Wasabi Ventures Stables claimed Whiskey Plank in April 2022. He initially raced in the barn of Jesse Cruz, before heading to Canterbury Park and trainer, Tony Rengstorf. At the end of that Canterbury meet, he returned to Tampa and Jesse, until he was claimed away in February 2023. Not ready

On February 12, 2020, Wasabi Ventures Stables’ broodmare, Waveland, foaled a healthy Jump Start filly. As it was “bourbon year” for foal nicknames, she was given the moniker, Willett. Willett had a typical foal-hood, enjoying life on the farm frolicking with her mare and other foals. Then when she was

This title is written with a decent amount of sarcasm. If there were a simple way to track your Thoroughbreds, I would not spend hours every week keeping tabs on our former horses. I have written about my process several times previously. If you are interested, you can learn about

Willie the Whale has a new human best friend in Lil. However, before I introduce this new BFF, I will share the story of Willie’s first off-track home. When Willie was retired in July 2022, he met Alison. She knew he was the horse for her. Since then he has

Just over three years ago, we launched Wasabi Aftercare Fund to provide safe and secure retirements for all horses that are bred and/or raced by Wasabi Ventures Stables. Recently, we assisted in our first retirement of a horse bred, but not raced, by WVS. On February 24, 2021, Vibrant Spirit

Boots (JC Bootleggin Posse) was in the barns of Wasabi Ventures Stables from May through September 2022. He was retired that fall, as he showed that racing wasn’t the path for him. It was then that he met Hannah, his human best friend and discovered his next career as a