Bios

                                                                                                                                 
Jamie LaMonica
Lexington native Jamie LaMonica has been involved in the thoroughbred industry most of his life, having grown up on his parents' breeding farm. Early in his career, Jamie gained valuable experience working for future Hall of Fame trainer John Veitch, as well as John R. Gaines Thoroughbreds and Equibase. He then began to focus on stallion sales and marketing at Vinery farm, where he was Director of Stallion Operations. His position at Vinery had him managing stallion books and syndicates for over thirty stallions. During this time, Jamie became Founder and President of Starquine.com, which currently is the industry's leading online Thoroughbred listing service. In addition, he and a partner founded the stallion nursery Empire Stud in 2003, which is currently the leading stallion operation by average earnings per stallion in New York.

Since focusing on stallion syndication, Jamie has been involved in the acquisition and/or syndication of several prominent and successful stallions, and he continues to enjoy relationships with many of the top stallion farms.  Jamie is currently the President of both Empire Stud and The Stallion Company.

                                                                                    
The Agents:
                                                                                    
                                                                                      
 
Matthew Bowling 
Born and raised in Louisville, KY, Matt moved to Lexington to attend the University of Kentucky where he received his B.S. in Agriculture with an emphasis in Equine Science. After working for multiple prestigious Lexington farms during college, Matt graduated and became Stallion Director at Empire Stud in NY for the next 4 years. During this time, he also acted as an agent for Empire Bloodstock. Matt has been a part of syndicating and placing many stallions that, as an owner and breeder, he continues to support.

Brian Foret
Brian graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2005 with a B.S. in Agricultural Economics. After college, Brian went to work in the operations department for the New Orleans Saints in the NFL. Brian moved to San Antonio with the team after the entire organization evacuated from Hurricane Katrina. After the football season ended, Brian went to work for Elite Thoroughbreds in Folsom, LA and served as the Director of Stallion Operations for 2 breeding seasons. While at Elite, he was responsible for putting together a successful racing partnership and building the best stallion roster in LA.
 
Brian was born and raised in New Orleans, LA. Along with his father and grandfather, he has owned some very nice horses throughout the years including: Juliannus-G2 Winner, Wild Lightning - 12 time SW, Leslie's Love - 6 time SW. Brian brings a very good understanding of the stallion and breeding markets to The Stallion Company.


Greg Harbut
Greg Harbut was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. He attended the University Of Central Carolina, before being accepted to the prestigious Darley Flying Start International Management Program. After the program, he spent two years working for Michael Leahy Racing Stables. He most recently spent a year in Ocala Florida working for Kings Equine - where he was in charge of Client Development & Private Sales.  Greg joined The Stallion Company in the summer of 2009.


Administration:
                                                                                    

Erin Robinson
Born and raised in Versailles, Erin graduated from Woodford County High School in 1993 and the University of Kentucky in 1997 with a B.S. in Animal Sciences and minors in Biological Sciences and Piano Performance.  Erin worked as an assistant, receptionist, and kennel manager at Woodford Veterinary Clinic and Woodford Kennels from 1992-1998.  After two years as an insurance coding expert for an orthopaedic surgeon in Lexington, Erin joined Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services in June of 2000 as the sales coordinator, administrator for all season contracts, and boarding farm liaison.  She has been The Stallion Company's Administrator since September of 2007 in the downtown Lexington office.


Anne Hale
Anne was born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. She graduated from the University of Kentucky with a B.S. in Hospitality Management and Tourism. Throughout college, she worked for a local event planner where she became involved with many horse-related events, including the TOBA National Awards Dinner. After graduating, she was hired by Darley America for a four-month marketing internship. In September of 2008, she joined The Stallion Company as the receptionist, marketing coordinator, and client liaison and is Jamie LaMonica's personal assistant.