Natanya Nieman D.V.M.

Resident Veterinarian
nniemandvm@winstarfarm.com

Natanya grew up in Lexington. She rode dressage and event horses, worked at thoroughbred sales and worked on thoroughbred and standardbred farms throughout college. In 1994, she graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor's degree in Agriculture Biotechnology. After college, she attended Veterinary school at The Ohio State University and graduated in 1998. By 1999, Natanya had completed an internship at Peterson and Smith Equine Hospital in Ocala, Florida. She then worked at Woodford Veterinary Clinic from 1999-2002. Natanya has been with WinStar for 5 years now. She is married to Mike McMahon from Saratoga Springs, NY. WinStar-bred Kentucky Derby Champion Funny Cide was born on his father's McMahon Thoroughbred Farm in New York.

Larry McGinnis

Stallion Manager
lmcginnis@winstarfarm.com

Larry grew up in Lexington and attended Lexington Catholic High School. Having always been interested in Keeneland and the thoroughbred business, in 1997 Larry entered the business and started a sales agency.

In 1998, Larry began work for Prestonwood Farm as Assistant Manager, remaining in the position when WinStar purchased the farm. In 2001, Larry was named Stallion Manager for WinStar Farm. Larry's dedication shows in everything he does. "Each stallion has his own, distinct personality," says Larry. "Just like people, horses respond differently. It's important to get to know each stallion and work with them as individuals."

Donnie Preston

Yearling Manager
donnie@winstarfarm.com

A third generation horseman, Donnie Preston was born and raised in Central Kentucky, where he graduated from Woodford County High School and worked part-time at Airdrie Stud in Versailles. After attending Anderson University on a track scholarship, Donnie realized his real interest was working with horses. He returned to Airdrie Stud full-time in 1988, and remained there until 2002 when he was hired by WinStar.

When asked about the job, Donnie replied, "Being here is a great experience, and getting to work with the quality of horse, state-of-the-art technology, and experienced horsemen at WinStar has been the opportunity of a lifetime."

Kieran Lalor

Broodmare Manager
klalor@winstarfarm.com

Kieran hails from Lexington's sister city in Ireland, Co.Kildare. He has been involved in the horse industry for over 15 years now. Competing in 3 day events at an early age, he soon transitioned into the racing side of the industry and after a short period under the tutelage of Ted Walsh and Arthur Moore he decided to venture into the breeding aspect of the sport. A summer at Tom and Cathy Burns Victor Stud convinced him this was the route he would go and so he joined the team at the world renound Coolmore Stud. After 6 years of an 'amazing experience, education and foundation' at Coolmore he ventured into a bigger role in 2002 as broodmare manager under the guidance of Gabriel Duignan at Dr. Tony Ryan's newly acquired Castleton Lyons farm in Kentucky. He eventually moved into a bigger role as asst. farm manager exposing himself to many more elements of the farm including the stallion operation. Kieran joined WinStar Farm in November of 2008.

"I am very proud to be joining the stellar cast at WinStar and will be forever grateful to the many people who helped get me here. WinStar is one of the most progressive and exciting farms in North America. After only 8 years she has already established herself at the top of the heavyweight division. With one of the best stallion rosters in the business and a top class broodmare band the future only looks brighter."

Jimmy Tate

Assistant Broodmare Manager
jimmy@winstarfarm.com

Jimmy is currently a resident of Woodford County where he has lived all of his life. He came to WinStar in December 2002. His father worked with horses his entire life and so therefore, he decided to follow in his footsteps. He has had the chance to work at many great and well-known farms such as Ashford Stud and Lanes End Farm. Jimmy has done a little bit of everything in this industry from cleaning stalls to grooming horses. Jimmy is currently the Assistant Broodmare Manager here at WinStar Farm.

Richard Budge

Farm Trainer
rbudge@winstarfarm.com

Richard brings 32 years of international experience in the Thoroughbred industry to WinStar. Born in England, he worked for Toby Balding, and then in France for J. Pease. Later,he was invited to the U.S. by Cot Campbell, of Dogwood Stables and assisted in breaking their yearlings. In addition, Richard worked for Steve DiMauro for many years in New York, California and Florida. He took out his trainer's licence in 1997, training privately for Art Preston's LOR Stables, winning many stakes from a European-styled training center in Texas. Richard started with WinStar in January 2002, and is primarily responsible for the preparation and rehabilitation of the WinStar racehorses.

Charlie Muzquiz

Maintenance Manager
cmuzquiz@winstarfarm.com

Charlie comes from Eldorado, Texas where his family ran a 2500 acre farm and ranch operation. He served in the United States Army for 15 years, including the Vietnam War, and studied Steel Structural Engineering and Management at Texas Central and Texas A & M Colleges. Charlie and his wife, Marilyn, came to Kentucky in 2007 with the Equestrian Lakes Subdivision where he was the Maintenance and Construction Manager. He then came to WinStar Farm to assist with the construction of their new Training Facility and Track and was quickly appointed Track Manager. In 2010, Charlie’s position was expanded to Maintenance and Track Manager for the entire farm. He and Marilyn have 4 grown children and enjoy all aspects of the Thoroughbred Racing Industry.