The Herrick Company, in partnership with Team Valor, has found a great deal of success with Thoroughbred horse racing. The company’s first shot at the big stage came in the form of Visionaire, a 2008 Kentucky Derby contender. For Visionaire, it wasn’t meant to be — but it only took the company 3 short years to return to the Derby. Animal Kingdom, ridden by the legendary John Velazquez, went on to claim first place at the first Triple Crown race of 2011 by 2 -3/4 lengths. 2 years later, Animal Kingdom took the title of world’s best one more time winning the Dubai World Cup as a five-year old. The company has produced several more Derby contenders including Went The Day Well in 2012, Danza in 2014 (third place), Destin in 2016, Tapwrit in 2017 — who would go on to win the Belmont Stakes, and most recently Gray Magician in 2019, as well as several more spectacular thoroughbreds. Journalism had a banner year in 2025 by winning the Preakness, being 2nd in the Kentucky Derby and being 2nd in the Belmont Stakes. Journalism’s win in the 2025 Preakness completes Norton Herrick’s last leg of the Triple Crown as Animal Kingdom won the 2011 Kentucky Derby and Tapwrit won the 2017 Belmont Stakes.