Tara Castle

Athlete | 𝒟𝑒𝓇𝓂𝒶𝓉𝑜𝓁𝑜𝑔𝓎 ✨ 📸 IG : @ tara_castle

[J McLaughlin Safford 🇺🇸 🇮🇪 @kimo16]

Unnamed colt out of Flightline and Into Mischief mare Lucrezia getting acquainted with Santa Anita this morning under Manny Avila for HoF trainer Bob Baffert.
10.5 million at @OBSSales Ocala to @ZedanRacing
@BobBaffert @LanesEndFarms

[NYRA (🗽) @TheNYRA]

Today we remember trainer John Shirreffs, who passed away yesterday at age 80.

Last summer, he was featured on Cart Talk in an emotional conversation that spanned his entire career and captured the heart, humility, and stories that made him so special.

[Jayson Werth @twoeight_racing]

Congrats @lmgriffjohnson, not that anyone cared last year when I owned 10% of Dornoch and was co new owner of the year with Stewie….but happy to pass the torch to a great kid and promoter of horse racing @lmgriffjohnson

You guys sound like a bunch of old jaded assholes talking shit to a kid who won an award he didn’t even ask for. Wow wtf.

I may be new to horse racing and I wasn’t gifted percentages in horses, but wake up!

The way forward for this sport isn’t tearing people down for loving this industry, it’s promoting ownership and the experience that makes horse racing great.

Don’t get me wrong, the CAWs are real. A handful of algorithm driven players dominate pools and screw up people’s odds while everyday bettors get squeezed out at the wire. CUT THEM OFF!

The reality is we need more fans, and my belief is that happens through ownership. That’s my experience and why I started @IconRacingLFG .

We need education, not insulation. Growth, not retraction. We need the next generation of owners, fans, and bettors not people turned off by sour experiences, bad odds at the wire and a bunch of dickheads that are allergic to an Industrial Revolution that doesn’t involve CAWS.

I hear you @Repolestables and respect what you’ve done and continue to do in horse racing year in and year out. You aren’t wrong. I love competing against you and want you as an ally even though you’re from Queens, home of the @Mets.

But we can’t have a kid like Griffin Johnson out here bringing energy, fun, and visibility to the sport feeling bad about his hustle. Who cares if he got gifted horse percentages. What was Kelce’s deal on #SwiftDelivery (could be wrong lol)?

Gifting % is nothing new

I started ICON Racing because it’s all about ownership, entertainment, and the experience of how great this sport is

No one wants to get in if they feel like they can’t find or have no edge

Horse racing: kill CAWs before CAWs kill you.

Stop the hate, embrace and encourage positive change, encourage fractional ownership like @MyRacehorse and @IconRacingLFG end the late inning CAWs, or ride the sport into the fucking ground!

And leave Griffin alone. He’s a good kid doing something positive for all of us and falling in love with an amazing sport. Respect the hustle and celebrate the honor!

Y’all should be ashamed of yourselves.

Congrats Griff and welcome to horse racing. You’d fit right in at @IconRacingLFG any day, we’d be lucky to have you.

#1PercentOwnership100PercentOfTheFun
#ICONRacing #LFG #HorseRacing #OwnershipExperience #NewOwners
#freeswifthitter #fuckswifthitter #ihearhashtagsareforoldpeople

[Fasig-Tipton @FasigTiptonCo]

Simply Enchanting is a good girl. #FasigNovember @MyRacehorse

[Tom Pelissero @TomPelissero]

Here’s the hip-drop tackle Monday night that got Commanders LB Frankie Luvu suspended as a result of cumulative violations. He’s wearing No. 4.

[Jstewartrr @jstewartrr]

https://t.co/ZeuQMC2gY5

[Del Mar Racetrack @DelMarRacing]

Barn life, no trending audio needed.

[netkeiba @netkeiba]

【函館5R 2歳新馬(芝1800)】
もはや芸術的な美しさ。
#マルガ #武豊
撮影：山中博喜

[Tara Castle @tacastle]

❤️🤍💙

[America'sBestRacing @ABRLive]

A tip of the hat to a true icon in the sport

After more than six decades as a trainer, Hall of Famer D. Wayne Lukas has retired. Take a look back as the "Coach" reflects on the lessons that defined his legendary career.

[Horse Racing Memes @RacingMemesOnX]

The owner:

“How’s his schooling gone?”

The trainer:

“Oh… he’s a natural..!”

The horse:

https://t.co/tIiZCcd0ur

[Breeders' Cup @BreedersCup]

All TWENTY legendary #BreedersCup champions trained by D. Wayne Lukas. 🤩

[Gary Stevens @GStevens_jockey]

The most influential man of our sport that has changed racing. Wayne touched so many lives including myself. Changed my life. Sebastian will continue to fly the Lukas Flag high. Gonna miss you Wayne ❤️🙏

[BloodHorse @BloodHorse]

ALERT: Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, one of the most prolific trainers and influences in horse racing history, has been hospitalized in Louisville, Ky. and will not return to training. https://t.co/1hOU9vM0tW

[Kenny Rice @KennyRiceSports]

2024 #Preakness and this amazing moment as we wait for the interview. Never have so many losing connections been happier for the winner

[World Horse Racing @WHR]

The LEGEND has retired. Always growing the sport of horse racing!!! 😢

[Scott Eckhardt @S_EckhardtTV]

MUST WATCH 🙏COACH!
Horse racing in Kentucky as only D Wayne Lukas can tell it. 2 mins of horse racing across the Bluegrass. So honored he took time to help me. Thank you Coach! @WLKY @ChurchillDowns @KentuckyDerby @keeneland @KYDownsRacing @TurfwayPark @EllisParkRacing

[Pimlico @PimlicoRC]

Our thoughts and prayers are with D. Wayne Lukas and his family during this difficult time.

[Britney Eurton @BritneyEurton]

Thinking about you Coach 🙏🏻

[Tom Ryan SFB @TomRyanKY]

Six minutes with D. Wayne Lukas and his six non-negotiables: a masterclass. Every thoroughbred auction house in North America should have his statue out front; he is responsible for billions in trade.