Kelly Summers Wietsma

Equisponse CEO/CMO. Horse Racing’s Preeminent Mktg Agency. Clients Include 8-Time Eclipse Award Winning/HOF Trainer Todd Pletcher. Equestrian.🌹🐎🌹🐎🌹

[Kelly Summers Wietsma @equisponse]

CONGRATULATIONS to Todd and the ENTIRE @PletcherRacing team on such a spectacular achievement!!! On the eve of his first year of eligibility of induction into the @nmrhof #HOF, he gets his 5,000th career victory! #Winners #AllClass #HallofFameBound

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

This play will be replayed for years.

[NEW YORK KNICKS @nyknicks]

what a great addition to those silks 🏇🧡💙

[Daily Racing Form @DailyRacingForm]

"Belmont Stakes 2026: Pletcher believes Renegade sitting on another big race"

@DRFGrening previews the $2 million Belmont Stakes. @BelmontStakes
https://t.co/DKlkEwQ41L

[Repole Stable @RepoleStable]

As a kid from Queens, winning the Belmont Stakes was always one of my biggest dreams.

I’ve been fortunate enough to win it once and finish second four times.

This Saturday, I’m incredibly lucky to have two horses, Renegade and Powershift, competing in the Belmont Stakes.

I’ll be thrilled if either one gets the job done, but my heart is with Renegade after his courageous runner-up finish in the Kentucky Derby and Irad Ortiz’s incredible ride.

Think Big, Dream Bigger.

LET’S GO WIN THE BELMONT STAKES.
🙏🏆🐎

[Kentucky Derby @KentuckyDerby]

Belmont favorite Renegade. How’s he looking? 👇

[Kentucky Derby @KentuckyDerby]

Renegade returns as the Belmont Stakes favorite, breaking from post 4. After being defeated by Golden Tempo in the Kentucky Derby, he'll get another shot at his rival this Saturday.

What do you think of this favorite? 👀

[NEW YORK KNICKS @nyknicks]

yall know what he does in the fourth quarter 😤

[Kelly Summers Wietsma @equisponse]

@LaonCamps 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[NYRA Bets @NYRABets]

Post positions for the 158th running of the Grade 1 @BelmontStakes 🏆

Who’s your pick?

[Repole Stable @RepoleStable]

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[Repole Stable @RepoleStable]

Great news!!!!!

The ban on transporting horses to slaughter passed a House Committee last night and will be voted on in a bigger House bill in the near future.

Today is a monumental day, not just for Thoroughbreds, but for all horses. There is still a lot of work to do to get this across the finish line, but this was a massive and very important first step.

Thank you to Chris Heyde and Pat Cummings of the National Thoroughbred Alliance for their relentless persistence and hard work.

If we really want change, we CAN make change happen. If we are willing to put in the effort, we CAN GET THINGS DONE.

We got involved earlier this year when it became crystal clear that, after decades, key industry entities were not producing results.

Today is a great day for Thoroughbreds and all horses, but it also saddens me to think about how many horses could have been saved from a cruel ending if the so-called leaders of our sport had acted with more urgency years ago.

This is what happens when people stop talking and start doing.
❤️🙏 🐎

[TwinSpires Racing 🏇 @TwinSpires]

𝗗𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗗𝗡 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗 ($5.28) and @iradortiz go over the top to take the turf feature at Churchill Downs for Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher.

#TwinSpiresReplay

[Mary Eddy🏇🏼 @singmysongbird]

G1 Arkansas Derby winner RENEGADE breezed this morning outside last-out maiden winner POWERSHIFT in 49 and 4/5. HOF trainer Todd Pletcher said “we’ve always thought a lot of Powershift” and that the colt is now also possible for the @BelmontStakes. More later in @TheNYRA notes.

[NBC Sports @NBCSports]

My Miss Mo with a FLAWLESS RUN to win the Black-Eyed Susan trophy!🌻💪

📺: The Black-Eyed Susan on Peacock and NBCSN

[Horse Racing Women's Association @horseracingwmn]

As we spotlight women making waves behind the scenes, we are thrilled to celebrate horse racing trailblazer Lindsay Schanzer! 🐎 📺

Lindsay has shattered glass ceilings in the high-pressure world of sports broadcasting. A University of Notre Dame alumna, she is a seven-time Sports Emmy winner and the first woman senior producer of the Kentucky Derby telecast. Her stellar work on the 148th Derby even earned her a prestigious Gracie Award!

As the Senior Producer for NBC Sports Group's horse racing division, she also pilots the broadcasts for the Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Breeders' Cup, and Royal Ascot. She is the maestro, making fans at home feel like they are standing right at the finish line.

Her incredible resume also spans:

• B1G College Countdown (Big Ten Football)

• 8 Olympic Games & 1 Super Bowl

• Wimbledon, Roland Garros, & Premier League soccer

Lindsay is celebrated for her incredible calm under pressure, easily navigating live track audibles and weather delays. She focuses on making the sport accessible to everyone—balancing technical depth for "horse people" with an open invitation to casual viewers.

Lindsay is living proof that you can take a legendary path and completely make it your own. Join us in celebrating our horse racing hero! 🏆

#WomenInSports #PreaknessStakes #WomenInRacing #SportsBroadcasting #BelmontStakes #BreedersCup

[NBC Sports @NBCSports]

Thoroughbred racing's next defining moment. 🐎

📺: 151st Preakness Stakes, Saturday 4pm ET on NBC and Peacock

[Mary Eddy🏇🏼 @singmysongbird]

“He got back to the track yesterday and seems to be in good form. He seemed to bounce out of it [the Derby] well and shipped nicely. He’s probably enjoying the cooler weather.”-HOF trainer Todd Pletcher on KY Derby runner-up RENEGADE settling in Saratoga

More in today’s notes 👇

[BloodHorse @BloodHorse]

Code, a half sister to grade 1 winner Locked, breaks her maiden for trainer Todd Pletcher, @EclipseTBP and @WalmacLLC. Read more: https://t.co/kItFu54P89 @BH_EMadden

[New York Yankees @Yankees]

Thank you to jockey @jose93_ortiz & trainer @reredevaux for throwing out today’s ceremonial first pitches!

This past Saturday, Golden Tempo was victorious at the 152nd running of the @KentuckyDerby, becoming the first-ever female-trained horse to win the race 🏇🙌

[Repole Stable @RepoleStable]

Tough losses fuel greatness.

Todd and I decided to train Renegade up to the Belmont.

I’m still so impressed with both Renegade’s performance and Irad’s ride!!!!!

I love @iradortiz mamba mentality!!!!! 💪