Don't Tell My Wife Stables
Our team
KIRK GODBY:
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Kirk has been involved in the thoroughbred business for over 30 years. His passion for the Sport came from being involved in his father’s racing operation. In order to learn the business from the ground up Kirk spent several months at Louisiana Downs in 1992 where he worked as a groom, and is when he met Keith Desormeaux.
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In March of 2010 he co-founded Don’t Tell My Wife Stables with the goal of introducing individuals to the thrills and excitement of owning a piece of a thoroughbred race horse.
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Kirk is the Manager of the company’s partnerships and operations, and resides in Fort Worth, TX with his wife Kelley.
KEITH DESORMEAUX: TRAINER
Keith brings 37 years of experience in successfully selecting and training thoroughbreds to our Stable. Several of his notable horses include Texas Red (2014 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Champion), Exaggerator (2016 Preakness Stakes Champion), Confidence Game (2023 Kentucky Derby), My Boy Jack (2018 Kentucky Derby), Swipe (2015 Breeders' Cup), Decked Out (2016 Grade 1 winner), Candy Raid (2022 Kentucky Oaks), Danette (2014 Breeders' Cup), Reflect (2018 Breeders' Cup), and many other Stakes winners. He's a true old school horseman who is extremely talented, honest, always puts the horse first, and gives his horses the best care and training possible.
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Keith has a son Bailey, 3 grandsons, and is brother to Hall of Fame jockey Kent Desormeaux.
IN MEMORIAM
ROB SLACK - CO-FOUNDER
Rob found his passion for thoroughbred racing in high school when he worked summers as a mutual clerk at Saratoga Race Course.
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Rob was co-founder and a driving force to get our Stable off the ground in 2010, and was active in the management of the partnerships along with handling the Stables' social media content. He had immense pride and joy in all the success we’ve had, but what he treasured most were the new relationships he formed with our partners and others he met in the industry.
We lost a great man and friend, and he will be sorely missed, but his legacy will live on as we are committed to honoring him in a meaningful and lasting way.