Keeneland Names Mark Taylor to Board of Directors
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Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Mark Taylor at the September Yearling Sale at Keeneland
Keeneland announced Oct. 13 that Mark Taylor, president and CEO of Taylor Made Farm near Nicholasville, Ky., has been named to its advisory board of directors.
Longtime Keeneland directors Louis Lee Haggin III, Charles Nuckols III, and Duncan Taylor will move to Emeritus roles on the advisory board.
"We welcome Mark Taylor to the Keeneland board, where his lifelong experience in the horse industry and his business acumen will be invaluable as we navigate future opportunities and challenges," Keeneland president and CEO Shannon Arvin said. "We also thank Louis Haggin, Charlie Nuckols, and Duncan Taylor for their decades-long service and commitment to the board."
Mark Taylor was named president and CEO of Taylor Made Farm on Jan. 1 after previously serving as the farm's vice president of marketing and public sales operations. A perennial leading consignor in North America and at Keeneland, the 1,200-acre Taylor Made Farm has been a family-run Thoroughbred operation for 44 years. Today, in addition to sales consignment, Taylor Made stands eight stallions, including 2021 Horse of the Year Knicks Go and leading third-crop sire Not This Time . Taylor Made also manages multiple racing and breeding partnerships.