Why I Own Racehorses: Just Take a Look…The Photos of the Day (Maybe the Year) of Our Courageous Clay & Foal by Samamtha Who

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Courageous Clay:

(As a foal, our newly named gelding, Courageous Clay, lost his mom. Before he got a nurse mare to assist with his upbringing, the family of Warren, Gay and Stephen Lyster fed the baby by bottle. Here is Stephen’s young son, Jeb, giving Courageous Clay a bottle., This story just gets better and is truly amazing / Photo submitted)

Here is a link to the story I previously wrote about “Clay:”

“Why I Own A Racehorse:” Faith, Hope & Love…And, the Greatest of These Is Love

(Here is a photo of our new 2YO colt, who is still unnamed at this time. He is by the Claiborne Farm stallion Demarchelier and out of the Sultry Song mare Samamtha Who. This is when the colt was just a baby and fell into the loving embrace of his mom. How can you not love these two? How?

2024-05-25T12:08:15-04:00By Gene McLean|

About the Author: Gene McLean

Gene McLean began his professional career in 1977 as a sportswriter and columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader in Lexington, Ky., and was recognized as one of the state’s best writers, winning the prestigious “Sportswriter of the Year” honor in 1985. Now the President and Publisher of The Pressbox, McLean sets the vision for the site and still finds time to handicap races, interview trainers and keep his finger on the pulse of the industry, More About Gene.