Phil Hager
Bloodstock Agent
A third-generation horseman who grew up working at his family’s Idle Hour Farm in Paris, Kentucky. Phil’s experience spans breeding and buying horses, with work alongside leading trainers, farms, and sales organizations.
The team
Different perspectives.
A shared understanding of horses.
Chivalry brings business analysis and thoroughbred experience together, supported by bloodstock professionals and specialist farms.
Founder
Charlie Gavin
Charlie brings more than 25 years of involvement in the thoroughbred industry and more than 25 years in management consulting. He holds a mathematics degree from Truman State University and has founded other businesses, including Spalding Stable.
That combination of analytical training, business experience, and horse ownership shapes Chivalry’s approach to buying, managing, and selling thoroughbreds.
Bloodstock and analytics
Joe Miller
Bloodstock Advisor · Racing
Joe brings two decades of bloodstock advisory experience, including purchasing or arranging matings for 15 Grade 1 winners and more than 75 stakes winners.
Massena Consulting
Analytics Team · Racing
Data engineering and predictive modeling expertise supports the research that informs Chivalry’s selection and valuation process.
Care and development
Experienced farm partners.
Heartwood Farm
A Paris, Kentucky farm specializing in the care and development of broodmares, weanlings, and yearlings, and in preparing horses for sale.
Runnymede Farm
Kentucky’s longest continuously operating thoroughbred breeding farm, Runnymede brings decades of experience to the care and development of young horses for the sales ring.