1) Horse you are most looking forward to seeing this season?
Magical Memory (Ire) (Zebedee {GB}) was the first horse that we bought for Kennett Valley Thoroughbreds. He never stopped improving last season and went very close in the G1 Haydock Sprint Cup in his last start. He is a big horse and there is every reason to hope he can improve again and be in the mix in many of the top sprint races.
2) A stallion who could feature prominently (doesn't have to be first season)?
Born To Sea (Ire) is one of the best bred horses in the world . He won over six furlongs as a 2-year-old first time out so has a chance to sire fast 2-year-olds, especially being by Invincible Spirit (Ire). On the other hand, he brings a top-class classic pedigree to the party being a half-brother to two Derby winners in Galileo (Ire) and Sea The Stars (Ire) and out of an Arc de Triomphe winner, so it will be interesting to see how much stamina his offspring inherit. I am really looking forward to seeing how his first crop evolve.
3) Positive change you would like to see for the industry in 2016?
I really hope that the forces for good in American racing and breeding win out over those who continue to support the opportunity for the cheating division to thrive. In that respect, American racing is so out of line with the rest of the world and is losing respect everywhere. This is not what the rest of the world wants and my hope is for more of a coming-together, not a further drifting apart.
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