kidney transplant

Owner Ken Ramsey has texted an update on his June 20 surgery in which he received a donated kidney from family friend Tom Pope, declaring his surgery not only a `huge success,' but a record-breaking one. "My kidney transplant was a huge success," said Ramsey via text. "The surgery was done at New York-Presbyterian Hospital at the Weill Cornell Transplant Center by Dr. Sandip Kapur on Thursday June 20th." Ramsey said that the kidney was donated by someone he met through his wife Sarah's long illness. "My generous donor was...

An hour after leaving the operating room following kidney transplant surgery, Ken Ramsey's attention turned to Thursday's program at Gulfstream Park, where Clearly Copper (Copper Bullet) raced and won under his familiar white and red colors in the sixth race on the card, the racetrack said in a release Thursday afternoon. "My mother's up there with him. She texted that he was asking if the horse had run yet," said grandson Nolan Ramsey in the Gulfstream Park winner's circle after saddling Clearly Copper for a 4 1/2-length maiden-breaking triumph. "An...

by Matt Koch Editor's Note: In honor of Veterans Day and the 247th birthday of the United States Marine Corps (USMC), celebrated Nov. 11 and Nov. 10, respectively, we are honored to share this story from USMC Captain Matt Koch of Shawhan Place, a second-generation Marine following his father, longtime Claiborne Farm manager Robert "Gus" Koch. Matt, who will be honored next month as the 2022 Ted Bates Farm Manager of the Year by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Managers' Club (KTFMC), is also the state representative of the 72nd district...