The Horse Racing Girls’s Summit (HRWS) is proud to shine a light-weight on an esteemed group of trade ladies which have joined their ranks throughout a wide range of new committees because the group continues to develop since its inception in 2022.
Led by the Government Committee, the HRWS has added committees centered on Occasion Logistics, Advertising & Communications, Operations, Membership, and Sponsorship. All committee members, who work throughout all elements of the Thoroughbred trade, serve on a volunteer foundation.
“I’m in awe and honored to stroll alongside the Government Committee, the devoted committee members, and all who generously share their time, expertise, and abilities as we construct the HRWS group,” mentioned Stephanie Hronis, chairwoman of the HRWS. “The HRWS pillars information all efforts to interact, elevate, and spend money on the ladies who contribute considerably to the betterment of the game, from the farms to the racetracks and past.”
New committee members embody:
Occasions Logistics
Ana Maron has a background in communications and public relations, holds a designation as a Licensed Equine Conduct and Administration Specialist, and co-owns the racing partnership group Saints and Sinners, LLC, along with her husband, Hans.
Advertising & Communications
Hannah Bloom has spent her life immersed in racing whereas additionally serving in a wide range of social media and advertising and marketing positions for trade teams resembling Del Mar Racetrack, Bloom Racing Steady, and Grand Slam Social. With a background in journalism and communications, she at the moment serves because the Social Advertising Supervisor for MyRacehorse.
Kaitlin Christopherson is a lifelong equestrian whose ardour for horses, communications and advertising and marketing led her from being a printed equestrian life-style author in her teenagers to working for WinStar Farm after graduating from faculty. Later, she took on a task with Government Jet Administration, a NetJets Firm, earlier than returning to the Thoroughbred trade to work for Grand Slam Social (GSS). She is now the CEO of GSS, The Advertising Company.
Sara Gordon has let her ardour for writing and horses gasoline her from the very starting. After spending years working hands-on within the trade, she participated within the inaugural Maryland Thoroughbred Profession Program in 2017 and later joined the Maryland Horse Breeders Affiliation group as their Communications Supervisor. Since mid-2022, she has served because the Social Media Supervisor for Thoroughbred Every day Information.
Operations
Audrey Dollase, daughter of a number of graded stakes-winning coach Craig Dollase, graduated final 12 months from the College of Kentucky with a level in Enterprise Administration and Advertising whereas concurrently finishing an internship with Breeders’ Cup Restricted. She is now a member of the FanDuel TV group as a Manufacturing Assistant and likewise works because the Social Media Supervisor for Bonne Probability Farm.
Membership
Anne Litz was born into the horse world in Maryland and immersed herself in it, combining her passions for photojournalism and the Thoroughbred trade as she took on a wide range of roles with the Maryland Horse Breeders Affiliation and Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred journal. Since 2016, Anne has labored because the Area Advertising Specialist for the Maryland Horse Business Board.
Michele Ravencraft holds deep roots in Kentucky that helped to propel her into working inside the Thoroughbred trade. The journey led her to the Nationwide Thoroughbred Racing Affiliation (NTRA), the place she is now the Senior Vice President of Occasions and oversees the Nationwide Horseplayers Championship (NHC) and the Eclipse Awards. She additionally assists the Breeders’ Cup Restricted Racing Division through the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
Meghan Rodgers headed out to Washington D.C. after graduating with a level in political science, the place she labored as a Communications Director earlier than spending 4 years because the Press Secretary for U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Following that have, Meghan joined the Nationwide Thoroughbred Racing Affiliation (NTRA) when Tom Rooney turned President and CEO, and is now the Senior Vice President of Public Affairs.
Alison Zeitlin’s love of horses and the Bluegrass introduced her again residence to Lexington, Kentucky, after she attended the College of South Carolina, to pursue her regulation diploma on the College of Kentucky School of Legislation. She is now an legal professional at Stites & Harbison PLLC the place she focuses on equine regulation, mergers and acquisitions, and company governance issues.
Sponsorship
Naomi Hurdle graduated from the College of Kentucky’s equine program in 2021, which propelled her to spend vital time as a broodmare groom earlier than transferring right into a job as a surgical procedure technician. After garnering loads of hands-on expertise, Naomi has moved into the general public relations and outreach facet of the trade because the Account Supervisor for Kick Collective USA, helping with Mild Up Racing.
Ashlyn Moore hails from Toronto, Ontario, the place she grew up on the earth of American Saddlebreds earlier than shifting her focus to Thoroughbreds with a veterinary internship at Adena Springs after graduating from faculty. She has since discovered her place with The Stronach Group, working because the Supervisor, Workplace of the President for 1/ST, the place she contributes to all elements of its racing, wagering, leisure, and content material companies.
Courtney Reid’s time spent with the Nationwide Steeplechase Affiliation, New York Racing Affiliation, and the Virginia Racing Fee helped lead her to her present position because the Senior Director of Racing and Business Relations for Breeders’ Cup Restricted. She oversees key applications such because the Breeders’ Cup Problem Sequence and Dust Dozen Bonus Sequence whereas additionally main efforts to recruit top-tier equine expertise to take part within the Breeders’ Cup World Championships.
Alexa Zepp is an achieved handicapper, horse proprietor, and passionate advocate for the world of horse racing. Exterior of her work because the High quality Assurance Analyst on the Every day Racing Kind, the place she creates content material for each DRF and DRF en Español as a public handicapper, she owns and manages a racing syndicate, Haphazard Racing Inc.
Together with the brand new committee members, the HRWS has introduced on Bella Hodge, a pupil at Washington and Lee College in Lexington, Virginia, as an intern. With loads of expertise working for a wide range of teams throughout the trade, together with time spent at Fasig-Tipton and internships with Breeders’ Cup Restricted and Colonial Downs Racetrack, Bella can have the chance to work with every committee throughout her internship with the HRWS.
“I’m a proud member of the manager committee and love pulling in different extraordinary ladies from throughout the U.S. to assist the HRWS motion on committees that match their skills,” mentioned Jordyn Egan, Membership & Operations Committee Chair for the HRWS. “This idea doesn’t work with out real assist in any respect ranges—from the committees to occasion attendees, HRWS Members, and sponsors. Our supporters make it doable.”
The subsequent HRWS occasion will likely be held Tuesday, July 23 on the Nationwide Museum of Racing and Corridor of Fame in Saratoga Springs, New York. To buy tickets, click on right here.
To be taught extra concerning the HRWS committees and how one can get entangled, click on right here.
