He’s in the twilight of his career now but has spent several decades in the middle rungs of the jockey colonies around the country. I had to smile after reading […]

Hall of Fame baseball manager Tony La Russa was once quoted as saying,”One of the most complex tasks in sports is the challenge of managing an aging superstar.” LaRussa’s difficulties with fellow HOFer, St Louis Cardinal shortstop Ozzie Smith (whom he managed at the end of The Wizard’s spectacular career) are well chronicled. He says, […]

This is the final segment of our series highlighting the group of young professionals who own Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf contender Best Performance.   Learn more about West Point Thoroughbreds’ Young Professionals Initiative by reading Part 1 (Jonathan Villa), Part 2 (Chris Arroyo), Part 3 (Kendra Potasiewicz), and part 4 (Chris Barber). Read Breeders’ Cup […]

I’m flying over the Rocky Mountains as I pen this blog — on my way out to Breeders’ Cup 2017. I couldn’t help but think about our Breeders’ Cup runners from years past.   Our first BC starter was with Ethan Man at Santa Anita in the Sprint. He came into the race off a […]

This is part four of our series highlighting the group of young professionals who own Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf contender Best Performance.   Learn more about West Point Thoroughbreds’ Young Professionals Initiative by reading Part 1 (Jonathan Villa), Part 2 (Chris Arroyo), and Part 3 (Kendra Potasiewicz) This is part four of our series highlighting […]

This is part three of our series highlighting the group of young professionals who own Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf contender Best Performance.   Learn more about West Point Thoroughbreds’ Young Professionals Initiative by reading Part 1 (Jonathan Villa) and Part 2 (Chris Arroyo) of the series. Next up is Kendra Potasiewicz, a sales engineer who […]