Team

Brutus J. Clay III Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Brutus J. Clay III joined Runnymede at the age of 13 when his first job was mucking stalls and cutting down thistles. Following his education and service in positions outside the Thoroughbred business, he rejoined Runnymede in 2002 as an executive committee member, and he took over the reins from his father as president in 2009. He now serves as chief executive officer, responsible for the farm’s breeding and racing operations.

Brutus Clay is the lead partner responsible for the development of Texas Roadhouse restaurants in conjunction with Roadhouse Management LLC. Previously he served as vice president of Langley Properties Co., where he evaluated and oversaw acquisitions. Prior to moving back to Kentucky, he served as chief financial officer of Learning Machines Inc. (LMI), based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and he managed the financial operations of three private equity investment funds for The Forestland Group.

Additionally, Brutus Clay is a managing member of Kentucky River Properties, a mineral rights and property holding company. He serves as a member of the board of trustees for the Lexington School and as a member of the board of directors for the Bluegrass Conservancy. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a B.S.B.A. from Georgetown University.

Brutus and his wife, Sarah, live on the farm with their three children and his parents. He spends his free time attending his children's soccer games and his daugther's horse shows. His favorite time of day is dawn, when he is inspired by watching the sun rise while on his morning run around the farm.

Romain Malhouitre President

Romain Malhouitre, born in Normandy, France, on February 10, 1978, serves as vice president and general manager of Runnymede following stints in a variety of positions at farms in France, Ireland and Kentucky. Prior to joining Runnymede in December 2013, Romain held the position of yearling manager at historic Dixiana Farms in Lexington. His work at Dixiana over a six-year period also included sales and client relations. In his previous position in Kentucky, Romain worked as yearling manager at Peter O'Callaghan's Woods Edge Farm.

While in Ireland, Romain held positions with both Milltown Stud in Newbridge, County Kildare, and Morristown Lattin Stud in Naas, County Kildare. At the latter farm, owned by O'Callaghan's father, Gay O'Callaghan, Malhouitre served as stallion manager.

Before he began his professional career with horses in France, where some of his initial experience was with Andalusians, Romain studied commerce, marketing and sales management at a private institute and followed up with more higher education in agriculture with an emphasis in equine breeding.