Future Is Now, a four-time graded stakes winner who earned nearly $1 million on turf, is maintaining her regal status in retirement. Co-owner Tracy Mulroy said the Maryland-bred mare is living the good life at Legacy Farm in Beaumont, Va., and will be bred to Constitution this year. As she prepares for her first breeding season, Future Is Now is currently sharing a field with Call Another Play, another Maryland-bred stakes winner. Mulroy said it’s a peaceful life for the two mares. “She just seems like a happy girl,” Mulroy said. “Ready to move on to her second career.” Bred and owned by the late Larry Johnson, Future Is Now won 10 of 18 starts in her career, including seven stakes on the grass. When Johnson passed away in February 2025, his daughters, Mulroy and Kelly Caraballo, worked with farm manager Jonathan Smart and trainer Michael Trombetta to continue his racing and breeding operations. :: Access the most trusted data and information in horse racing! DRF Past Performances and Picks are available now. “My dad was writing a book and there’s a line in it that says, ‘A horse race is not just a race. It’s a shared experience,’ ” Mulroy said. “We’re really honored now to be sharing races with each other and with our children.” Her planned farewell race in the Grade 2 Franklin at Keeneland was marred by a veterinarian’s scratch, but Future Is Now still gave Mulroy and her family a magical 5-year-old campaign. In July, she earned her final graded stakes victory at Saratoga in the Grade 3 Caress. The victory was overwhelming for Mulroy, who shared the same winner’s circle with her father when Future Is Now won the Grade 2 Intercontinental in 2024. “In 2024, she was the horse we followed around with our dad,” Mulroy said. “We were at Saratoga with him, so she’s very special to us in terms of our dad and the memories. He bred her.” Future Is Now’s time at the track may be over, but Mulroy and Caraballo’s work is far from done. They now hope to carry on Future Is Now’s legacy in breeding, which could keep the line to their father intact for generations to come. :: Want to learn more about handicapping and wagering? Check out DRF's Handicapping 101 and Wagering 101 pages.