Marty Zaretsky: December Member of the Month Spotlight

TOBA Breakaway Rail Talk | December Member of the Month: Marty Zaretsky Presented by Rail Talk in partnership with the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) Hosted by Joe Bianca & Jon Green In this episode of TOBA Breakaway Rail Talk, host Joe Bianca sits down with Marty Zaretsky, owner/breeder of Pine Ridge Stables and TOBA’s December Member of the Month. A lifelong New Yorker and self-made horseman, Zaretsky shares how a post-divorce move upstate sparked a love for fox hunting, which eventually led to a decades-long breeding career. This year, his New York-bred filly Iron Orchard—sired by Authentic—delivered Marty his first Grade 1 win as a breeder in the Frizette Stakes, then sold for an impressive $2.5 million. From starting with a $5,000 mare to raising six-figure sales horses, Marty reflects on the heart, hustle, and unexpected joy of building a breeding program from scratch.