Tina grew up in the Finger Lakes area. She married H. James Bond and has two sons, Kevin and Ryan, who are Assistant Trainers for their father. Kevin has the NY winter division stabled at Belmont and Ryan has the Florida winter division at Palm Meadows. Everyone comes back to NY for the summer at the Spa.
Tina is a graduate of Bryant & Stratton Business Institute. She worked for Xerox, Eastman Kodak, and ESL Federal Credit Union before she began working full time in the Thoroughbred industry. Tina has been breeding, raising, and racing Thoroughbred race horses for 30 years.
Tina and Jim own, manage and reside at Song Hill Thoroughbreds LLC. Song Hill, a 100-acre farm in the town of Stillwater, NY, is home to broodmares, weanlings, yearlings and horses on layup. Many of their retired races horses and mares are also residents of Song Hill Thoroughbreds.
Tina and Jim breed most of their own race horses. Tina has campaigned Ruffino, Raffit, Tommasi, Gattinara, Orino, Tizzelle, Cerretalto and many others racing in the Royal Blue and White colors of Bond Racing Stable. Tina’s Bond Racing Stable also has a few partners involved in some horses. Tina and Jim have a private barn in Saratoga that is home to their race horses from April until November.
Tina has experienced racing at the top North American Racing events such as the Breeders’ Cup, Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, etc. She has traveled to Canada, Dubai and Japan for international racing events.
Tina also enjoys photography and is a published photographer. She can be found on the backside in the mornings with her camera.
