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He was out of her Thoroughbred show horse, foaled on their small Long Island farm, and broke by her in their backyard. Then he won a race in Saratoga. But from day one Sue vowed to take care of Forecast for his entire life, and every horse that came after him.
He likes Pop Tarts and Sour Patch Kids. He loves long walks on the beach and has a strong aversion to ground poles. And for a night on the town, be prepared to do cheap shots and sing pop punk songs on karaoke (using anthropomorphism here). Sounds like your kind of horse? Well for Jessica Paquette he is absolutely perfect. This is the story of What a Trippi off track.
Although her father, Daniel Conway, is a trainer, Katie Conway was in no way an experienced rider when she decided to give her stable favorite, Regal Slam, a career off the track. The leap of faith created an unbreakable bond between woman and horse, and instilled in Katie a passion for OTTB's.
What do you do when a horse makes you a millionare with one win? You claim them of course. Or at least that is what Michael Beychok did after Glorious Dancer got up by a nose and won him the National Handicapping Challenge, a million dollars, and an Eclipse award. Hear how he paid it back to her and continues to strive to make the game better and safer for its equine athletes.
He went from running third in the 2008 Preakness to being corwned the first America;s Most Wanted Thoroughbred in 2014. Campaigned for six seasons on the track by Graham Motion with eranings close to $600K, he then went on the a second career with dual gold Olympian and event rider Phillip Dutton. And he has a fan club. This is the story of Icabad Crane off track.
It was love at first ride. Old Ironsides, aka "Sugar", and Rosie have done it all together- from winning races, to competing in eventing, to ponying her husband Joe Sharp's racehorses at the track. Sugar is so cool he even has his own Breyer model. This is his life off track.
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