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Jan 29, 2026 | NYRA

The life’s work of prominent breeder and owner Marty Wygod, who died in April of 2024, is not just celebrated, but furthered each day as his daughter, Emily Bushnell, has taken the reins and formed Tranquility Lake Farms to continue racing and breeding descendants of the Wygods’ prized racing families.

September 29, 2025 | Thoroughbred Daily News

Oh, for a daughter to take the legacy forward!

That was the late Marty Wygod's thought, year after year, when his dual Grade I winner Tranquility Lake (Rahy) persisted in stubbornly producing colts. True, her Storm Cats had served his program well: After Market and Courageous Cat both won Grade Is, while their brother Jalil made $9.7 million as a yearling. But then, finally, the mare delivered a filly–her very last foal, by Smart Strike.

April 29, 2024 | Bloodhorse

The late Marty Wygod's fascination with racehorses that took root while growing up in New York City would blossom into a family endeavor. Marty, his wife, Pam, and daughter Emily Bushnell together planned matings, chose horses to keep or sell out of their breeding program, helped craft the racing plans for their homebreds, and diligently found second careers and new homes for their horses that never made it to the track or have been retired from racing.

May 13, 2025 | Sidelines

Emily Wygod Bushnell grew up valuing horses in her own life. She began riding first in New Jersey and then continued in San Diego, California, at Newmarket Farm under Cece Durante Bloum, Erin Durry and Lorrie DeRosa. “I competed mainly in Junior Jumpers and equitation, traveling east for finals and steadily progressing until I was competing in Grand Prix events. After college, I focused more on Amateur Owner Hunters while becoming increasingly involved with our family’s Thoroughbred business,” Emily said. “I decided to take a break from showing to concentrate on the Thoroughbreds and dedicate time to volunteering at therapeutic centers.”