b'2020 STATE BREEDERS OF THE YEAR LouisianaTri-Star RacingWhen youve owned a horse as good as Brownthe Chief Seattle mare Seattle Savoy. Racing for Tri-Star and Almighty, its sometimes hard to match thetrainer Wesley Hawley, the filly won four stakes, including success, but Richard Robertson and Alan Dean,the Louisiana Cup Oaks, earned $235,292 and a title as the partners in Tri-Star Racing, just might haveChampion 3-Year-Old Filly in Louisiana. found a successor. In 2012, Brown Almighty,Unfortunately, she died young, but not before producing whom Robertson purchased as a 2-year-oldthe Private Vow filly Lost Love Baby, whom Tri-Star retained for $22,000 at Ocala Breeders Sales Companysas a broodmare. Bred to Half Ours, the unraced Lost Love Spring Sale of 2-Year-Olds in Training, tookBaby foaled Our Lost Love.Her victory in the Louisiana the outfit all the way to the Breeders Cup,Futurity at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots brought more Richard Robertson where he competed in the Juvenile Turf (G1T)than the $56,220 purse for finishing first. She also took home at Santa Anita Park, a feat that remains one ofChampion 2-Year-Old Filly honors and year-end cash totaling Robertsons finest memories.$114,820. In 2020 the star of Tri-Star isthe filly Our Lost Love, aTrained by Joseph Foster throughout her career, Our Lost second-generation Louisiana homebred, who has taken Tri- Love returned at 3 to add more coins to the Tri-Star coffers. Star Racing to another pinnacle: the honor of being TOBAsIn seven starts for Robertson, Dean, and third partner, Mike Breeder of the Year for Louisiana.Nash, she earned $157,183. Her three stakes victories include Robertson states the philosophy of the Tri-Star program isthe Louisiana Champions Day Ladies Sprint Stakes and quality over quantity, and Our Lost Loves story illustratesthe Take Charge Brandi Stakes. She backed up her juvenile that concept. In addition to homebreds, the Tri-Star racingchampionship with one at 3.stable, which at present numbers approximately 18, comprisesRobertson, who got into racing for fun, credits his wife, claimed horses and horses bought at auction. Our Lost LovesVickie, and son, Pryce, for aiding and abetting the success of granddam, Lovenotlost, came to Tri-Star as a private purchaseTri-Star Racing. He also praises the Louisiana Thoroughbred out of a Texas 2-year-old sale. Bred in Louisiana, LovenotlostBreeders Association, stating, The program has been very was a daughter of the good Danzig stallion Lost Soldier andgood to us with their breeders awards.Tom HallMarylandAngie MooreAngie and SabrinaSince then, the Moores have bred horses like Knicks Go, Moore, breederswho has career earnings of more than $4,000,000 and has of multiple grade 1seen wins in races like the Big Ass Fans Breeders Cup Dirt winner Knicks Go,Mile (G1), Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes (G1), and could not do it withoutClaiborne Breeders Futurity (G1). each other. Its been 100% surreal. Sometimes I think about it, and I From an early age,cant even imagine its happening to me. Im like, What did Angie had a passionI do to deserve this? half the time. I know people work for a for horses that shereally long time to get nice horses, Sabrina said. would eventually shareCurrently, Angie does the bookkeeping for GreenMount with her four children.while Sabrina works on the farm foaling and breeding mares, Angie Moore with daughter Sabrina (left) Sabrina was the onlyprepping weanlings and yearlings, and handling current and one who caught the bug.incoming clients.She took us for a trail ride at a local farm, and everyoneMy mom was making a lot of emotional decisions when hated it except for me. We dove back into it as a hobby, and thewe had racehorsesWe had one horse get claimed from us lady that owned the farm, she did racehorses, got [Angie] intoand it ripped her apart, so I started managing where they go partnerships, and then finally we moved and bought a farm,and where they belong, dealing with the trainers from there, Sabrina said.Sabrina said. The Moores experienced initial challenges after moving toThough Sabrina may now be more directly involved with GreenMount Farm, which they navigated quickly.the horses, she would not have been able to do it without her Everybody was like, They have money, lets sell them amother.racehorse kind of deal. We got burned a couple times, andShes been a huge supporterShe got the ball rolling, she it was a very important learning lesson, Sabrina said. Fromstarted it. I was kind of lost into what to do, and she set up this there, my mom said, I think I can do this myself; I need to cutfarm, so I was handed all the tools to succeed. Its been really out all these other people. rewarding for sure.Corrie McCroskey46 TOBA NATIONAL AWARDS DINNER/2021'