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The three owners have had some conversations about their horse, which Czarniak said have been nothing but great. 'JUST A KNOCKOUT': 'Just a knockout:' Owners of Practical Move took huge chance for Kentucky Derby payoff A joint venture “It's really surreal, but also just really awesome.”

“It's one of those pinch me things because it was sort of like, something you think about as a kid, and you really are like, how would that ever possibly happen,” Czarniak said. Always wanting to learn more about the sport, Czarniak knew right away she was interested, and her dad was “pumped” to see his daughter become an owner. A few months later, it offered her the chance to be a horse owner. Her early memories with her dad are why she eventually got to work with America’s Best Racing in 2022. “It was kind of one of these things where it always felt like something that was sort of a part of our life.” “It's been on my radar for so long,” she said. Czarniak said she remembered seeing all the credentials throughout her house, and would sometimes talk to him about his job, even getting to tag along to meet horses. WHERE IS BOB BAFFERT?: Where is Bob Baffert? Why six-time Kentucky Derby winner isn't at Churchill Downs Learning horse racing from dadĬzarniak’s interest in horse racing started when her dad, Chet, joined USA TODAY in 1983 and covered horse racing. 'I'M SHATTERED': Two horses from same barn collapsed, died at Churchill Downs: 'I'm shattered' “I still don't know that I believe it,” Czarniak told USA TODAY Sports. Now, Czarniak will go to Louisville as an owner in the biggest horse racing event in the country. Czarniak, along with Fox sports talk show host Joy Taylor and NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport, took ownership of Jace’s Road, a colt bred in Kentucky.Ĭzarniak was already planning on going to the Kentucky Derby this year, but her role changed when Blazing Sevens withdrew from the race less than two weeks before the race, allowing Jace’s Road to enter the field.

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When the gates open and the horses make their way down the track at Churchill Downs on Saturday, it will culminate a full circle moment for Fox Sports reporter Lindsay Czarniak.Īs part of America’s Best Racing’s “A Stake in Stardom,” Czarniak, along with other media personalities, became minority race horse owners through a partnership with West Point Thoroughbreds.