Sea Island Life Magazine Spring/Summer 2013 | Page 26

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By Vic ki Hogue -Davies

A Horse Named
Sea Island

Thoroughbred racehorse Sea Island gained
her name from the coastal retreat. Bred by
the highly acclaimed Phipps Stable, the filly
was born in 2009. Her sire is Pulpit and her
dam is Resort.
“We always try to name the foals having
something to do with their dams,” says Daisy
Phipps Pulito, one of the stable’s owners. She
notes that she married her husband, David, at
Sea Island in 2010. The Phipps’ have held two
family reunions there and she, her father and
brother have golfed at Sea Island many times.
“When it came time to name [the racehorse],
I was looking for a resort to name her after
and checked with the Jockey Club registry,
and Sea Island was available.”
Phipps Pulito says, “It is a beautiful place
and we have many fond memories there.”

Ryan - Baby A

Babies A and B

Even before they were born, Ryan and Kyle McCracken (now 14-yearolds) were future members of Sea Island. Their parents, members
Robert and Debbie McCracken, bought the twins legacy memberships—
which will transfer to them when they are 25 years old—while the boys
were still in the womb. Debbie’s obstetrician called the soon-to-be-born
children “Baby A” and “Baby B,” and that is what Debbie called them in
the resort’s legacy membership application. At the resort, the “baby”
names stuck, and the boys were commonly known throughout Sea
Island as Baby A (Ryan) and Baby B (Kyle). More memberships may
be in the family’s future. Debbie explains, “On a recent visit, Kyle said,
‘This was the best place to grow up. I’m going to raise my kids here.’ ”
Kyle - Baby B

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