Cards were stacked against them, rough start
Krystyn Markovic and Milo couldn’t have had a worse start. The pair met on a sad day, shortly after the young equestrian and University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee student had lost her beloved first horse to sepsis, and her parents, who had subsidized that pony, were warning against buying another. She was not exactly financially solvent when she met the un-raced Thoroughbred War Emperor, and certainly didn’t possess “horse money.” And he was a T-bred so high maintenance as to be the only one in his free-range herd who needed to live in a barn, thickly blanketed. Yet, against all logic, Markovic took […]
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Suffolk’s Paquette calls race in tornado, no prob
When a tornado touched down in Revere, Mass. last week Suffolk Downs’ Jessica Paquette wasn’t running for cover. Instead, the intrepid senior director of communications at the track was standing at the highest point of the racetrack, announcing the first race of the day. After track announcer T.D. Thornton got stuck in traffic as trees crashed down and rooftops flew off houses during the surprise weather system, Paquette was asked to wear one more hat, one of the many she dons for her favorite job. In addition to her communications director gig, she is also a handicapper and race analyst […]
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Maggi Moss stays true to horses, fights for them
The New Year was coming fast as Indian Chant barreled across the Santa Anita finish line on Dec. 31, 2006. His powerful victory brought his owner, Maggi Moss, unparalleled success. In a flash, she became the most winning racehorse owner in the United States that year, cinching a coveted spot no woman had ever held before. Not known to be faint of heart, Moss started to cry. “I was just so tired,” she recalls in a phone interview with OffTrackThoroughbreds.com. “In 2006, I worked a ton of hours, and when it was finally over, the biggest revelation I had was […]
