2019 Kentucky Derby Silks
We are very excited to have 3 sets of silks worn in the Derby this year. First up is “Omaha Beach” owned by Fox Hill Farms, Rick Porter. Trained by Mandella. We also have “Tacitus” owned by Juddmonte Farms and trained by W. Mott, and “Country House” owned by Guinness McFadden also trained by W. Mott. All have been a pleasure to deal with. Are we asking too much to win, place and show? We are optimistic. Run for those roses!! We pride ourselves on Quality, Integrity and Customer Service. See you in the Winner’s Circle!!!
141st running of The Kentucky Derby
The excitement is building for the 141st running of The Kentucky Derby. We are thrilled to be even a small part of such an eventful day. Our Triple Crown silks will be aboard “Frosted” owned by Godolphin Racing. Also, watch for us throughout the day on NBC News. WAVE3 TV invited us for an interview for their morning show and NBC News stopped by the studio to interview us also. Thanks so much to all our clients, we appreciate each and every one of you. Brenda & Teresa
141st running of The Oaks
We are pleased to announce we have two sets of silks in the 141st running of The Oaks at Churchill. Our silks will be aboard “Include Betty” and “Lovely Maria” both owned by Brereton C. Jones, owner of Airdrie Stud. Would love to make it to the winners circle. Good luck fillies. And good luck Governor Jones. Brenda & Teresa
140th Running of the Kentucky Derby
We are so honored to be a part of the Kentucky Derby even in such a small way. We are pleased to have one of our silks worn by Joe Rocco Jr., the jockey for Vinceremos. We have made 8 sets of silks for Twin Creeks Racing and they have been an absolute pleasure to deal with. Thank you Kim and Randy Gullat for the opportunity. We will be rooting for #9 in those beautiful lime green silks with chocolate diamonds. Mmmm, love the sound of chocolate in any context! Best of luck!
Strode Station Kindergarden Kentucky Derby
Yesterday I had such a blast with the Kindergarteners at Strode Station Elementary, Winchester, KY. They were having their annual Kentucky Derby celebration and their own version of the Kentucky Derby. They were gracious enough to invite us along for the party and to let us tell them a little about what goes into making jockey silks. We talked about the importance of wearing a helmet and how God gave them a beautiful head and brain and how they should protect those gifts. Their Derby was complete with the Twin Spires Grand Stand, the garland of roses, a dirt track with over 120 horses and each of the 120 children designed their own jockey silks. I was honored to watch them race around their track holding their handmade stick horses. They were such a joy to watch, giggling and running as fast as they could. I want especially to thank the teachers for what a wonderful job they are doing with the children, even though there were 120+ children, they all sat and listened in a respectful quiet manner. No small feat for that many Kindergarten children. It was truly a blessing for me to interact with everyone. I would also like to thank the teachers and staff for exposing the children to such a rich part of Kentucky’s history, I think they had just as much fun as the children. The teachers each donned their own version of a Kentucky Derby hat which were quite impressive. Thank you, Strode Station Kindergarten and Teresa Cowan. Pictures attached.
Belmont
Looks like a sloppy track tomorrow for the Belmont Stakes. The excitement is building. With Freedom Child, Overanalyze, Frac Daddy and Orb it will be an exciting race!!!
139th Kentucky Derby
Sooo many favorites its hard to choose. Overananlyze owned by Michael Repole, being a New York native myself. Itsmyluckyday trained by Edward Plesa Jr and ridden by Elvis Trujillo, Orb trained by Claude McGaughey III and ridden by one of my favorite jockeys, Joel Rosario. Normandy Invasion also ridden by one of our favorite jockeys, J Castellano. Normandy Invasion is owned by Fox Hill Farms. Also, Java’s War ridden by Victor Lebon and trained by one of our favorite trainers, Kenny McPeek. Charming Kitten, trained by Todd Pletcher and Revolutionary owned by WinStar Farm. Too many to choose from. We here at Triple Crown Silks have a very scientific method for picking who we think may win. We look at the silks, see which one/s we have made and then choose our favorite from those. Good luck to everyone today and God Bless!
Saturday 4/20 at Keeneland
Congratulations to Ken and Sarah Ramsey on their win in the first race with Scealeile ridden by Jose Rosario. Again, Jose Rosario rode Mills for the win in the 4th race. Other results as follows. 5th race won by Grandstand, ridden by Julien Leparoux, trained and owned by Philip J. Oliver. 6th race won by Valentino Beauty, ridden by G. Stevens, owned by Bruce Lunsford, trained by Thomas Drury Jr. 7th race won by Awesome Flower, another win for Jose Rosario, owned by Ken And Sarah Ramsey, trained by Michael J. Maker. 8th race won by Sweet Cassiopeia, ridden by J. Rocco Jr, owed and trained by Dan Considine and Steve Snowden, congratulations, Brenda and Dan. 9th race (Coolmore Lexington Stakes) won by Winning Cause, (another Todd Pletcher trained Derby contender), ridden by Julien Leparoux, owned by Alto Racing, LLC, 10th race Also on Saturday the Sugar Maple Stakes took place at Charles Town race track Dance to Bristol won, Holiday Soiree (trained by Tevis McCauley) placed. “Let us make you a winner”
Spring Meet
What an absolutely beautiful start to the Spring Meet at Keeneland. The first couple days were blessed with perfect weather conditions. Looks like horse owners, Ken & Sarah Ramsey are off to a good start. Congrats also to their trainer, Mike Maker. Love those red and white silks.