Taylor Kingsley was in the midst of a smoky drive home from Delaware Park, where the races had been canceled due to poor air quality caused by Canadian wildfires, when her phone rang. “What are you up to on Monday?” her former boss, Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott, asked. “Not much,” Kingsley replied. “Probably just breezing some horses at Fair Hill [Training Center in Maryland].”
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Women in Racing: Former Guidance Counselor Hronis an Influential Advocate in the Sport
This is a story about love and passion. Stephanie and Kosta Hronis fell in love and were married in 2013. She had attended one race to that point. Kosta and his brother, Pete, had established their own racing stable in 2010, one that was on its way to national prominence.
Little Horses, Big Dreams: Pony Racing Aims to Inspire Next Generation of Riders
Many a young racing fan has dreamed of flying down the stretch in the saddle of a fleet Thoroughbred, flashing past the finish line a winner of a big race. Those flights of imagination feed the dreams that bring people from all over the world to the racetrack in search of the joy of victory astride a powerful equine athlete.
On the Rise: Elizabeth Talamo
Elizabeth Talamo always desired to be a storyteller. The backdrop for those stories began organically, while growing up as the daughter of trainer Ron Ellis, a mainstay on the Southern California racing circuit. Luckily for Talamo, there is no shortage of stories to be told in the racing industry. Her eagerness to shape and share those stories was rewarded early on, with an internship at TVG — later known as FanDuel TV — when she was still in high school.
