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Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired characteristics in domesticated horses. Furthermore, modern breeding management and technologies can increase the rate ...
Gainesway Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding business in Lexington, Kentucky.It was originally called Greentree Farms.. The 1,500-acre (6 km 2) property has been home to stallions such as Youth and Exceller and numerous others who are buried on the property.
The farm has been home to a number of famous horses and stallions including 1987 Belmont Stakes winner Bet Twice, 1999 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Charismatic, 1999 Belmont Stakes winner Lemon Drop Kid, 1992 Belmont Stakes winner A. P. Indy, 1990 Preakness Stakes winner Summer Squall, 2003 Canadian Triple Crown winner Wando, champion sire Smart Strike, and European runner Law ...
The ranch has 51 horse stalls, 15 of them super-sized, providing sufficient space for boarding horses or running training programs. And then there’s the massive 360-by-200-yard covered arena.
In October 1966, Phillips had a three-day dispersal sale where he sold his breeding stallions. [12] On October 18, the second day of the sale, Harold Howard of Remus, Michigan, bought Eternal Sun for $26,000, along with four mares. [13] [14] Howard was a newcomer in the horse business. [13]
Kenneth L. "Ken" Ramsey (born 1935) and Sarah Kathern "Kitten" Ramsey (February 5, 1939 – May 29, 2022) [5] are horse breeders and owners of Thoroughbred race horses. They have multiple graded stakes winners, three Breeders' Cup winners, and the Ramseys themselves have won multiple Eclipse Awards for outstanding owner and breeder.
A horse with high sex type exhibits strong secondary sex characteristics; in other words, feminine mares and masculine stallions. Breed type varies widely between registries, but essentially refers to the attractiveness of the horse and its suitability for sport. [1] This aesthetic is an important part of breeding marketable horses, though ...
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