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It Takes All Kinds: Meet the Dams of the 2023 Kentucky Derby Contenders, Part 2

5/5/2023

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by Rachael Zilboorg
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Diva Delite (dam of Verifying) with a colt by Uncle Mo - Photo credit: Woodford Thoroughbreds FB page

“Breed to the best and hope for the best.”

“Breed to the best and hope for the best.”

That’s the adage of the Thoroughbred breeding industry, often attributed to breeder John E. Madden (1856-1929). But the reality is, while you can stack the odds in your favor by breeding proven mares to proven stallions, Thoroughbred breeding is a game of chance. An exceptional racehorse may fail to pass on his brilliance. An exceptional race mare can fail to produce a winner… and an unraced mare can produce a champion.

For fun, and for educational purposes, we’ve done a brief sketch of the dams of each of the Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders below. The Derby will be run Saturday, May 6, at Churchill Downs.

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It Takes All Kinds: Meet the Dams of the 2023 Kentucky Derby Contenders, Part 1

5/4/2023

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by Rachael Zilboorg
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Image source: Kentucky Derby Facebook page - www.facebook.com/KentuckyDerby/

“Breed to the best and hope for the best.”

That’s the adage of the Thoroughbred breeding industry, often attributed to breeder John E. Madden (1856-1929). But the reality is, while you can stack the odds in your favor by breeding proven mares to proven stallions, Thoroughbred breeding is a game of chance. An exceptional racehorse may fail to pass on his brilliance. An exceptional race mare can fail to produce a winner… and an unraced mare can produce a champion.

For fun, and for educational purposes, we’ve done a brief sketch of the dams of each of the Kentucky Derby (G1) contenders below. The Derby will be run Saturday, May 6, at Churchill Downs.

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It Takes All Kinds: Meet the Dams of the 2023 Kentucky Oaks Contenders, Part 2

5/3/2023

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by Rachael Zilboorg
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“Breed to the best and hope for the best.”

That’s the adage of the Thoroughbred breeding industry, often attributed to breeder John E. Madden (1856-1929). But the reality is, while you can stack the odds in your favor by breeding proven mares to proven stallions, Thoroughbred breeding is a game of chance. An exceptional racehorse may fail to pass on his brilliance. An exceptional race mare can fail to produce a winner… and an unraced mare can produce a champion.

For fun, and for educational purposes, we’ve done a brief sketch of the dams of each of the Kentucky Oaks (G1) contenders below. The Kentucky Oaks will be run on Friday, May 5, at Churchill Downs.

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It Takes All Kinds: Meet the Dams of the 2023 Kentucky Oaks Contenders, Part 1

5/2/2023

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by Rachael Zilboorg
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Photo Source: Kentucky Derby Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/KentuckyDerby/)

“Breed to the best and hope for the best.”

That’s the adage of the Thoroughbred breeding industry, often attributed to breeder John E. Madden (1856-1929). But the reality is, while you can stack the odds in your favor by breeding proven mares to proven stallions, Thoroughbred breeding is a game of chance. An exceptional racehorse may fail to pass on his brilliance. An exceptional race mare can fail to produce a winner… and an unraced mare can produce a champion.

For fun, and for educational purposes, we’ve done a brief sketch of the dams of each of the Kentucky Oaks (G1) contenders below. The Kentucky Oaks will be run on Friday, May 5, at Churchill Downs.

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Announcing 2023 Priorities and Objectives

1/19/2023

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What does 2023 have in store for Mareworthy? 
That's an exciting question and also a tough one that requires calling out something that fell off the list of priorities.

So much of what I thought would be the focus for this year is actually the main item that I decided to completely remove from the list. It's no secret that I've been dreaming of taking Dyana to the RRP Thoroughbred Makeover ever since the day I decided to breed Freja, but after lots of deliberation I decided to withdraw my application to compete in the Makeover this year yesterday. That means Dyana will never compete at the Makeover since she won't be eligible after this year, but it doesn't mean I don't still plan to get her out to shows this year.

There is definitely a fair bit of regret that comes with this decision because so much of Dyana's journey was focused on the Makeover since Freja never got to go. That intense focus means I'm already putting extra unnecessary pressure on Dyana and myself to perform on a deadline, and I have to recognize that I wanted this Makeover more for me than for my horse. Dyana will not miss anything by not participating in the Makeover, but what we will gain together as a team is the ability to ensure her training develops at her pace without a deadline and stress of aiming for a high profile event. Don't get me wrong, I'm still setting goals for our show season this year (see below), but without the stress of being under the microscope in October I believe we'll actually have more fun taking one day at a time.

So now that I've let that cat out of the bag. What WILL we be doing over here at Team Mareworthy this year? There are so many options for which way to go. 

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    Kyle founded Mareworthy Charities because of his love for Thoroughbred mares. He loves how mares connect when you take the time to build a relationship. He is dedicated to showing the world why mares are superior and working as an advocate for OTTB warhorse mares and broodmares who need to retire.

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    Rachael Zilboorg
    Rachael is a professional in the Thoroughbred racing industry who accidentally became a mare person when she came into posession of a 19-year-old mare who needed a soft place to land. In her spare time, she deliberately rescues schnauzers and prepares them for their furrever homes.


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