This is a start of a new series, “interviewing” horses from some of the top farms around the country to learn more about their life.

With lifetime earnings of$1,522,936, Ponder paced 1:48.1 as a 5 year old and notched wins at the Canadian Pacing Derby, Winbak Pace and US Pacing Championship. Now retired to stud, his foals including Thinking Out Loud, Bolt The Duer and Go Daddy Go among others have earned almost $11 million and counting. We asked him about what it’s like to be a stud and who his favorite people are at Diamond Creek Farm.