Sheila Rosenblum began her exciting journey into horse racing in 2010. Owning and managing nearly 45 Thoroughbreds through Lady Sheila Stable, its sister syndicates, and other partnerships, Rosenblum's passion and focus has been getting women more involved in the sport. 

"Racing is a truly thrilling sport that has provided me with a great deal of personal enjoyment," the Manhattan resident said. "I strongly believe that increasing interest in the sport among women is crucial to the long-term vitality of the industry." 

Lady Sheila Stable's horses have gone on to earn over $6.9 million in purses since 2011. Through the all-female syndications Lady Sheila Stable Two and Triumphant Trio, in addition to the original Lady Sheila Stable, Rosenblum has enjoyed tremendous success in the past years with stakes winning horses like Hot City Girl (City Zip), Matt King Coal (Cool Coal Man), and Holiday Disguise (Harlan's Holiday).

The horse that really put Rosenblum on the map, however, is La Verdad (Yes It's True), who she purchased privately along with her yearling half-sister Hot City Girl. La Verdad had very impressive campaigns in both 2014 and 2015, racking up 10 black-type victories during that two-year period, including the GII Distaff H. at Aqueduct, and the GII Gallant Bloom S. and GIII Vagrancy S. at Belmont Park. The bay finished a game second in the 2015 GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint going seven furlongs at Keeneland just one week after winning the Iroquois S. back home at Belmont. In all, La Verdad earned just over $1.5 million, winning 16 of 25 starts, virtually dominating the female sprint division in New York and ultimately winning the 2015 Eclipse Award for champion female sprinter.

Considered the “Star of Lady Sheila Stable,” La Verdad produced three fillies, the first by Medaglia d'Oro, the second by Tapit - whose birth was viewed online by thousands of fans worldwide through The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame's Foal Patrol and the third filly by Curlin who was born at Darley in Kentucky. In May of 2020 La Verdad gave birth to her first colt by Into Mischief who weighed in at a healthy 141 pounds. Although the colt survived and is now training at Linda Rice’s Stable, a few days after giving birth, La Verdad developed colic and did not survive the complications of her surgery.

Her legacy will live on in the four beautiful foals as they enter the exciting world of racing.

 Hot City Girl, another strong mare for the stable, had a 2019 colt by Bernardini – currently racing as Vodka Mardini (KY), a Curlin Filly in 2021 and a 2022 filly by Uncle Mo.

The most exciting news is Downtown Mama’s 2020 filly by Into Mischief – Downtown Mischief who has been a break out star winning four of her five starts including a stakes race – in her first year racing.

Other previous racehorses have become broodmares for the stable. Sheila is a longtime supporter of the New York breeder’s program.

A true lover of horses, Rosenblum is also a fierce advocate for long, happy and comfortable post-racing careers for her Thoroughbreds. She is a former TOBA and TCA board member and has donated many of her retired racehorses to New Vocations whose aftercare efforts have ensured that Lady Sheila Stable’s horses will enjoy the same love, care and attention beyond the track as they did during their racing careers.

Prior to her horse racing venture, Rosenblum, an alumna of the Royal Ballet School in London and the School of American Ballet in New York, graced the stage in ballet slippers before strutting down runways and posing in studios as a sought-after model for renowned agencies Ford and Wilhelmina. She has two children, Kara and Erik Rosenblum. For over 10 years, Rosenblum has been an advocate for children’s rights and served on the board of The March of Dimes for many years. Children and horses are her passions!