Lane's End Farm
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Lane's End Farm is a thoroughbred
race horse breeding farm in Versailles, Kentucky
established in 1979. The original land was part of Bosque Bonita Farm which means beautiful woods and was originally owned by Abraham Buford
, a Confederate Army General. The land was later bought by leading horseman, John H. Morris.
Leamington
, sire of Aristides, winner of the first Kentucky Derby
, stood at stud at Bosque Bonita Farm in 1866.
In 1875, General George Custer came to Bosque Bonita Farm to buy cavalry remounts before the Battle of Little Big Horn.
The farm has been home to a number of famous horses including 1987 Belmont Stakes
winner Bet Twice
, 1999 Preakness Stakes
winner Charismatic
, 1999 Belmont Stakes
winner Lemon Drop Kid
, Law Society, 1992 Belmont Stakes
winner A. P. Indy, 1990 Preakness Stakes
winner Summer Squall
, 2003 Canadian Triple Crown
winner Wando
, and 2006 U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly
Wait A While. Curlin, the 2007 Preakness and Breeders' Cup Classic
winner, U.S. Horse of the Year in 2007 and 2008, and the leading money-winner in North American Thoroughbred racing history, now stands as a stallion at Lane's End. Zenyatta also, the only mare to win the Breeders Cup Classic, the only horse to win two different Breeders Cup events,and one of the leading U.S. money earners resides there.
As of 2011, the current stallion roster is:
Lane's End Farm has another stallion division in Texas
and just added top sprinter Too Much Bling to their stallion roster in 2007.
Upon the retirement of 2007 2yr. old champion War Pass (deceased 12/24/2010), he will then join the list of stallions at Lanes End.
On November 17, 2010 it was announced that champion Zenyatta
(Who ended that year with a 19-1 record), would retire and live out the rest of her life as a broodmare at Lane's End Farm.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
race horse breeding farm in Versailles, Kentucky
Versailles, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,511 people, 3,160 households, and 2,110 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 3,330 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 88.18% White, 8.67% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.35%...
established in 1979. The original land was part of Bosque Bonita Farm which means beautiful woods and was originally owned by Abraham Buford
Abraham Buford II
Brigadier General Abraham "Abe" Buford II was a soldier and Thoroughbred horse breeder. Born in Woodford County, Kentucky, his origins were a Huguenot family named Beaufort who fled persecution in France and settled in England before emigrating to America in 1635.Abraham Buford was the son of...
, a Confederate Army General. The land was later bought by leading horseman, John H. Morris.
Leamington
Leamington (horse)
Leamington was a Thoroughbred racehorse, and an influential sire in the United States during the second half of the nineteenth century. He was not only a fast horse, but also showed great staying ability....
, sire of Aristides, winner of the first Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
, stood at stud at Bosque Bonita Farm in 1866.
In 1875, General George Custer came to Bosque Bonita Farm to buy cavalry remounts before the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Present day
The farm is currently owned by the Farish family.The farm has been home to a number of famous horses including 1987 Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is a 1.5-mile horse race, open to three year old Thoroughbreds. Colts and geldings carry a weight of 126 pounds ; fillies carry 121 pounds...
winner Bet Twice
Bet Twice
Bet Twice was a multi-millionaire American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. Foaled in Kentucky, he was sired by Sportin' Life, who in turn was the son of the great stallion and British Triple Crown champion Nijinsky, out of the mare Golden Dust. He was bred by William S. Farish III and E. J...
, 1999 Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ; fillies 121 lb...
winner Charismatic
Charismatic (horse)
Charismatic is a stallion Thoroughbred horse, and is known as one of the closest challengers to the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing since the last winner, Affirmed, accomplished the feat in 1978. He was trained by D. Wayne Lukas, and famously ridden in the Triple Crown races by Chris Antley...
, 1999 Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is a 1.5-mile horse race, open to three year old Thoroughbreds. Colts and geldings carry a weight of 126 pounds ; fillies carry 121 pounds...
winner Lemon Drop Kid
Lemon Drop Kid
Lemon Drop Kid is a Champion American Thoroughbred racehorse.-Background:He is among many stakes-winning Thoroughbreds to be descended from Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. Seattle Slew is the son of, Charming Lassie. Kingmambo was his sire, himself a son of the very important Champion sire Mr...
, Law Society, 1992 Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is a 1.5-mile horse race, open to three year old Thoroughbreds. Colts and geldings carry a weight of 126 pounds ; fillies carry 121 pounds...
winner A. P. Indy, 1990 Preakness Stakes
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ; fillies 121 lb...
winner Summer Squall
Summer Squall
Summer Squall is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by Storm Bird, who in turn was a son of 1964 U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt Northern Dancer, "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history." His dam was Weekend Surprise, a daughter of the great U.S. Triple Crown...
