Saving a Thoroughbred brings race fan full circle
Wide-eyed with excitement, the young receptionist paged through the glossy brochures. Beautiful Thoroughbreds, groomed to perfection like glamorous fashion models, filled the pages she had organized for Centennial Farms. It was her first job. In some ways, it was one of the happiest times of Elizabeth De Smet’s life. And the work she did, answering phones, chatting with racing officials, and other office duties, might not have seemed like much to an outsider, but to De Smet, it was her ticket in. “That job sucked me into racing!” she says. “I used to answer phones and made frequent calls to […]
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Time Point is on her side, elder champions
What’s a 70 year old lady doing riding around on a 21 year old Thoroughbred? Winning championships on the California dressage circuit, for starters. In 2013, Marilyn Vail and her lightly raced T-bred Time Point were named: North American Thoroughbred Society’s National Dressage Champion, the DASC Year End High Point Thoroughbred Champion and the California Dressage Society’s High Point (against all breeds) Third Level Regional Adult Amateur Championship. The pair has been so good they were even featured in a December 2013 Chronicle of the Horse issue about inspiring amateurs, and last weekend learned they won a 7th Place Championship from the […]
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Suffolk Showcase is Sunday, great T’breds
Dozens of fine Thoroughbreds will be paraded before prospective buyers at the 9th annual Suffolk Showcase by CANTER New England this coming Sunday, Sept. 7. The annual sale is being held a month early due to a shortened race meet at the East Boston racetrack, says CANTER board member Dawn Carey Kirlin, organizer of this year’s show. “Some people have told me that they’ll come by in October. And I have to remind people that the meet is closing early this year, and that’s why the Showcase is early,” says Kirlin, who notes that this year’s bounty of beauties is definitely […]
