Matt grew up raising young stock on a farm in Easy Galway, Ireland. He is a graduate of the Equine Science and Business program at the University of Limerick. He came to Kentucky on work experience over twenty-five years ago. He counts Gerry O’Meara, Gerry Dilger, Frank Taylor and John Sykes among his many mentors.

Under Matt’s leadership, Woodford Thoroughbreds became a perennial leading sale consignor. They were also a top ten breeder by North American race earnings in 2018 and 2019. In 2019, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Candy Meadows Farm. Matt founded the Candy Meadows Sales consignment that same year. The Candy Meadows Sales consignment has sold in excess of sixteen million dollars’ worth of horses: the majority of them for the Dobson family.

In addition to his roles at Candy Meadows, Matt is also Vice President of the Board of Directors at The Secretariat Center: an organization that seeks to prepare off-the-track thoroughbreds for second careers. He is currently a board member for the Kentucky Thoroughbred Farm Manager’s Club and previously sat on the Board of the Consignors and Commercial Breeders Association.

Teri is a graduate of Siena Heights University in business and Equine Management Program certified through KHP.  Originally from Michigan the love of horses has brought her to Kentucky over 20 years ago.  She gained early hands-on experience from Lane’s End before moving on to the Standardbred industry working in the office.  Building office management skills for several years, she felt the desire to get back into the Thoroughbred industry.  In 2008 she joined the team at Woodford Thoroughbreds as office assistant before promoting to office manager in 2015.    In 2019, Candy Meadows welcomed her to the team taking the office management position.  In her spare time, she enjoys doing things with her dog Beckett, bowling, hiking and of course the horse events.