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Woodburn Stud was an American horse breeding farm located in Woodford County, Kentucky about ten miles (16 km) from the city of Lexington. It was established in the 18th century as an original land grant property of General Hugh Mercer to whom it had been granted for his military services during the American Revolutionary War .
[3] [7] Airdrie contains the original site of Woodburn Stud, a top thoroughbred farm in the 1800s. [1] The property had not been used for breeding for 70 years prior to Jones' creation of Airdrie Stud. [1] Jones went on to chair the Kentucky Thoroughbred Commission and serve as treasurer of the Breeders' Cup. [4]
Starting with 921 acres (3.73 km 2) purchased from his family, Robert Alexander built his Woodburn Stud at Spring Station, Kentucky into the leading horse breeding operation in the United States. He also founded Airdrie, Kentucky in 1855 to mine for iron ore, a project he shortly abandoned and returned to his stud farm. [3]
He served as Airdrie Stud's business manager from 1981 to 1984 and was a consultant and syndicate manager of Overbrook Farm from 1986 through 2009.
The town sits just off Interstate 64 and among several major thoroughbred breeding operations, such as Three Chimneys Farm and former Gov. Brereton Jones’ Airdrie Stud. In 2003, faced with a declining downtown, the city began major streetscape renovation project as part of Main Street Kentucky.
He raced only seven times — all in 2023 — and will stay in the commonwealth when his stallion career begins next year.
Indian Charlie stood at Airdrie Stud near Midway, Kentucky where his stud fee for 2011 was set at $70,000. [6] To date he has sired four champions: Fleet Indian, American Champion Older Female Horse (2006) multiple Grade 1 winner of $1.7 million
The route passes the site of Woodburn Stud, the birthplace of Kentucky's thoroughbred industry. The farm is now operated under the name Airdrie Stud. [3] The highway runs through mainly rural areas of Woodford County, including the point where it intersects US 62.