CHEYENNE STABLES - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Senior Vice President
- Sales
Cheyenne Stables and Candy Meadows are both owned by Everett Dobson, who splits his time between Oklahoma and Kentucky.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the American Graded Stakes Committee
- Trustee of the Keeneland Association
Everett Dobson has owned and raced thoroughbreds since 1996, and has owned Candy Meadows Farm since 2006.
Dobson is a Trustee of the Keeneland Association. Dobson serves as Chairman of the American Graded Stakes committee. He is a member of The Jockey Club and a member of The Breeders' Cup Ltd. Recently elected to the board of trustees as vice chairman for the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. Dobson continues representing breeders and owner by being involved in the thoroughbred industry making paths for the future of the sport.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Senior Vice President
Matt is a graduate of the Equine Science and Business program at the University of Limerick. Matt grew up on a farm in East Galway, Ireland and has always had a love of raising young stock. He came to Kentucky on work experience over 20 years ago. He gained early experience at top Kentucky farms like Glennwood Farm, Dromoland Farm, and Taylor Made Farm. His mentors include: Gerry O'Meara, Gerry Dilger and Frank Taylor. He worked at the Farm Manager/General Manager level in Kentucky for 15 years. He helped John Sykes found Woodford Thoroughbreds in 2007, and was promoted to Vice President in 2015. In 2018, he became Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Candy Meadows Farm. Under Matt's leadership, Woodford Thoroughbreds became a perennial leading consignor. They were a top ten breeder by North American race earnings in both 2018 and 2019.
Matt Lyons joined Candy Meadows in January 2019 as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He is currently on the board at The Secretariat Center, where their mission is to reschool off-track thoroughbred for a new career. He also served on the board of Consignors and Commercial Breeders Association (CBA). Matt came from Woodford Thoroughbreds in Kentucky where he was Vice President and General Manager, managing the farm operations for 10 years.
Teri is a graduate of Siena Heights University in business and Equine Management Program certified through KHP. Originally from Michigan the love of horses has brought her to Kentucky over 20 years ago. She gained early hands-on experience from Lane's End before moving on to the Standardbred industry working in the office. Building office management skills for several years, she felt the desire to get back into the Thoroughbred industry. In 2008 she joined the team at Woodford Thoroughbreds as office assistant before promoting to office manager in 2015. In 2019, Candy Meadows welcomed her to the team taking the office management position. In her spare time, she enjoys doing things with her dog Beckett, bowling, hiking and of course the horse events.