Ashker heads to 4th Rolex with Anthony Patch
Gearing up for her fourth Rolex aboard off-track Thoroughbred Anthony Patch, top eventer Lainey Ashker enters the four-star this month after a championship season that put her among the top point-getters in USEA points. “Last season was a hug season for us,” says the two-time Silver and Bronze Medalist. “I started out late in the season last season and gave him the spring off. I brought him back slow, and it worked great!” Anthony Patch, (Jockey Club name: Alex’s Castledream) is her 15-year-old gelding who she says is a “dream to ride.” “I’ve been very lucky to be blessed with […]
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Team Thoroughbred looks to conquer Rolex
With so many OTTBs having made the “long, intricate journey” from racetrack to the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day to compete against Olympians and international superstars, the Year of the Horse might just be the Year of the Thoroughbred. So says Allie Conrad, executive director of Thoroughbred re-homing organization CANTER Mid Atlantic. “If you stop and think about the fact that Rolex is the only four-star Event in the country, and on average only 60 horses make it to this level. Then consider that we have 20 some odd ex-racehorse Thoroughbreds and purpose-bred Thoroughbreds competing this year—and I think it’s amazing!” Conrad […]
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Bridleless Wyatt is a racetrack wonder
No matter how famous the racehorse or esteemed the racecourse, when the pretty bridleless gelding of unknown origin steps onto the track, he steals the show. That’s right, Wyatt the white gelding, ridden without bridle by Thoroughbred racehorse owner and rescuer Donna Keen, even stops to pose for pictures, just like the big stars. And in the universe of the social media world, where fans follow him, he is a star. Rescued from a kill buyer when he was 2, and taught to go bridleless, even while working alongside frisky racehorses, Wyatt is a wonder wherever he goes. In this […]
