Team

Chris Baker is a 35-year industry veteran with international expertise in multiple facets of the Thoroughbred business. The 1986 University of Maryland graduate initially worked in the broodmare, stallion and racing divisions at Lane's End Farm. He then headed overseas, learning the training craft in racing jurisdictions as varied as Australia, New Zealand and England. Repatriated to California, Chris was an assistant trainer to Hall of Famers Neil Drysdale and Richard Mandella, working with such Champions as A.P. Indy, Kotashaan, and Phone Chatter, before training on his own. A return to farm management eventually brought Chris to Ned Evans' Spring Hill Farm in Virginia, where he served as General Manager for 11 years until that operation dispersed in 2011. During his tenure, Spring Hill produced more than 100 stakes winners, most notably Horse of the Year Saint Liam and Leading Sire Quality Road, and was twice honored as TOBA's National Breeder of the Year. Chris then served as General Manager at WinStar Farm before joining Three Chimneys in December, 2013. As Chief Operating Officer at Three Chimneys, Chris has been involved in the breeding, growth, development and/or acquisition of Champions or Grade 1 winners Gun Runner, Guarana, Carina Mia, Volatile, Funtastic, Structor and Skitter Scatter among numerous other stakes winners. Notwithstanding these accomplishments by the farm, professionally Chris is most proud of the focus on the horse, standard of excellence and team concept that pervades the culture of Three Chimneys from ownership to management to hourly employees. Personally, Chris enjoys spending active, outdoor time with his wife Diana, their daughter Emma and their four dogs.

Jimmy was born and raised in Lexington and is happy to still call it home. He attended the University of Kentucky, where he earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Accounting, graduating with summa cum laude honors. Following his Master’s degree, he completed the CPA exams and began working at Dean Dorton & Ford with a focus on the horse industry. While there, he gained invaluable experience working with clients such as Three Chimneys, Godolphin, WinStar, and Keeneland. Jimmy accepted a job in Godolphin’s accounting department in the spring of 2016 before joining Three Chimneys as Controller in May 2017 and ultimately taking on the position of Chief Financial Officer in 2024. Off of the farm, Jimmy enjoys spending time with his family, playing the occasional round of golf, and keeping up with the Kentucky basketball program. He is also grateful to have the opportunity to serve on several industry boards including the Thoroughbred Club of America and the Secretariat Center.

Tony’s passion for horses started at a young age as a 4-H member. While attending the University of Kentucky, he began working on Thoroughbred farms preparing yearlings for sales. In time, he managed several top farms including Calumet and WinStar. Today, he is the yearling manager at Three Chimneys Farm. In his free time, he enjoys competing in ranch horse shows and maintains a small flock of chickens that supply eggs to family and friends.

Tom grew up on a small horse farm near Youngstown, Ohio. He was introduced to the thoroughbred industry at a young age when his father was racing horses at Waterford Park (Mountaineer Race Track). Tom has over 25 years of experience in the thoroughbred industry. A graduate of The Western Reserve Institute Police Academy in 1991 and former Police officer for the Warren City Police Department in Ohio. Tom decided pursue a career change in 1995 into the thoroughbred industry as an Assistant Trainer for his brother Tim Hamm. He remained with Tim Hamm Racing Stables until August of 2006 when he accepted a position as a Divisional Yearling Manager with Taylor Made Farm. Tom was promoted to the General Farm Manager in 2011 and remained with Taylor Made until the summer of 2017. He then accepted a Farm Manger position with Whisper Hill Farm from June 2017-October 2017. He was then hired by Woodford Thoroughbreds as the General Manager of Breeding Operations where he stayed until June of 2018 when he accepted his current position with Three Chimney’s Farm.

Rebecca moved to the Bluegrass from Indiana in 2007. She studied Equine Business at Midway College while gaining industry experience in sales, pedigree research, and bloodstock analysis at Legacy Bloodstock. In 2012, she completed the Thoroughbred Breeding Course at the Irish National Stud, then traveled to Australia to enrich her knowledge in the racing industry with an international perspective. Rebecca worked at Eliza Park International and assisted in the major Australian yearling sales. She returned to the states in 2013 to work in the broodmare and yearling divisions at WinStar Farm, later advancing to their bloodstock division. Rebecca took a position in July 2014 with the budding Margaux Farm, under the ownership of Jim and Susan Hill. At Margaux, Rebecca honed her leadership skills as Manager of Marketing and Client Relations. Her robust passion for the industry makes an eclectic, invaluable contribution to the Three Chimneys’ team.

A 20-year member of our team, Gayle started at Three Chimneys as an Operations Assistant Intern, and has progressed to the demanding and crucial position of Stallion Bookings. Gayle's broad and demanding responsibilities include booking mares to Farm stallions, booking Farm mares to outside stallions, coordinating the arrival and departure of all horses, scheduling insurance exams, issuing live foal reports, and facilitating communications for the managers. While raising a family, Gayle graduated from Midway College in 1994 with a BA in Business Administration with an Equine Concentration, and an AA in Computer Information Systems. A native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Gayle has lived in Central Kentucky for more than 30 years with her husband David, manager of Lanark Farm. Parents to four grown children and with two grandsons, Gayle's outside interests include photography and gardening.