New York racing and breeding figure Jane Mindlin Schosberg died peacefully on Mar. 15, surrounded by family. She was 85.
Schosberg, a prominent figure in the Thoroughbred industry, was predeceased by her husband Paul in 2017 and her daughter Jill Stoller in 2021. She is survived by her son Richard and daughter-in-law Dawn; sister Katherine Reinleitner; son-in-law Timothy Stoller; grandsons Travis and Ryan; granddaughter Jenna Stoller Grimshaw and husband Sean; and two great-grandchildren, Bryce and Nora.
Her beloved Corgi, Waffles, now lives with Jane’s best friend Donna Klemas in Canada. The rescue dog from Lexington, KY traveled to Schosberg via a Morrisey’s horse van and became her constant companion.
Schosberg grew up in Scarsdale, N.Y., where she attended Scarsdale High School and met Paul Schosberg, her high-school sweetheart. After earning a liberal arts degree from Bennington College, she married Paul in 1959. Their daughter Jill was born in 1960, followed by son Richard a year later.
Services will be private. Those wishing to honor Schosberg’s life and legacy are encouraged to donate to the Mayo Clinic, Take2/Take The Lead, or the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance.
Having grown up riding horses, Schosberg and her family established their racing and breeding operation in Virginia, where they purchased their first farm. While in Virginia, she gave riding lessons at Deerfield Riding Academy in Great Falls, as daughter Jill became an accomplished show rider and son Rick “mucked out stalls as fast as I could.”
The Schosbergs relocated to New York from Virginia in 1974, purchasing Pine Lane Farm near Katonah. Their foundation broodmare, Dot in Spot, made the move with them.
Dot in Spot produced four foals bred in Jane’s name, all New York-breds. The most successful, Lotus Delight, was multiple stakes-placed and earned $243,000 before retiring in 1988. One of her daughters, Tim’s Lady, produced Mellow Roll, who earned more than half a million dollars and was voted New York-bred Champion Two-Year-Old Male in 1997.
Schosberg also bred Cyanea, the 1982 New York-bred Champion 2-year-old filly, and both a winner and a runner-up of the New York Breeders Futurity — Bix in 1982 and Tons in 1977, respectively.
A regular at the Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton sales, she developed strong relationships with Denali Stud, Ashford Stud, and Coolmore America. Despite being a lifelong New Yorker, Schosberg maintained a strong network of friends in the Bluegrass region and was an ardent fan of the University of Kentucky Wildcats.
