Tampa Bay Downs

[Kathryndelwalski]

I live approx 3km away from the track and have had many great moments not only work riding, but coming here on race day since i could remember as a young girl with my father. My selections will be mainly based around the track, along with the odd selection from Aqueduct for our stable entries. Racing has been in my blood since the yoing age when i was given my first pony by my late father on my 6th birthday, ever since that day i wanted to ride professionally. I worked my way up from mucking out, hot walking the horse's to getting my first break with Doug Watson to breeze his horses, it got noticed and i went on to breeze for Kiaran McLaughlin and Shadwell racing in Dubai. I retired this year after a spell in England and France. I hope you enjoy my racing blog here.

[Kathryndelwalski]

TAMPA BAY DOWNS I have led a life that can only be described as fortunate, now 47 years of age I have entered a new era of my career breeding thoroughbred race horse's. Over the past thirty plus years I have worked with some of the illustrious race horse owners and trainers from America to United Arab Emirates to the southern hemisphere.  Racing has been a large part of my life with my biggest adventure was when working for Kiaran McLaughlin in America for several years riding some of the best known thoroughbreds which included Invasor who was a multiple winner which included the Dubai World Cup (2007) & Breeders Cup Classic (2008). I also got to ride an exceptional mare in Lahudood who went on to win the Breeders Cup & Filly Mares Turf (2007) and in the same year the Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes.  Prior to my spell with Shadwell Racing I worked in Australia and New Zealand riding out for the likes of David Lee Freedman who trained the phenomenal mare Makybe Diva who I got to work ride before she went on to win the Australian Cup in 2005, and her story never ended there when she went on to win the Cox Plate and her second Melbourne Cup in the same year.  Since 2008 I have been in Dubai work once more with Shadwell Racing, it was an experience to work again with the likes of Doug Watson and the Godolphin outfit. I will be venturing to the United Kingdom this year where i will be work riding for some of the best trainers in the country which include Saeed Bin Suroor, Clive Brittain, Richard Fahey and John Gosden and will also be advising on breeding for all the stables.