04/24/2026
A little throwback Thursday to remember a great mare and wish everybody good luck as we prepare for tomorrowโs NRBC finals!
Level 1 Open Champions - Katie Davis & Starfire Sixtysix
Winning the Level 1 Open Classic Finals at the NRBC is every young trainerโs dream, and for Katie Davis that dream came true on Saturday. She rode Starfire Sixtysix to the win with a score of 219.5.
โItโs wonderful every time I get to ride that mare,โ she said. โI have a really good support system, and everybody cheering definitely moves you along. It makes a difference when you hear everybody cheering, you want to keep doing well for them.โ
Davis explained her plan was to run hard on the five year old mare who is by Inferno Sixty Six and out of Wind It Up Chic.
โI squeaked into the Level 1 Finals, and I was out for a redemption run,โ Davis said. โMy favorite thing to do on that mare is run and stop, so I was grinning ear to ear.โ
Owned by Kevin Corcoran, Davis started the mare as a two year old and could tell from the beginning she had something special.
โWe knew from the first time I ran her down as a two year old and asked for her to stop with shoes on. She was always so good with her front end. Iโve always had confidence in her.โ
The mare Davis calls Fire, will enjoy some pasture time before it is time to tune up for the next show.
โI think today really helped my chances of getting to show her in the Derby,โ Davis laughed.
Davis is an assistant trainer for Deary Performance Horses and thanked the Deary family, the Corcorans, farrier Glen Spalding, and veterinarian Frank Fluitt.
