Who is the Focused Filly?

Going to the track goes back generations in my family. And one ride on a pony named Coco at 18 months old had me hooked. Standing in the Del Mar paddock for my 15th birthday, it hit me that racing was the career I wanted. And that got jumpstarted on a June 2002 Friday night at Hollywood Park: after winning $55 on a first time starter, I ran into a producer from TVG, which led to a job. In 2003, I moved to Louisville for college. In town just two days, Churchill Downs then-racing secretary offered me a job with the clockers for the 2003 Fall Meet. My first morning, a trainer asked how his horse had done: she was (eventual Grade 1 winner) Stellar Jayne and he was (hall of famer) D. Wayne Lukas. Since then I’ve had some pretty cool gigs: Churchill’s Corporate Communications intern (2004), Tour Director for Three Chimneys Farm (2005), TVG’s Racing Information Coordinator (2006), Manager of Racing Operations for Puglisi Racing (2008-2009), etc… In my “spare time” I co-host a Louisville-based radio show (the Kentucky Winner’s Circle heard Saturday’s on WKJK-1080am), contribute to sites like the New York Times’ The Rail, and work major sporting events like the Cotton Bowl.