Thoroughbred race horse trainer stabled at Gulfstream,Keeneland, and Tampa Bay Downs race tracks
Florida, USA
Joined June 2014
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🚨 A MUST READ AND IMPORTANT CALL TO ACTION...WHEN DISAGREEMENT BECOMES PHYSICAL AND LEADERSHIP STAYS SILENT🚨
For those who haven't followed what happened at the Keeneland sale, here's the background.
Jonathan Stettin reported that David Ingordo confronted Pat Cummings over comments Pat had made regarding the sales process.
According to Stettin's account, the confrontation escalated. Ingordo got close to Pat, pointed a finger inches from his face and repeatedly poked Pat hard in the chest, even after Pat repeatedly told him, “DON'T TOUCH ME.” Another individual eventually intervened.
Pat has now publicly confirmed:
“This account is accurate.”
I know Pat personally. He's a great person with one of the best horse racing minds I know. Pat works with Mike Repole and has spent years trying to improve American racing. He asks difficult questions, offers constructive criticism, and makes suggestions that can benefit our sport because he wants our sport to be better.
THAT KIND OF VOICE SHOULD BE WELCOMED, NOT INTIMIDATED.
But there's another part of Pat's response that everyone in racing should pay attention to.
Pat said Jockey Club Stewards (who are the equivalnt of Board Members) were sitting approximately 50 feet away for three days afterward and never said a word to him. He also said that while Keeneland security contacted him, he heard nothing from Keeneland leadership or trustees.
THREE DAYS.
50 FEET AWAY.
NOTHING.
And once again, we're confronted with the same word:
SILENCE.
Let's remember January 27.
When The Jockey Club wanted to publicly challenge Mike Repole, he was attacked in writing, and there was no shortage of words. They issued an extraordinary open letter for the entire industry to read.
But after Pat confirms an incident in which someone repeatedly put his hands on him after being told DON'T TOUCH ME, where are the words now?
Where is the concern?
Where is the accountability?
Where is the leadership?
You can disagree with Pat Cummings.
You can disagree with Mike Repole.
You can disagree with me.
THAT'S WHAT DEBATE IS.
But disagreement should never turn into unwanted physical contact.
And an internal warning shouldn't necessarily be where this ends.
Keeneland leadership should review exactly what happened and determine an appropriate consequence for David Ingordo, including whether a suspension or temporary exclusion from Keeneland is warranted.
Repeatedly putting your hands on someone after being told DON'T TOUCH ME deserves to be taken seriously.
And if you know a Jockey Club Steward, RESPECTFULLY let them know what you think. Ask questions. Ask why Pat says they sat 50 feet away for three days and never addressed the incident with him.
OUR VOICES NEED TO BE HEARD, LOUD AND CLEAR.
Accountability shouldn't depend on who you are, who you know, or which side of an industry debate you're on.
THE 99% HAS HEARD ENOUGH SILENCE.
We love our sport. We ask questions because we want it better.
And we're going to keep asking them.
REFORM IS COMING! REPOST AND SPEAK OUT.
@jockeyclub @keenelandsales @keeneland @RepoleStable @PatCummingsNTA
I don’t know Mike @RepoleStable personally. But if I did I would shake his hand and thank him. He is the only one speaking out publicly about all this bullshit that has been going on for years at the sales. It’s treacherous. Keep it up Mike. Lots of us behind you. Especially me!
Jeff Engler retweeted
I don’t give a rats ass who this offends, but I stand by it. War is coming, sooner or later! You the Government!! You are all a bunch of cowards! You raised the cost of living so high that both parents are always at work, rather than spending time with their children (single parents stand no chance)😥. You took God out of schools. Parents were told 'No you can't discipline your kids'. Well, now most of those kids are rude and out of control. You shall reap what you sow! We have taken a whole generation and turned them into selfish, entitled brats who have no respect for people, property or authority! You deem people with terminal illnesses and some with only a few months to live…fit for work!!! You allow our veterans of war to go homeless and hungry but give out millions to foreign aid!!! You save drug addicts over and over again but refuse to give free diabetic supplies to those who need them to stay alive. You bend over backwards to be politically correct, too scared to say enough is enough, in case you offend someone. You put the retirement age up so people must work until they drop. You take care of prisoners and give them everything under the sun (food, medical, education, representation, money, rehabilitation) yet you cause the elderly, those that have paid their debt to society and their families, to go broke caring for them either at home or in a nursing home... THINGS NEED TO CHANGE!
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This commercial by Budweiser aired only 1 time in honor of all those lost on that day. ❤️🤍💙
Saratoga carded a 5 horse grade 3 on the turf for 2 year olds? U mean to tell me with all those heavy heads up there they could only get 5 horses to enter in a grade 3 turf race?? Wow. Now it rains and 3 will run. Not a good look.
