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When Tara Webster made the decision to retire her older gelding, she began to ponder getting her next horse. Ready to explore adoption prospects, she turned to her friend at Hope After Racing Thoroughbreds (HART), Amanda Wilson, who was eager to introduce Tara to the horse Seven Thirty. Soon after concluding the conversation with Amanda, Tara traveled to HART to meet the exciting new prospect.

Following a busy April opening weekend of prep races for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, the upcoming weekend dials down the activity, but only slightly, as several important stakes races are on the schedule, including the final qualifying points prep for Derby 150 at Keeneland and a marquee race for older fillies and mares at

Tom Pedulla is interviewing prominent owners, trainers, and jockeys as they travel the Road to the 150th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve May 4 at Churchill Downs.

Picture this ... sprawling green pastures as far as the eye can see, dotted with majestic Thoroughbreds and historic estates that whisper tales of champions past. Imagine an area rich in its American history roots and home to future Thoroughbred world champions, Kentucky Derby winners, Olympic jumpers, and world-class bourbon. Take the leap into a world of Thoroughbred racing, bourbon sipping, and Southern hospitality that makes Kentucky’s Horse Country a destination like no other.

West Point Thoroughbreds will be represented by not one, but two graded stakes winners at the 2024 Thoroughbred Makeover: Cavalry Charge and Decorated Invader! Their Thoroughbred Makeover trainers, Erin Knehr and Mary Termer, will be telling the stories of these two winners in a joint blog entry each month.

Erin Knehr:

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