de Sousa Stables

Home to Cozmic One. Proudly partnered with: Hallway Feeds, Hagyard Equine, Hagyard Pharmacy, Fenwick Equestrian, and MDC Stirrups.

[The Real Rider Cup @TheRealRiderCup]

Registration is now open for Real Rider Cup Lexington at New Vocations on July 11!

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@BreedersCup
@keeneland

[TAKE2 T'bred Program @TAKE2Tbreds]

Congrats to Dr. Scott Morrison and Portinari, winners of today's $1,750 TAKE2 TB Classic, sponsored by De Sousa Stables, at @KyHorsePark. Dr. Morrison
is a partner at @roodandriddle Hospital, also a sponsor of the TAKE2 TB Kentucky Classic series. Thank you to our supporters!

[TAKE2 T'bred Program @TAKE2Tbreds]

Congrats to our first TAKE2 Thoroughbred KY Classics winners–gray Jumper Ulfberht, owned/ridden by Amy Coleman, & bay Hunter Demon Zephyr, owned by Layne Brogden & ridden/trained by Laura Douglas. Thank you to Classic sponsors @MachmerHall & @HiddenBrookKy! Winslow Photography

[The Real Rider Cup @TheRealRiderCup]

We have exciting news to come, but for now - mark your calendars! Real Rider Cup Lexington is back for 2026!

#JumpOn! 🏇

[TAKE2 T'bred Program @TAKE2Tbreds]

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[TDN @theTDN]

STORM’S WAKE (Oscar’s Performance) gets it done in the GII Appalachian Stakes at Keeneland 🏆

The William Werner homebred is trained by @BLynchRacing, ridden by @JRosarioJockey.

[de Sousa Stables @desousastables]

Good luck!

[Cold Press Racing @RacingCold]

Tappan Street draws the 7 in his return to G1 company!

[de Sousa Stables @desousastables]

Until we have a nomination system for the Champiooships, we will have the same problem every year. Would be to difficult to have a point system championship for each division? At the end of the year , the horse with most points is the winner ? Let the horses do the talking !!

[Repole Stable @RepoleStable]

It’s disrespectful to Mindframe and Fierceness to see Sierra Leone on top of so many Eclipse ballots.

I understand the argument against Forever Young. He’s brilliant, but one U.S. race doesn’t make an Eclipse Award winner.

This award is about winning, not plodding seconds.

Sierra Leone had one win all year, one Grade 1, did not win the Breeders’ Cup Classic, and lost head to head to Mindframe. Find me an Older Horse Eclipse winner with one win all year. Good luck.

Fierceness is the most brilliant and talented older horse in the division. He won a Grade 1 and a Grade 2. When he’s right, he’s devastating.

Mindframe is the most disrespected horse in the division. He won three graded stakes, was the only older horse with two Grade 1 wins, won the Churchill Downs Stakes beating Nysos, Book em Danno and elite competition, then beat Sierra Leone head to head in the Stephen Foster.

After three straight graded wins, he was violently checked in the Jockey Club Gold Cup and lost Irad Ortiz, forcing him straight into the Classic, where he chased Forever Young and faded to fifth.

That does not erase two Grade 1 wins, three graded wins, and a head to head win over Sierra Leone.

The Older Horse Eclipse Award should go to horses that win, not horses that run well repeatedly.

This isn’t a consistent effort or try hard award!!!!!

The award is about WINNING!!!!!

Mindframe deserves the Eclipse Award for Older Male Horse.

What do you think???

[TDN @theTDN]

Robert Hunt, a respected veterinarian at @Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, passed away Thursday after a bout with cancer.

"I can think of no greater legacy than for these mentees, myself included, to carry on the principles he exemplified."
https://t.co/apBJ0DjxC8

[BloodHorse @BloodHorse]

The Lexington leg of @TheRealRiderCup June 28 raised over $57,000 for Thoroughbred Aftercare Read more: https://t.co/YmK4qNFWfK #OTTB

[The Real Rider Cup @TheRealRiderCup]

Another resounding success!! Lexington Real Rider Cup - take a bow! You should be so proud of yourselves!

#JumpOn! 🏇🏆

[The Real Rider Cup @TheRealRiderCup]

Here we are......the official Order of Go for Real Rider Cup Lexington coming up this Saturday, June 28. Gates open at 6:00 pm, and our first rider gets the party started at 7:00 pm!

#JumpOn! 🏇🏆

[Old Friends @Oldfriendsfarm]

We want to know ... who is your favorite Old Friends resident?

If you aren't sure who all we have at Old Friends and, be sure to check out our full list of horses at https://t.co/KqBocwQHvc. Maybe we have an old favorite you didn't even know lives here!

(Pictured is Cozmic One)

[de Sousa Stables @desousastables]

@andyserling Should be 100 points for 10 or more starters, deduct 10% of points for each scratch bellow 10 .. etc, horses from abroad should have to have points also before taking space from America based horses, save on spot for a filly, if no fillies want to race , spot goes to next colt!

[Lesley Campion @CampionLesley]

🙏 Anyone who knows Andre Lynch makes this a very easy ask - Andre needs our help for palliative care. Any amount means a lot. @theTDN
@BloodHorse
@keeneland 🙏❤️
Please support this GoFundMe by donating or sharing—every bit of help makes a difference. https://t.co/PW36u0DpbT

[de Sousa Stables @desousastables]

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[de Sousa Stables @desousastables]

Yep

[TDN @theTDN]

✍️ John Stuart of Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services pens a Letter to the Editor: The Case Against One Start Euro Raiders At The Eclipse Awards.

Read it here ⬇️
https://t.co/gWd8rEyj2B

[de Sousa Stables @desousastables]

Should come from betting also, therefore everyone that participate in horse racing is envolved with the welfare of the horses. This is not only a breeders/ owner problem

[Repole Stable @RepoleStable]

It really is sad that we live in a world where we have to incentivize people to do the right thing.

If everyone in power that has financial controls in the industry did the right thing, the aftercare problem could be solved in less than 24 hours.

Entry fees / purses
Stallion fees
Registry fees
Sales fees

We could generate $20 million in new aftercare funding and no one person would feel it, but tens of thousands of horses would positively feel it and benefit.

Why does this have to be so hard??? 🤔

[de Sousa Stables @desousastables]

@_CourtneySnow_ @Oldfriendsfarm @TeamZenyatta He looks great! Thank you

[Courtney Snow @_CourtneySnow_]

Cozmic One, the first foal out of champion Zenyatta, is settling in nicely at his new home at Old Friends!

The son of Bernardini successfully found a second career as a competitive show jumper for the last 5 years, however an old injury has officially retired him from riding.