After receiving a degree in Equine Science and Management, Alaka has been a devoted fan and employee of the industry. Her previous roles include working on the racetrack, sales, and broodmare farms. She enjoys the action horseracing provides, and that has been her main focus since.

As the Customer Support Supervisor, Alaka’s primary responsibilities are to provide timely and accurate correspondence to all MyRacehorse shareholders and work with the finance team to help shareholders appreciate the nuances of their investment.

As head of digital product, Amber’s primary responsibility is to lead MyRacehorse to imagine, develop and deliver great digital experiences to its ever evolving and demanding customer base. His daily activities involve working closely with the customer service, marketing, operations and technology teams to create new and modifying existing business process, culture and customer experiences.

Amber has an MS degree in Computer Science from USC, Los Angeles along with a BS in Electrical Engineering from India. Prior to joining MyRacehorse, Amber served as a hands on technology leader in the digital marketing space building cutting edge MarTech products around attribution, personalisation and campaign optimization focusing on SEM and Display channels.

Carin Hughes is the Accounting Manager for MyRacehorse. Her primary responsibilities include managing and monitoring all accounting functions. She prepares and analyzes financial data to ensure accurate and timely reporting. Other duties include coordinating all month end, year-end closing activities and collaborating with other staff to support to enable department meet its overall goals and objectives.

Carin received a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Cal Poly Pomona.

Her introduction to horses came from her mother and brother. One of her favorite memories growing up was watching horse races on TV with her brother and trying to pick the winners. She became hooked from her first visit to the Santa Anita Racetrack. It was fun and exciting, so when this opportunity came about, she jumped at the chance!

In her spare time she loves to cook, bake, travel, and spend time with her family.

Chris is a key contributor on MRH strategic and financial matters. You’ll also find Chris immersed in the ownership experience, making sure shareholders enjoy their day during race day events. Ransom resides in the New York City area where he holds key leadership roles in the construction and real estate industries.

Seeking to combine his varied business experience with his love of thoroughbred racing, Ransom partnered with a New York City based marketing firm to lead the marketing campaigns for two-time Horse of the Year California Chrome and Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.

Christine handles much of the behind-the-scenes work for MyRacehorse. She is an integral part of the client support team; assisting with calls, customer requests, order and payment processing, and more. Christine also assists in the preparation and submission of SEC offering documents and is a contributor to the editing and graphic design of many MyRacehorse documents.

A relative newcomer to the racing scene, Christine is becoming a quick study and enjoys getting up close and personal with our runners.

Gina’s principal responsibilities include planning, coordinating and executing special events. Cervantes also leads the development and management of Human Resource strategies and assists on corporate initiatives.

Gina studied Psychology and Human Resource Organizational Management at Ashford University. She has 16 years of experience in the Human Resources field, as well as banking, client relations and design analytics for a major top Fortune 500 bank corporation. She also dedicated over five years in the retail, manufacturing and Advertising Agency industries.

The love for thoroughbreds runs in Gina’s blood from her late Grandmother, who dedicated most of her career working at Santa Anita, Los Alamitos and Hollywood Park. It was her love and excitement for the people, horses and the racetrack she shared early on that captivated and influenced Gina to continue her Grandmother’s legacy in the same industry.

Gina is a member of SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) and PIHRA(Professionals in Human Resources Association).

Hannah has grown up attending the races, a regular at Del Mar, Santa Anita Park, and Hollywood Park, and has always had a love for the sport. In 2018 she graduated from the University of Arizona, studying Journalism and Communication.

Before joining MyRacehorse, Hannah held multiple public relations and marketing positions, including working for the Del Mar Racetrack, Bloom Racing Stable, and most recently with Social & Digital Media Agency, Grand Slam Social as an Account Coordinator working with accounts such as TVG, Breeders’ Cup & Fasig-Tipton.

She currently lives in San Diego enjoying her position as Social Marketing Manager and going wherever the horses will take her.

