#20 Nicole Cohen

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Born in Fort Lauderdale Florida, I grew up riding and competing in numerous competitions with my off the track thoroughbred that I trained to be a hunter/jumper. In addition to the different shows I competed in, I also grew up riding on the IEA team for Sport Horse Intl. located in Boca Raton, Florida as well as the Holy Innocents' school team in Atlanta, Georgia. I moved to Atlanta, Georgia going into 8th grade, and went to Georgia College to play volleyball. After graduating I knew that my passion for the horse industry was still there. I graduated in 2020 and decided to pack my bags and move to the horse capitol of the world! I landed a spot in the KEMI program working the foaling season at Lane's End Oak Tree Division for 6 months. This was a great start to my career in the thoroughbred industry, and one of the hardest yet most rewarding times in my life, which I think says a lot coming from a collegiate athlete :) I then accepted an internship position as the Sponsorship Coordinator at Keeneland. I stayed in this position for about 6 months and then transitioned into the Marketing Department for another 6 months. I now work for Godolphin at Jonabell Farm as the Client Marketing Coordinator, and have been in this role for almost a year! Although my main role is focused on our client events and marketing, I also support the nominations team, the charities team and also the booking team! Go big blue (Godolphin:))!