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Alayna Cullen continues our On the Lead Series with the people who have led our racing stars into the sales ring. Today, she's at Arqana with the charming Mathieu Lamier.

Horses race for just a few years, but can live to 30 years old. Graham and Anita Motion are working hard to make sure that their ex-racehorses find good homes after their racing careers, and they're doing it in an equine discipline--eventing--in which they excel, with the help of two-time Olympic Gold medalist Phillip Dutton.

TDN is proud to partner with the Keeneland Library and the Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky Libraries in a very special new collaboration: the Keeneland 'Life's Work' Oral History Project, a series of filmed interviews by TDN columnist Chris McGrath with significant figures in the Thoroughbred industry. The second of these, with John Phillips of Darby Dan Farm, appears here, and Phillips talks about Roberto, the horse, and the man.

On his way to a college football career, Cameron Beatty was derailed by a motorcycle accident that almost cost him his life. Nine years later, he is having the time of his life with his top three-year-old filly, the Jersey-bred Horologist. Read more on the TDN Look.

Julie Krone is the first person to tell you that her success is due to a solid grounding in good horsemanship. Now, she brings that solid foundation to others as she teaches young people in her jockey camps using retired and rescued racehorses.

This is the first in a series of interviews with the most prominent people in the sport, presented as a collaboration between Keeneland, the University of Kentucky's Nunn Center for Oral History, and the TDN. Up first: Seth Hancock. Read more about Hancock's Life's Work at https://look.thoroughbreddailynews.com/keeneland-lifes-work-oral-history-project-no-1-seth-hancock/

David Burke has been a famous chef for years, with 10 restaurants, a line of cookware and more. But this summer, the place you'll most likely find him is Saratoga, where he operates the suite of restaurants at the Adelphi Hotel. We visit with him at his new restaurant near Monmouth Park, Drifthouse by David Burke.

You certainly know Jim McIngvale the racehorse owner. He's campaigned a bunch of good horses, in particular the champion Runhappy. You might know Jim McIngvale the furniture salesman, the guy with the wacky commercials and stores in the Houston area. You probably don't know Jim McIngvale the person.

Tom Amoss and Lauren Carlisle have formed a successful partnership buying at the sales. They talk about how they met one another and what their goals are.

Alix Choppin, the longtime head of marketing and communications for Arqana, has a new role at the company--head of business development. Alayna Cullen caught up with her at the Arqana Breeze-Up sale to discuss the new job.