Wow, what an amazing five weeks since the Derby. It seems like five days ago we were eating White Castle hamburgers in the Aloft Hotel after Always Dreaming won.   […]

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.”     […]

The horse racing journey of West Point Thoroughbreds Partner Dana Fitzsimmons has spanned decades and taken him from the Derby infield to the owner’s box. Dana shares what it means […]

Great article by our friend Steve Haskin about his preparation for the Kentucky Derby as the “big cheese turf writer.” He’s the best in the business.   There’s “18 and […]

This is a story about a great man and one of the best trainers ever, Allen Jerkens, aka “The Chief”. He died two years ago (March 18, 2015). I did […]

I spent the morning with Dale Romans earlier this week, and we got to talking about exercise riders (people who ride our horses in the mornings) and their importance to […]

Following our blog post about the role of jockey agents, West Point’s Tom Bellhouse recently interviewed NY-based agent Jason Beides.   Beides started on the racetrack walking hots for Richard […]

This is the first of a four-part series about jockeys and jockey agents.   Let’s tackle the jockey/jockey agent/trainer relationship, one of the most complex interactions in the Sport of […]

What a weekend! The Pegasus was one for the ages and Arrogate stamped himself as a consummate superstar.   We had a big group of West Point Partners at the […]

It’s starting to sink in that on Saturday afternoon a horse carrying the black and gold silks competes in a $12 million dollar race.   Pegasus week is finally here. […]