What attracted you to the horse racing industry? When I was 12, my aunt took me to the Fair Grounds here in New Orleans for the first time and I was hooked! The whole experience — the horses, the atmosphere, the excitement — was unforgettable. In those days, the daily race results were part of the local sportscast so I began following the sport and trying to learn a little along the way. It was a great time to be introduced to the sport because it happened to be 1973 when a certain unforgettable legend became the first Triple Crown…

What attracted you to the horse racing industry? Jim bought a horse in 2014 for barrel racing. Friends who went with him to check out the horse noticed it had raced a few times, never doing better than 5th, but had good breeding with Mr. Jess Perry being the sire’s sire. Our friend, who had his training license, talked us into letting him train her for 30 days then enter her. She won! The first race we ever entered and we went to the winner’s circle. We were hooked! What aspect of horse racing do you enjoy the most? We…

1.What attracted you to the horse racing industry? Around the early 1980s, I went to Laurel Park for the first time with my parents. They had a friend that had racehorses. Ever since then, I was hooked. I would visit here and there a few times a year. About 20 years ago, I started visiting different racetracks to drop a wager and watch. And now it continues to a weekly event and as Co-owner and Ambassador with Wasabi. 2.What aspect of horse racing do you enjoy the most? The thrill of the emotional swing, the excitement and the thunder as…

Meet Wasabi Ventures Co-Owner Club Member and Ambassador, Lauren Floyd! She grew up riding horses in northern Virginia. Smarty Jones’ Triple Crown run sparked her interest in racing, but she didn’t become a serious fan until 2014. Lauren rode horses all through college at the University of Mary Washington and graduated in 2014 with a degree in English. Currently, she works in the software development industry in the DC area, which helps finance her horse racing hobby. She joined Wasabi Ventures Stables in May 2018 and is now one of two Maryland track ambassadors for the club. 1.What attracted you…

Meet Alyssa, Lyss for short. She is 28 years old and either had or has been around horses since she was about four years old. She was born in Arizona and growing up split her time between Arizona and Illinois. She now lives, works, and goes to school on the Space Coast of Florida and lives across the Indian River from Kennedy Space Center. She loves to read, watch movies and is an amateur photographer. What attracted you to the horse racing industry? I did not have a real interest in horse racing outside of the three races of the…

What attracted you to the horse racing industry? A friend of mine at work kept asking me to go see the races. I didn’t have any interest in going, but in 1991 I finally gave in. When we got to the track, I was just blown away the minute I walked in the doors — the colors, sounds, smells…everything. It was amazing. A couple of weeks later, we went to one of the smaller tracks in Nebraska where my friend’s dad was a veterinarian. After watching the races, we went to the backstretch to watch him go through his rounds.…