Shields Jr., Mrs. J.V., McFadden Jr., E.J.M. and LNJ Foxwoods
$2,080,000
2019 earnings
25%
2019 wins
$2,080,000
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2019 Stats
Career Stats
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1
Firsts
1
1
Seconds
1
1
Thirds
1
1
Unplaced
1
4
Starts
4
$2,080,000
Earnings
$2,080,000
$520,000
Earnings / Start
$520,000
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Bio
Maury Shields (Mrs. J. V. Shields Jr.) formerly worked in the special client services department at Sotheby's in New York. Her father was the founder and chairman of Flowers Industries, a Georgia-based food company, and was a former democratic state senator. Her late husband, Jerry Shields, was a Georgetown University graduate who had a Wall Street career spanning 56 years. In 1982, he founded Shields & Co. with his brother David; Jerry Shields was also a top horse owner and breeder as well as a philanthropist.
Maury Shields (Mrs. J. V. Shields Jr.) formerly worked in the special client services department at Sotheby's in New York. Her father was the founder and chairman of Flowers Industries, a Georgia-based food company, and was a former democratic state senator. Her late husband, Jerry Shields, was a Georgetown University graduate who had a Wall Street career spanning 56 years. In 1982, he founded Shields & Co. with his brother David; Jerry Shields was also a top horse owner and breeder as well as a philanthropist.
Guinness McFadden (E. J. M. McFadden Jr.,) is the nephew of Mrs. Shields, and he first attended a race with her and Mr. Shields in 1996. He began his career in the horse industry in 2007 at Three Chimneys Farm in Kentucky, and McFadden currently owns and operates Blackwood Stables in Kentucky.
LNJ Foxwoods is the racing name of Larry, Nanci, and Jaime Roth, a parents-daughter team that jumped in to Thoroughbred ownership in 2012. Larry Roth made his fortune as a principle of eyewear company Marchon and Jaime runs the family stable.
Country House finished second in the Risen Star Stakes Presented by Lamarque Ford for the partnership in 2019 and later ran third in the Arkansas Derby to earn a starting spot in the Kentucky Derby. Three weeks later Country House gave the partnership a career-defining victory when he won the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve via disqualification.
