She never stopped believing in her ‘rank’ T’bred
“Thin, rank and dangerous” was how a Thoroughbred named after a famous military sniper came shooting back into their lives. Mawhinney, the son of famous sire Scat Daddy, and named for Vietnam soldier Chuck Mawhinney, had the long- haired appearance of a disaffected war veteran when Kathryn and Christian Currey claimed back their horse from Mountaineer Race Track two years ago. Hiding in the back of his stall with an attitude that said ‘go away,’ the plain bay was thin and a bit gun shy when he was plucked from his 9-race career and turned loose on the couple’s Tennessee […]
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Jim Gath: Horses are always talking to us
After a hard-charging life as a founding member of USA Today, and followed by a series of pressure-cooker career choices and setbacks, Jim Gath sat down beneath a tree in 2003 at a crossroads of a life with great highs and lows, all pointing him toward horses. It had been a wild ride up to that point. On the upside, he was flying high at USA Today, topping out as the head of advertising sales, overseeing a $240 million annual revenue goal. And he went on to hold other lofty positions in the world of advertising and entertainment. But by […]
