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Kristin Hix
Posted: Thursday, June 24, 2010 3:01 PM
KRISTIN HIX
Jockey Club
Kristin Hix wasted little time using her position as a legal associate at the Jockey Club to help make Thoroughbred racing safer and more hospitable to horses.
Hix, 29, has been an active facilitator of the Welfare and Safety of the Racehorse Summit as well as one of the upstarts who got the Jockey Club to begin a checkoff program for foal registration that provides funds to charities that benefit the aftercare of racehorses.
“It’s an area that means a lot to me and that I’m passionate about and that I want to inform others about,” Hix said. “I’m always amazed at what we’ve done from the first summit until now. The industry is really behind it now. We just need to keep up the level of participation and keep the good ideas coming.”
Hix started at the Jockey Club during her undergraduate years as a political science major at the University of Kentucky. A dorm mate of Hix’s who worked at the Jockey Club told her about the job because she knew she liked horses. Hix credits Jockey Club executives Alan Marzelli (former president), Dan Fick (former executive director), and Jim Gagliano (current president) with nurturing her career.
Date of birth: July 12, 1980
Birthplace: Southington, Connecticut
Residence: Lexington
Title: Legal associate
Company: Jockey Club
Education: Bachelor of Arts, University of Kentucky; Juris Doctor, University of Kentucky College of Law
Family: Single
Career: Joined Jockey Club in 1999 as part-time foreign researcher and has worked there since; serves on the boards of the Kentucky Horse Council, Racing Officials Accreditation Program, Fayette County 4-H Council, and North American Racing Academy Advisory Board; member of Kentucky Bar Association
Favorite racehorses: Zenyatta, Brass Hat
What book are you currently reading? Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India, and Indonesia, by Elizabeth Gilbert
Last movie you saw at the theater: Clash of the Titans
Outside interests: “Photography; spending time with friends, family, and my two dogs. I am also a 4-H dog club leader in Fayette County and the volunteer coordinator for the Kentucky 4-H Dog Program.”
Biggest personal achievement: “Anytime I can make a positive difference, whether it’s in the lives of others, animals, myself, or the community, I feel like I have achieved something great.”
Personal motto: “Take the initiative and lead the way. You can make the difference.”
Best advice someone gave you: “Listen to your mother, she’s always right.”
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Posted by: Sara, Frankfort, KY on June 26, 2010 at 08:08 AM
This young lady is a well-deserving placement in the top 40.
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