Where did the term “aftercare” come from and what does it truly mean to the Thoroughbred industry?

When BTE Stables closed on our Paris, Kentucky property in November of 2020, one of the first priorities was purchasing a broodmare with a similar foaling date to Becca’s Diamond, the first BTE Stables broodmare. As with many plans in 2020, ours pivoted at the sale and we ended up purchasing 3 broodmares…

From the outside, the years’ worth of decisions that go into creating and raising a racehorse can appear chaotic and somewhat random, with nothing but luck or money separating the winners from the losers.