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Mike Ryan

Biography: 

Mike’s passion for the Thoroughbred industry has deep roots, being a third-generation horseman raised on the family farm in County Meath, Ireland. Mike headed to Canada in 1974 to E.P. Taylor’s Windfields Farm for his first thoroughbred job this side of the Atlantic, and by 1979 he had founded his own bloodstock agency in Canada before settling in Lexington in 1981 to establish Mike Ryan Bloodstock.

An owner and breeder himself, Mike’s lifelong experience and personal investment in the industry give him a firm appreciation of what players at all levels in the horse business experience, which in effect naturally aligns his interests with those of his clients.  

Mike has both bred and raced many G1 winners including, LARAGH, HOT DIXIE CHICK, MANI BHAVAN, and SUMMER FRONT.  He has a purchase history of over 250 stakes winners and numerous G1, Breeders’ Cup and Eclipse Award winners, including SAINT LIAM, PANTY RAID, THORN SONG, and PALACE MALICE.