Virginia Kraft Payson, who owns Payson Stud in Lexington and the Payson Park Thoroughbred Training Center near Staurt, Fla., and prominent Colorado real estate broker David Libby Cole were married Dec. 19 at the Vail (Colorado) Chapel.

Payson, who bred European Horse of the Year St. Jovite and champions Farda Amiga and Vindication along with many other stakes winners, will continue to race in her name, according to an announcement from Payson Stud.

Cole, founder of the Colorado Board of Realtors, has been a prominent broker in the Vail Valley for 39 years, according to the announcement.