Tom Pedulla is interviewing prominent owners, trainers, and jockeys as they travel the Road to the 150th Kentucky Derby presented by Woodford Reserve May 4 at Churchill Downs.
This installment features Eric and Sharon Waller, who bred and own Santa Anita Derby winner Stronghold. The couple lives in Murrieta, Calif. Stronghold, by 2004 Horse of the Year Ghostzapper out of the Jimmy Creed mare Spectator, ranks fourth on the Kentucky Derby Leaderboard with 125 points.
Stronghold is 2-for-2 this season, having won the Sunland Park Derby in his 3-year-old debut. His record stands at three wins and three seconds in six starts for earnings of $827,200. He is trained by prominent West Coast conditioner Phil D’Amato, who will be saddling his first Derby starter.
Waller discussed the passion for Thoroughbreds that he shares with his wife, the challenges they face as small breeders, and the immense satisfaction they feel as breeders of…
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