Michelle Mullikan

Tom Mullikin, who runs Mullikin Farm with his wife Michelle, admits he doesn't have the assets to compete at the highest level of the breeding business. "I'm the son of a Washington DC deputy fire chief and Michelle is the daughter of a retired air force pilot," Mullikin said. "We are not working off a trust fund. We're mom and pop. We do everything ourselves, from foaling mares to mucking stalls. A lot of the mares we get are handed down or gifted to us." That's not the easiest way...