, 2003 Canadian Triple Crown
Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
The Canadian Triple Crown is a series of three Thoroughbred horse races run annually in Canada which is open to three-year-old horses foaled in Canada...
winner Wando
Wando (horse)
Wando is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Canadian Triple Crown in 2003. The chestnut stallion, raced with moderate success as a four-year-old then was retired on the 12th of May 2005 to stand at stud at Lane's End Farm near Lexington, Kentucky.Of Wando's 23 starts, he won 11, placed in 2,...
, and 2006 U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly
Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Year-Old Filly
The American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually to a female horse in Thoroughbred flat racing. It became part of the Eclipse Awards program in 1971....
Wait A While. Curlin, the 2007 Preakness and Breeders' Cup Classic
Breeders' Cup Classic
The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3 year olds and older run at a distance of 1¼ miles on dirt. It is held annually at a different racetrack as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships...
winner, U.S. Horse of the Year in 2007 and 2008, and the leading money-winner in North American Thoroughbred racing history, now stands as a stallion at Lane's End. Zenyatta also, the only mare to win the Breeders Cup Classic, the only horse to win two different Breeders Cup events,and one of the leading U.S. money earners resides there.
As of 2011, the current stallion roster is:
- A. P. Indy
- After Market
- AragornAragorn (horse)Aragorn is an Irish millionaire Thoroughbred racehorse who won major Graded stakes races in 2005 and 2006.Retired to stud, Aragorn stands in Lane's End Farm in Kentucky.-References:* *...
- Belong to Me
- Candy Ride (ARG)
- City Zip
- Curlin
- Discreetly MineDiscreetly MineDiscreetly Mine is an American thoroughbred race horse. Foaled in 2007, he burst onto the scene when he won the Risen Star Stakes in Mid February 2010, making him a contender for the 2010 Kentucky Derby. Bred in Kentucky by E. Paul Robsham, Discreetly Mine was sired by Mineshaft , who was voted...
- LangfuhrLangfuhr (horse)Langfuhr is a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse.-Background:Owned and bred by noted German-born Canadian horseman Gus Schickedanz, he was named for Langfuhr the former German name for one of the boroughs of the Northern Polish city of Danzig...
- Lemon Drop KidLemon Drop KidLemon Drop Kid is a Champion American Thoroughbred racehorse.-Background:He is among many stakes-winning Thoroughbreds to be descended from Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. Seattle Slew is the son of, Charming Lassie. Kingmambo was his sire, himself a son of the very important Champion sire Mr...
- MineshaftMineshaft (horse)Mineshaft was a multi-millionaire American thoroughbred racehorse and successful stallion. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Horse of the Year and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee A.P. Indy, who in turn was a son of 1977 U.S. Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. His dam, Prospectors Delite, is by the...
- Mingun
- Pleasantly PerfectPleasantly PerfectPleasantly Perfect is a Thoroughbred racehorse who retired as the fourth richest American horse in career earnings. A son of Pleasant Colony, winner of the 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, he was out of the mare Regal State who won the 1985 Group One Prix Morny in France. His damsire was...
- Quality RoadQuality RoadQuality Road is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred and raced by Edward P. Evans, his sire is World record setter, Elusive Quality, who also sired 2004 Kentucky Derby/Preakness Stakes winner Smarty Jones and 2008 Breeders' Cup Classic winner, Raven's Pass...
- Rock Hard TenRock Hard TenRock Hard Ten is a millionaire American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. Co-owned and bred by Madeleine Paulson, widow of prominent horseman Allen E. Paulson, the bay horse stands at 17 hands. He was sired by the great Kris S., out of the Mr...
- Smart StrikeSmart StrikeSmart Strike is a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. The son of the Champion sire, Mr. Prospector, and out of the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame mare Classy 'n Smart, Smart Strike is a half-brother to 1991 Canadian Triple Crown champion Dance Smartly.Owned and bred by Sam-Son Farm, on the...
- Stephen Got Even
Lane's End Farm has another stallion division in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and just added top sprinter Too Much Bling to their stallion roster in 2007.
Upon the retirement of 2007 2yr. old champion War Pass (deceased 12/24/2010), he will then join the list of stallions at Lanes End.
On November 17, 2010 it was announced that champion Zenyatta
Zenyatta
Zenyatta is a retired American champion Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of 19 consecutive races in a 20-race career and American record-holder for consecutive victories without defeat in unrestricted races....
(Who ended that year with a 19-1 record), would retire and live out the rest of her life as a broodmare at Lane's End Farm.