Inside equestrian Tatyana Remley’s failed engagements before she allegedly placed a $2M ‘hit’ on her husband
The glamorous equestrian accused of placing a $2 million hit on her second husband has a history of failed engagements to rich men and using child support payments to maintain her lavish lifestyle.
Before Tatyana Remley was arrested last month for allegedly hiring a hitman to kill her second husband Mark, the blonde beauty put the kibosh on at least three prior engagements, according to friends and court documents obtained by The Post.
Tatyana, 42, also lost custody of her two children a few years ago, according to her former pals.
Before marrying Mark Remley in March 2011, Tatyana was married briefly to Seattle real estate developer Ken Woolcott, who accused his former wife of using his credit cards on shopping sprees to buy clothes only to return the items and pocket the money.
“I know that the Petitioner has additional funds available to her as I have evidence of her converting my funds into her own separate property,” Woolcott said in a December 2004 declaration obtained by The Post. “I am unwilling to give her cash as she demonstrated during the marriage her inability to properly manage money and stole monies from me, to which she still has access.”
In her own response, Tatyana said Woolcott — who is 20 years her senior — said she was unemployed, while the father of her first child was worth at least $40 million at the time.
Woolcott, who made his money as a pharmaceutical executive before breaking into real estate development, also was part owner of the Seattle Sonics before the NBA team moved to Oklahoma City.
“By way of background, I am 24 years old,” Tatyana wrote in her December 2004 response. “Our son is now 11 months old. I did not finish high school. At the time I met the Respondent, I was financially dependent on my parents.
“I had worked for a summer at the Wild Animal Park and did some modeling, but did not earn enough to even file a tax return.”
While their marriage only lasted 11 months, the two were embroiled in a nearly decade-long custody battle for their son in which they fought about his healthcare and who should get primary custody. The two finalized their divorce in April 2006.
Woolcott said while they both loved their son, there were numerous times when Tatyana would forget to take their son to important medical appointments and was in denial of their son’s special needs. Sometimes she didn’t show up to her visits with him at all.
“[He] very much needs his mom in his life, but what history has taught us is that Tatyana does not appreciate how badly it tears up [the child] when he thinks he is going to see his mom and she, for whatever reason, causes that not to happen,” Woolcott wrote in an August 2014 affidavit.
Woolcott said his ex never had a job while he paid for their son’s medical and living costs. Although the two had an iron-clad prenuptial agreement that precluded Woolcott from having to pay spousal support, the entrepreneur still paid for her rent and other bills until she married Mark Remley, who also has five children from a previous marriage.
Tatyana also had a daughter with another man, who also was paying at least $5,000 per month in child support, according to the court documents.
Woolcott alleged his ex spent most of the nearly $9,000 of monthly child support payments she received from both her exes on herself and her horses.
“While I understand that Tatyana recently had a child, many single mothers have to return to work after giving birth so that can provide for their children,” Woolcott said in a declaration. “Why is Tatyana an exception to this rule?
“The answer is that she can live comfortably on the money she received from the fathers of her two children. Living comfortably means that she can rent in Rancho Santa Fe, drive a late model Lexus vehicle, support her Mother, pursue her passion for horses and support two minor children.”
Remley’s passion for horses is what led her to the exclusive world of polo in Southern California, where former friends told The Post the tall blonde was “sex-crazed” and used her model looks to sleep with men and women.
After her break up with Woolcott, she was engaged with three other men “for a short period” of time, a judge wrote in an October 2011 affidavit.
In his battle to get full custody, Woolcott said he was concerned that their son would see fights between Tatyana and her mother. He also alleged Mark “discharged a firearm” at their Del Mar home.
Tatyana dismissed Woolcott’s concerns as “opportunistic” and said her ex was using it to gain full custody of their son.
A judge ended up giving Woolcott full custody and allowed their son to move to Seattle.
Friends said Tatyana continued to target rich men and was “passed around” in the polo circles, while she also had sexual relationships with women.
One of the men she had a relationship with even sued Remley in 2009 for $4,000 in unpaid loans she claimed was a gift, according to court records obtained by The Post. The small claims court judge agreed with the man and ordered Tatyana to fork up the money.
But things were different with Mark, who was “p—y whipped” and gave the former model “whatever she wanted,” former friends said.
Mark, who listed himself as a former executive vice president and chief information officer of Signal Corporation, was worth about $30 million when the two were married in March 2011, according to court documents.
Friends said the two met at a Starbucks and the two hit it off instantly. The couple shared a $5.3 million home in Del Mar, Calif., near the Del Mar Polo Fields and also had a home in Hawaii.
He would bankroll all of Tatyana’s whims and desires, including a horse dressage and acrobatic show called Valitar that they hoped would rival the more popular Cavalia show.
The two also set up a corporation called Equustria Development, but Mark had to file the company under bankruptcy when Valitar failed to draw audiences and closed in 2012.
That didn’t stop the couple from seeking the limelight as they grew more open about their desires to participate in orgies, friends told The Post. The couple were even featured in 2017 on the Showtime series “Naked SNCTM,” where members of an elite sex club share partners.
Tatyana, who sported a brunette hairstyle, was shown engaging in sexual acts with multiple women in an episode of the show.
“In the beginning of our relationship, we weren’t into this lifestyle,” Mark said. “But as time grew on and our sexuality grew together, we opened up to this type of experience.”
“I’m drawn to things that push the limits,” Mark added.
However, the entrepreneur finally reached his limit after a friend told him that Tatyana tried to hire him as a hitman to kill him. Tatyana had filed for divorce in July and claimed Mark did nothing while one of his friends raped her.
Mark then went to police, who set up a sting with an undercover detective to meet with Tatyana in August at a Starbucks in Solano Beach, Calif.
After Tatyana was arrested on Aug. 2, Mark also told cops his wife burned his house to the ground days before trying to arrange the hit, the Coast News reported.
Tatyana also faces charges for possession of a loaded firearm not registered to her.
Woolcott told The Post he has not heard from Tatyana in over five years and was shocked at the allegations that his former wife hired a hitman to kill Mark.
“Our relationship was short and there were no accusations of violence,” Woolcott said. “I couldn’t imagine anybody doing this. My son hasn’t seen her since August 2018. I also haven’t seen her and I have not spoken to her, so I don’t know what her relationship [with Mark] was like. I’m just taken aback.”
With additional reporting from Michael Kaplan.
