Even though owner Staton Flurry’s resume includes winning the 2020 Longines Kentucky Oaks with Shedaresthedevil and the 2022 George E.
Tag: The Life
Skippylongstocking a Major Player in Pegasus for Appreciative Owner Daniel Alonso
Daniel Alonso is very much a bargain hunter when he attends sales in search of racing prospects. He sure found one when he paid $37,000 for an Exaggerator colt that failed to meet his reserve at the 2021 Ocala Breeders’ Sales Co. spring sale of 2-year-olds in training.
Hard Work Paying Off for Up-and-Coming Trainer Lindsay Schultz at Oaklawn
Trainer Lindsay Schultz’s first day at any racetrack was the 2006 Breeders’ Cup World Championships. She was a freshman at the University of Louisville in the Equine Industry Program, and Churchill Downs hosted the year-end championship event. Her friend (and later roommate) Liz Crow, who is now a bloodstock agent, invited her to go with her family.
The Next Step: Paquette Moves to the Microphone at Parx
At this year’s Breeders’ Cup World Championships, I saw Jessica Paquette everywhere I went. Sprinting from task to task, this handicapper, off-track Thoroughbred advocate, and broadcaster was a constant whirl at Keeneland, popping up in the paddock and on my social media feeds nearly simultaneously.
