88 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine BUSINESS, FINANCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP Classics in 2024, where she secured victories in four races in a single night. Demonstrating versatility in her profession, Ms. McKee was the subject of a feature article in Trainer Magazine, titled “Staying Close to Home: Cynthia McKee Continues a Legacy of Success in West Virginia.” In accounting for her success, she credits her deep, active engagement with her work and a steadfast focus on a healthy work-life balance. Beyond her vocational commitments, she enjoys spending time with her family and participating in agility training with her dogs. In the coming years, Ms. McKee intends to further hone her breeding program and purchase additional mares to expand breeding efforts by incorporating outside bloodlines from Kentucky. Ms. McKee is the president of the West Virginia Thoroughbred Breeders Association and a member of the Virginia Horse Show Association and her local chapter of the Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association. Cynthia O’Bannon McKee is a celebrated leader in the equine industry, with over 40 years of professional experience. Owning and operating Beau Ridge Farm in Kearneysville, West Virginia, since 1981, she initially came of age at a racetrack where her father served as the track superintendent, introducing her to horse racing and instilling a lifelong passion for breeding and training thoroughbreds. During her longstanding tenure at Beau Ridge Farm, Ms. McKee has prepared young horses for competition, trained racehorses, coordinated veterinary and blacksmith appointments, and raced her horses when opportunities arose. Ms. McKee has approximately 30 horses on the racetrack and 80 horses on her farm, including Cybersign, a stallion whose participation in competitions has been an instrumental part of Beau Ridge Farm’s success. Winning several Horse of the Year awards and the Stallion of the Year award in 2023, Ms. McKee was also named the West Virginia Breeder of the Year in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Among the many highlights of her career, she is particularly proud of her success at the West Virginia Thoroughbred Breeders CYNTHIA O’BANNON MCKEE OWNER Beau Ridge Farm Kearneysville, WV
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