Joe’s chief responsibilities include coordinating and overseeing MyRacehorse’s: racing operations, horse acquisition strategy, and client relations. Joe is also a key member in the development and execution of MyRacehorse corporate initiatives.

Mishak has degrees from The University of Arizona’s Racetrack Industry Program (Master of Animal Sciences) and La Salle University (Business Administration). His Master’s thesis analyzed the role of racing partnerships with an emphasis on economics, racing statistics and profitability analyses.

Mishak’s first introduction to the racetrack was at age 10, when his uncle, a retired exercise rider for the famous Widener family, took him to Saratoga on a family vacation. Keeping a pulse on the industry ever since, he also found his home track, Philadelphia Park (Parx), to be a home away from home growing up. Winning the Grade 1 Cotillion Stakes there with Street Band in 2019 was extra special.

On a daily basis you will find Joe at either Santa Anita, San Luis Rey, or Los Alamitos. His primary responsibilities are keeping MyRacehorse shareholders informed of their horses schedules and updates on a regular basis. He also is a member of the horse acquisition team along with supporting several client relation tasks.

Joe played college baseball at Oklahoma Baptist University where he received a degree in Sports Management.

His father, a lifelong owner and breeder on the California circuit gave Joe his first introduction to horses at a young age. There was no looking back as Joe’s passion and love for thoroughbreds only continued to grow. Any free time Joe had was spent at the Mark Glatt barn, farm or sales.  Over time he began helping his father more and more with their operation from claiming, managing, yearling and two year old sales.

When his college baseball career came to an end, he went straight to the backside working for trainer Andy Mathis at Del Mar to further his hands on experience with thoroughbreds. Prior to joining MyRacehorse, Joe started as a hot walker then moved on as a groom shortly after.

Mackenzie was born and raised in Massachusetts before moving to Lexington, KY in 2015. She grew up going to the races at Suffolk Downs and Rockingham Park watching her grandpa’s horses race. She also began riding at a young age, a passion she retains to this day.

Mackenzie graduated from Tufts University in 2014 with a degree in International Relations. During her junior year of college she interned with the New York Racing Association in the Communications Department. After spending the summer at Saratoga working for NYRA, she was convinced it was the industry for her. Upon graduation from college she spent a year working for Trakus in Boston. Seeking to relocate to the center of horse racing in the United States, she packed up her bags and moved down to Kentucky, where she began working at Spendthrift Farm. After working at Spendthrift for just under two years she was accepted into the Godolphin Flying Start program. During her time on the Godolphin Flying Start she completed internships with the Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards, Proven Thoroughbreds in Australia, and with world renowned trainers Mike de Kock and Roger Varian. Following an amazing whirlwind, two-year experience she returned to Kentucky to work for the innovative Thoroughbred Idea Foundation, before joining MyRacehorse in August of 2020.

Michael Behrens is the Founder and CEO of MyRacehorse and is dedicated on a day to day basis of fulfilling his vision of providing every fan the opportunity to experience the thrills of racehorse ownership irrespective of budget. Although most of his hours are spent working on legal, regulatory, marketing, finance and general strategy for the business, his self admittedly best days are at the track with the ownership groups cheering on the MRH horses on race day.

Prior to launching MyRacehorse Behrens was a marketing executive with agency and brand experience developing and optimizing large performance based marketing plans. Behrens led marketing strategy and execution for 100+ top domestic companies; from successful startups to Fortune 500 companies, managing in excess of $800 million in media dollars. Most recently Behrens was the CMO of Casper, one of the fastest growing direct to consumer brands ever, generating over $600 million in sales in three years.

Molly brings extensive creativity to Grand Slam Social as an Emmy nominated producer with 6+ years of experience working in digital and social media. McGill began in 2009 by launching the Breeders’ Cup World Championships social media presence and has since managed accounts for Santa Anita Park, The Preakness Stakes, HRTV, and several celebrities and athletes. McGill spearheads video and graphic content and joined Shona to Co-found Grand Slam Social. McGill earned a 2016 Media Eclipse Award in collaboration with the Daily Racing Form for a multimedia presentation on longevity of jockeys.