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“Camacho in a Zone” @AnnouncerPete 🎙️ 🔥 (8 for his last 18) is @GulfstreamPark Leading Rider 🏇 @SamyCamacho1 including 2 for 2 for @EnglerRacing $59 & $19 mutuals 💰 @Mannygerry 📞 @Mannyf02 @videohipico @RyanFromChicago @moranm50 @ronic17 @stacy_nicks
@SamyCamacho1 rode a perfect race to get our boy up at 25-1. Thank you Sammy 2 in a row together!!
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Freedom Street pulls away in the final stretch to spring a surprise in race 5, @SamyCamacho1 aboard for trainer @EnglerRacing. #GulfstreamPark #RoyalPalmMeet
Welcome to the stable. Hip 519 from June @OBSSales Thanks to @PreissDan for his help getting this nice colt. Nice well bred Mandaloun from @JuddmonteFarms
Could someone explain to me how this rating system works for horses. I see where the horse gets a rating after a race. Then 2 weeks later it goes down or up but the horse hasn’t raced again? How’s that possible?? @Equibase @ChurchillDowns @GulfstreamPark
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Left behind in Kabul. Alone. He waited 47 days.
K-9 Chaos was not a dog who did his job. He was a dog who had DECIDED, completely, permanently, without reservation, that Lieutenant Marcus Webb was coming back for him. No matter how long it took.
At Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, on the morning of August 30th, 2021, a three-year-old Belgian Malinois sat in an empty aircraft hangar. The last American plane had left six hours ago. The evacuation was over.
Chaos had been left behind.
Not intentionally. The chaos of the withdrawal. The panic. The rush. Webb had been separated from Chaos during the final evacuation. Put on a different plane. Told Chaos would be on the next flight.
There was no next flight.
Chaos survived the first day alone. Waiting at the hangar where Webb had left him.
Chaos survived the first week. Scavenging food from abandoned military supplies.
Chaos survived 47 days in Taliban-controlled Kabul. Alone. Hiding. Waiting.
Because Chaos survived on the belief that Webb wouldn't leave him forever.
Back in the United States, Webb was losing his mind. Filed reports. Called congressmen. Contacted rescue organizations. Went on the news.
"I left my dog in Afghanistan," he said on CNN, his voice breaking. "I left my brother. And I'm going to get him back."
The military said it was impossible. Kabul had fallen. Taliban controlled the airport. No way to extract a dog.
Webb didn't care about impossible.
He contacted Pineapple Express, a veteran-run extraction operation. Gave them Chaos's last known location. Sent photos. Videos. Anything that could help.
For 47 days, Webb didn't sleep. Didn't eat properly. Just waited for news.
On October 16th, 2021, his phone rang.
"We found him," the voice said. "We found Chaos."
A rescue team had infiltrated Kabul. Used Webb's intel. Found Chaos still at the hangar. Still waiting. Forty-seven days later.
Chaos was emaciated. Dehydrated. Traumatized.
But alive.
The extraction took three days. Smuggling Chaos out of Taliban-controlled territory. Through checkpoints. Through danger.
But they got him out.
On October 19th, 2021, Chaos landed at Dulles International Airport. Webb was waiting on the tarmac.
When they opened the crate, Chaos didn't move. Stared at Webb like he was seeing a ghost.
"It's me, brother," Webb said, kneeling down. "I came back. I promised I'd come back."
Chaos stepped out slowly. Walked to Webb. Collapsed into his arms.
The reunion video went viral. Seventeen million views in three days.
But what people didn't see was what happened after.
For six months, Chaos wouldn't sleep unless Webb was in the room. Wouldn't eat unless Webb fed him. Wouldn't go outside unless Webb went first.
"He's terrified I'll leave him again," Webb said in an interview. "And I don't blame him. I left him once. In the worst place. At the worst time. He waited 47 days for me. And I'll spend the rest of my life making sure he knows I'm never leaving again."
Three years later, Chaos still sleeps with his head on Webb's chest. Still follows him everywhere.
Still making sure Webb doesn't disappear.
K-9 Chaos. Survived 47 days alone in Kabul. Extracted by heroes. Reunited with his handler. Home.
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Jeff Engler retweeted
Equitas wins with ease @GulfstreamPark for @EnglerRacing. That's 2 wins and a 3rd in 3 starts since we acquired her at the @keenelandsales Nov sale for a paltry $15k. Let me know how we can help you get to the winners circle.
Nice win today. Thank you @LPanici for an excelllent patient ride.
Equitas bests her competition in race 8, @LPanici in the stirrups for trainer @EnglerRacing. #GulfstreamPark #ChampionshipMeet
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THE GOAL HEARD AROUND THE WORLD 🥇🥇 #WINTEROLYMPICS
Huge win for @usahockey !!! What a game and you gotta love hockey players. All the interviews all about how pumped they are to win it for America. Love that from professional athletes. Jack Hughes scores game winner in OT and that’s all he talked about. Impressive..