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

In addition to the safe and secure retirement of Wasabi Ventures horses, Wasabi Aftercare focuses on educating the public about the post-racing lives of Thoroughbreds in general. This month I am pleased to introduce everyone to the James River Horse Foundation. I spoke with Debby Dunham, President of their board.

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

On Tuesday, July 23rd, I attended the Horse Racing Women’s Summit in Saratoga. With a focus on the equine athlete and post-racing options, this was a conference that was perfect for me in my role at Wasabi Aftercare. Beyond an afternoon of inspiring and engaging panels, I also enjoyed many

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