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Lee, Ramona & Perry Bass
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TOBA May Member of the Month
Ramona Bass
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Best known for breeding top-class horses, Ramona Seeligson Bass herself was bred to be a horsewoman. After all, her father, the late Arthur A. Seeligson Jr., bred and raced 1975 Belmont Stakes (G1) winner Avatar. His daughter has carried on his legacy, breeding 2017 Sprint Champion Roy H and 2018 Arkansas Derby (G1) and Rebel Stakes (G2) winner Magnum Moon.
Growing up both in San Antonio and on her family’s ranch in South Texas, Bass felt a deep connection with horses. “Well, first of all, it was always a family, a family affair with us growing up,” she remembered. “Gosh, I remember being really little and being at Agua Caliente [in Tijuana, Mexico].”
Seeligson Jr. put his daughter to work at a young age. According to Bass, “He trusted me a lot, sent me to sales. I guess I’d have to say that he taught me to trust my instincts and to surround myself with people that I could trust that have your best interests at heart. I feel very confident with Claiborne Farm and [bloodstock agent] Steve Young and the trainers that we’ve picked.”
Bass now resides in Fort Worth, Texas, with her husband, businessman and philanthropist Lee Bass. Recalled Bass, “After Dad died, we sold most of our stock, except for a couple of mares, which I kept because I was the only one in the family that really wanted to carry on, and so our mares stand at Claiborne and we’ve had a long-standing relationship with them.”
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