I’m Kaitlyn, a Maryland native who packed up four years ago and moved to Lexington, Ky. I have always been a horse lover and grew up riding since the age of six. In 2002 I fell in love with horse racing thanks to the beautiful War Emblem. I remember my 13-year-old self crying when he fell leaving the starting gate at Belmont Park, and I cried again this week when he passed away.