Chesapeake City, MD — Winbak Farm is announcing the retirement of Garrett Bell, General Manager. He and his wife, Kerri Brodek, are moving to Arizona. His last day is Saturday (Sept. 11).

On Thursday evening (Sept. 9), Joe and JoAnn Thomson threw a farewell party where many employees and farm vendors got to say their well wishes. Approximately 90 people attended the party.

Garrett will be missed by his Winbak Farm team and they wish him the best in his next life chapter. Winbak Farm thanks Garrett for 20 years of service at the farm.

Jack Burke will be taking over many of Garrett’s duties and will be the main contact for general farm matters at 410.885.3059 and jack.burke@winbakfarm.com.

Yearling questions should still be directed to James Ladwig at 410.885.3059 and james.ladwig@winbakfarm.com.

All racehorse questions should continue to go to Jeff Fout at 443.945.0507.