JM Equestrian

05/04/2026

Woohoo!! ✨️🦄 huge congratulations!
Love when the ones I am lucky to braid win their big classes!

05/04/2026

The greatest two minutes in sports🐎
And in those two minutes, a story that belongs to the ages.
José Ortiz aboard Golden Tempo, 13th at the top of the stretch, threads through horses and wins the 152nd Kentucky Derby at 23-1.
Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard Renegade, the favorite, gives everything he has.
Not enough. By a neck.
And at the wire — two brothers reach for each other.
One in gold. One in defeat.
Both in history.
"I want him to win the Derby — I know it's his dream as well," José said after.
"But today was my day. And Golden Tempo's day."
No rivalry. No bitterness.
Just two men from Puerto Rico, raised on the same dream,
arriving together at the most famous finish line in the world.
🐴 Golden Tempo & Renegade | Kentucky Derby 2026
José Ortiz & Irad Ortiz Jr🐎Credit to the photographer🐎

05/03/2026

When I walked out of barn 1 this morning at Tryon International and she was positively glowing in the sky ✨️

05/03/2026

FIRST FEMALE TRAINER EVER TO WIN THE KENTUCKY DERBY 🐎
GOLDEN TEMPO WINS the Kentucky Derby.
History changes. Forever.
Cherie DeVaux steps into the immortality of Churchill Downs as the first female trainer ever to win the Kentucky Derby.
This is not just a victory. It is a door swinging open. For everyone.
A record no one can ever take away.
152nd Kentucky Derby | Churchill Downs, May 3, 2026
🌹 Welcome to the circle of legends, Golden Tempo.

05/02/2026

IT'S DERBY DAY 🏇🌹🌹🌹

05/02/2026

KY DERBY DAY 🏇

05/02/2026

05/02/2026

KENTUCKY OAKS 2026 — THE RACE OF THE QUEENS🐎
There was a story hidden beneath Always A Runner's saddle long before she stepped into the gate.
Last fall, a serious case of pneumonia had put her entire career in doubt. A month in a veterinary clinic, a hyperbaric chamber — and then silence. No racing at two. Chad Brown had received the worst phone call of his season.
On Friday night, under the lights of Churchill Downs — switched on for the first time in Oaks history — that story found its ending.
Always A Runner, a daughter of Gun Runner, won the 152nd Kentucky Oaks in front of 103,290 fans, crossing the wire in 1:48.62. Meaning was second, Counting Stars third. Just her third career start. Three races, three wins.
Jockey José Ortiz had never ridden her in competition before that night — only a morning workout. His words after: "Chad told me to go out there and feel her in the work. He said I'd feel a sports car — like a Ferrari. He was right."
For trainer Chad Brown, it was his first Oaks victory.
The lily garland on her neck. The Twin Spires lit up against the night sky. A filly born to run — who was always running, even when no one was watching yet🐎

05/02/2026

Pink for the Fillies 🦄✨️🩷

05/01/2026

A classic prep for Tryon International Spring series 🦄✨️🖤🤎