Ike and Dawn Thrash are prominent owners in the thoroughbred horse industry having campaigned more than 200 horses at over 20 tracks in North America.  Ike and Dawn did not grow up in the industry, but when Ike took payment of 4 horses in lieu of cash in the early 1990s the couple never looked back.  Incidentally, none of these 4 horses were very fast, but the success of their other business endeavors afforded Ike and Dawn the opportunity to purchase additional thoroughbreds while maintaining a consistently top-notch stable.  They have met with continued success and were ranked in the top 25 owners in North America in 2010.  They have started horses in The Kentucky Derby, The Breeders Cup, The Belmont, and The Kentucky Oaks among other major races.  

 

Their top horses include:

Line of David - Grade I Arkansas Derby winner and current sire

Tell a Kelly - Grade I Del Mar Debutante winner and Grade I Oak Leaf Stakes runner-up

Her Emmynency - Grade I Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Winner and twice Grade I, runner-up 

Istanford - Grade II San Clemente Stakes winner and Grade III Arlington Classic winner (first filly to win this race since 1964) 

Dawn after Dawn -  Grade II La Canada Stakes winner and multiple stakes winner

Hurricane Ike - Grade III Derby Trial winner and Tenacious Handicap winner

Third Dawn - Grade I Santa Anita Oaks runner-up and stakes winner

Katie’s Eyes - Giant’s Causeway winner and three-time graded stakes placed

Kelly’s Humor - Stakes winner and multiple graded stakes placed

 

Other stakes horses:

Multiple stakes winners: Dee Lance, Wild About Marie, Grade III Transylvania Stakes Winner Chin High, and Landaluce Stakes winner Emmy Darling.  Other stakes winners include: Requesting More, Sister Dawn, Z Storm, Smoke Em Joe, Path of David, Dawn Before Dawn, Dells Bells, Iza Flew Z, Haunting Beauty, and Explosive Glass.