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Meg Levy
Posted: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 2:13 PM
MEG LEVY
Bluewater Sales
Meg Levy started Bluewater Sales with a three-horse consignment at the 1999 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky winter mixed sale. At the 1999 Keeneland September yearling sale, her offerings were up to six.
“Really, it just grew from there,” said Levy, whose company ranked eighth in North American broodmare sales in 2009 with 70 mares sold for $4,368,300. “We got lucky in that our growth coincided with the last rise in the sale game, so we were able to grow with the market.”
Levy said purchasing a farm in Lexington in 2002 was one of the keys to Bluewater’s growth, particularly on the broodmare side. Bluewater sold Grade 1 winner Asi Siempre for owner Martin Schwartz for $3-million at the 2007 Fasig-Tipton Kentucky selected fall mixed sale.
“Having some of those top mares such as Asi Siempre, Angara (GB), and Gorella (Fr) on our farm and then selling them has been great,” Levy said.
Levy attributed her farm’s success to hard work and luck.
“Certainly if we have the horse, like anybody else, we can sell it,” she said. “The sales game in particular is very open. You don’t have to be from Kentucky and as long as you’re detail oriented and hard working you can make it work.”
Date of birth: February 7, 1966
Birthplace: Willingboro, New Jersey
Residence: Lexington
Title: Owner, operator
Company: Bluewater Sales and Farm
Education: “Still learning every day.”
Family: Married, three children
Career: “Just about anything to do with a horse … from the ground up. From Tom Gentry to John and Donna Ward to Bill and Michele Graves to Eaton Sales, I have worked for and with some of the best horsemen in the business.”
Favorite horse: Elusive Heat
What book are you currently reading? The World Is Flat, by Thomas L. Friedman
Biggest professional achievement: “Having the pleasure of being around and selling some of the top racemares of the last few years.”
Biggest personal achievement: “Not finished yet, raising our three boys.”
Outside interests: Medical research, riding, travel
What advice would you give other women interested in the racing industry? “Listen to your heart and find a mentor. Then do whatever it takes!”
What women in racing do you look up to? Marylou Whitney, Maggi Moss, Linda Rice
What other women outside of racing do you look up to? Single moms and teachers everywhere
Personal motto: “Passion and hard work are an unbeatable combination.”
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