Chelsey Stewart

Two years ago when the first Poker for Ponies tournament was held, the organizational window was short. Very short. "Our first year John [Stewart] had the idea, I kid you not, he sprung it on me about three weeks or maybe just two weeks before the Kentucky Derby. That was also our first Derby as Resolute Racing. We even had a horse in it that year [Just a Touch]," said Chelsey Stewart, organizer of a Derby week poker tournament with a noble aim. All the proceeds go to Thoroughbred aftercare...

A multiple Group 1-performed daughter of The Autumn Sun, Tutta La Vita will be offered as a broodmare prospect in the Inglis Digital April (Early) Online Sale, which opens for bidding on Friday, Apr. 10. Currently based in Kentucky for owners Resolute Racing, the 5-year-old represents a rare Northern Hemisphere offering on the Inglis Digital (Australian) platform, adding a new international dimension to the sale. Trained by Chris Waller during her Australian career, Tutta La Vita was a metropolitan-winning juvenile and a consistent performer at the elite level at three....

The sixth race Wednesday at Churchill Downs was, on the surface, rather unremarkable. It was just a $30,000 maiden claimer for 2-year-olds, normally the type of race where even the winner usually doesn't amount to much. But the race, won by a horse named Awesome Hawaiian (Awesome Bet), turned out to be one of the most remarkable and heartwarming stories of the year. You probably know prominent owner John Stewart and his family and their work to save horses from slaughter. But 99 times out of 100 those horses never...

John and Chelsey Stewart's Resolute Racing was represented by its first winner in Australia on Nov. 14 when the beautifully bred 3-year-old filly Ernaux (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}) took out a maiden handicap contest at Canterbury Park in Sydney over 1100 meters. Beaten for speed and settled inside near the back of a seven-strong field beneath Kerrin McEvoy, Ernaux was ridden for luck with $2.20 (6-5) favorite Pyrolysis (Aus) (Zoustar {Aus}) to catch turning into the straight. Continuing to find at the fence, she was steered away from the...