She has a long and varied history with equines, beginning with pony club at the age of 6 and continuing today with her career training thoroughbred race horses. Michael has a dual perspective of race horse ownership. As both an owner and a trainer, she is sensitive to her clients’ needs for open and honest communication and the balance between doing the best for every horse while managing expenses
effectively. She is a “hands on” trainer who loves the challenge of developing each horse to its greatest potential. Michael’s small yet competitive barn allows her to pay great attention to detail while gaining a thorough knowledge of each of the horses under her care. Typically, Michael’s training operation winters in Southern California while running at Santa Anita. The barn moves to Lexington, Kentucky for Keeneland’s Spring Meet and remains based in Kentucky until after Keeneland’s Fall Meet. From Lexington, Michael is able to consider races from a variety of tracks within an easy shipping distance. Further, her training operation in Lexington has access to amenities not found at city race tracks, such as a swimming pool, grass paddocks and grass gallops.
