Welcome to Santa Rey Stable

Welcome to the journey of Santa Rey Stable. A lot of fun, a bunch of passion, a ton of work and the risk of unbearable heartbreak. Just like real life. We are a small stable based in New York racing out of Tom Morley’s barn. We’ve bought yearlings, 2 year olds, we’ve claimed horses out […]

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Journey to the Gate
Journey to the gate

Every day, between 10 to 25 thoroughbred tracks are open for business.  Each with eight to ten races and six to twelve competitors in each race.  It is a long and laborious process to get a horse into the starting gate. Here is the story of one. Paula’s a Star was a $120,000 purchase at […]

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Paula’s a Star Wins!

Feb. 8, 2025  – Paula’s a Star returns to the races Saturday in the 6th race at Aqueduct at approximately 3:08pm. The track handicappers seem to like her. So do I. Here is an excerpt from the Daily Racing Form: Best Bet: Paula’s a Star (6th race) 2PAULA’S A STAR made her debut as a […]

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Son of a Birch
Santa Rey Stable winner

May 8th 2023 – Our horses ran 1-2 in the opener at Belmont. Thrilled with Son of a Birch getting his maiden win and American Know How running second on debut. Two very promising 3-year-olds! Congrats to all!!

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