Anne Archer Hinkle

In the latest installment of 2026 Mating Plans, Anne Archer and Tom Hinkle discusses upcoming mating plans for Hinkle Farms. SEEKING GABRIELLE, 19, Forestry - Seeking Regina, by Seeking the Gold. Booked to Twirling Candy Seeking Gabrielle has been a very special mare for us and is the dam of Nyquist. Being 19, we know the number of foals she will have are few. Our hope is to get as many fillies as we can. Twirling Candy with Forestry mares is a proven cross and we believe this mating can...

Keeneland has appointed Anne Archer Hinkle, owner and director of operations of her family's Hinkle Farms in Paris, Kentucky, to its advisory board of directors, the organization said in a press release on Friday morning. Hinkle Farms is a longtime successful consignor to Keeneland's September Yearling sale. Hinkle herself specializes in bloodstock research and acquisition, stallion matings and sales coordination. "We are delighted to welcome Anne Archer to the advisory board," Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin said. "Her deep roots in the Thoroughbred industry paired with her leadership at...

When is it the right time to enact a succession plan? Already in this series, we've discussed the obstacles that can come with handing the reins over to the next generation and how families must adjust to a shift in dynamic as roles evolve. But how does a parent know when their son or daughter is sufficiently prepared for the task of running the family business? For Tom Hinkle, it was when he realized that his daughter's abilities surpassed his own. "I recognized that her attention to detail was better...