Innisfree is a working thoroughbred farm in Folsom, Louisiana and the residence of Jennifer and Tim Rice.
Since 1980, we have published an annual analysis of the Kentucky Derby. The last 10 years are available here. Other back issues are available by request.
In addition to our newly published book, Broke in a Tangle, we periodically publish essays and short stories in which the subject of the thoroughbred predominates. Our short stories have been finalists in fiction competitions sponsored by the Faulkner Society of New Orleans and the Thoroughbred Times.
Jennifer was among the first woman polo players in St. Tammany and competed for 15 years before returning to the show ring. She has won numerous hunter/jumper championships throughout the South on her Hanoverian gelding, Kilkenny Kool, aka “Frankie."
As a realtor, Jennifer specializes in unique properties-waterfront, historic, estate, and equestrian. She holds great affection for horses, dogs, and wildlife all of which are in abundance at Innisfree.
In Memoriam - Our Dear Emily
Emily left us with a trove of happy memories of her time with us. She is pictured here in one of her many blue ribbon performances in agility competition and on Tim’s lap in the other photo above.
Emily's gravesite marker reads:
DEAREST EMILY
SEPT 21, 1997-NOV. 30, 2010
OUR DARLING ONE WHOSE
BEAUTY AND LOVE GRACED EVERY DAY
YOUR SPIRIT WILL NEVER LEAVE US
OUR MEMORY OF YOU WILL NEVER FADE
A Lifetime of Turf Memories
With an insider’s knowledge viewed from an outsider’s perspective, Tim Rice’s Broke in a Tangle skillfully narrates many of the great moments in horseracing, complete with the triumph and tragedy met by the characters that accompany them. If you have ever wondered what motivates humans to race horses, these stories will unravel that mystery in a most entetaining fashion.
Through nearly a half-century of trying to solve the riddle of the Kentucky Derby winners, Rice’s recounting of those highs and lows leaves no doubt of his affection for the sport and its most noteworthy participants.
The Rice Voelker Fund for Recovery, will receive 100% of net book proceeds.
Click on the link below to order our book directly from our publisher.
The Rice Voelker Fund for Recovery
Following Katrina in 2005, the partners of his firm formed the Rice Voelker Fund for Recovery, a zero overhead charity to aid victims of the storm and organizations serving them. Contributions to our fund now exceed $1 million!
Please click the link below to read the 2010 summary:
On Derby Day 2006, we were honored by Richard Turner's feature article A Derby Newsletter Steeps Longshots In A Literary Gumbo published in the Wall Street Journal.
The northshore is the home for many of the region’s finest racehorses. But before they can shine on race day, they put in a lot of work in back of the track.