Nick Hines, affectionately known as “The Sarge,” has been involved with the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing his entire life. Nick has served many roles in the industry including trainer, racing manager, bloodstock agent, and TVG analyst.

Nick advises MyRacehorse on a number of industry matters and serves as a member of the horse acquisition team. Nick is also the lead for MRH Live, a show designed for shareholder engagement which covers many topics including horse updates and race day analysis.

A native of Las Vegas, Nick learned how to read the Daily Racing Form at the age of nine, was born into the industry through his late father, Michael Hines, an attorney, horse owner, and former Nevada State Racing Commissioner whose passion for the horse racing game was highly contagious.

Some of Nick’s career highlights include teaming up with his good friend Craig Dollase to win the 1998 Hollywood Park training title and Breeders’ Cup Sprint with Reraise and managing a number of Grade 1 performers for Southern Equine Stables including his namesake Salute the Sarge.

Nick resides in Los Angeles with his wife Michelle and son Cash.

As Customer Support/Owner Experience and Midwest Racing Manager, Paige’s primary responsibilities include managing and providing updates on the Midwest horses’ status, developing enriching content, and leading race day events and backstretch visits. Paige also oversees our customer support team and monitors trends and feedback to help improve all of our owner’s experiences.

With more than fifteen years of professional experience in the Thoroughbred industry and obtained an Equine Science and Management degree from the University of Kentucky, Paige Albarado has had the opportunity to work in different fields to learn and understand all aspects of the business. From hands-on experience with JP Stables as his assistant trainer in Lexington, KY, and a Sales Frontman for Taylor Made Sales Agency during the Fasig-Tipton sales in Saratoga, for many years, until joining the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans as the Head of Horsemen’s Relations, before joining MyRacehorse as Customer Support/Owner Experience and Midwest Racing Manager. Paige has been a Thoroughbred owner since 2007 who is well versed in the industry, which has provided her the ability to take on each role that she has thus far successfully.

Roderick Wachman is a lifelong horseman, born and raised in Ireland. After college he worked in England, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand for the likes of Cheveley Park Stud, Yarraman Park Stud, Bill Mitchell and Waikato Stud. In 1994 he moved to Lexington, Kentucky and paid his dues at Brookdale Farm and Bluegrass Thoroughbred Services before starting his own company, Kingswood Farm in 2001. Kingswood Farm specialized in boarding, breeding, raising and selling thoroughbreds. Homebreds included Gr1 placed fillies G City Gal and Self Preservation as well as client horses like Gr1 Arlington Million winner Hardest Core.

In 2014 Roderick started Roderick Wachman Bloodstock to pursue his primary interest, bloodstock services. He has since successfully purchased numerous stakes-caliber racehorses and broodmares in the United States, Australia and Europe.

Roderick joined MyRacehorse in March of 2021 as Global Head of Bloodstock.

Shona Rotondo is a lifelong equestrian with a rich background in marketing and communications. A Boston University graduate, Rotondo spent over a decade in agency roles navigating the evolution of social and digital marketing for companies like Reebok, IBM, and the Breeders’ Cup World Championships. In 2016 she co-founded Grand Slam Social LLC, a boutique social media agency that focuses on marketing strategies for horse racing and equestrian brands.

As the Head of Marketing at MyRacehorse, Rotondo focuses on overall positioning, strategy and execution to drive CRM and customer acquisition. She also contributes to global marketing initiatives designed to create a consistent brand experience in new regions like Australia, UK and Ireland. Rotondo assists with MyRacehorse partnership discussions and the development of deals with events, tracks and other partners.

Outside of the office you can find her at the barn riding horses, spending time with her young daughter (a horse racing fanatic in the making!) or at the racetrack trying to hit a Pick 5 with her husband.