WinStar Farm explained

WinStar Farm
Type:Horse breeding stud farm and
Thoroughbred racing stable
Location:3001 Pisgah Pike
Versailles, Kentucky
Industry:Thoroughbred horse racing
Homepage:http://winstarfarm.com/

WinStar Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm near Versailles, Kentucky, owned by Kenny Troutt.[1] It won the 2010 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner and 2016 Outstanding Breeder. WinStar Farm owned 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify, 2010 Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver, 2010 Belmont Stakes winner Drosselmeyer, and 2016 Belmont Stakes winner Creator. Notable stallions that have stood at stud at Winstar Farm include two-time Breeders' Cup Classic winner Tiznow, leading sire and broodmare sire Distorted Humor, and Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup Classic winner American Pharoah's sire Pioneerof the Nile.

Background

The core of the property was Silver Pool Farm, a 450acres farm settled in the late 1700s by the Williams family from the Tidewater area of Virginia, which remained in that family for over 150 years.[2] The area was first surveyed in 1788 and the original Silver Pool farm was settled by Daniel Williams, a descendant of Roger Williams. His wife, Mary, was a relative of Andrew Jackson. The couple were among the founders of the local Baptist Church. Their sons Daniel and John went on to own the Silver Pool property and it was used for raising livestock and for manufacturing products from hemp. John's grandson, Claude S. Williams, also lived there and was known as a successful and "locally prominent" farmer and stockman. The farm was known to have been owned by the Williams family at least through the 1930s.[3]

Several buildings on the property are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4] The original pond was used as a location for cutting and hauling ice.[5] The NRHP historic portion of the property is part of the Pisgah Rural Historic District and lies mostly along Pisgah Pike road. The conforming structures include the original farmhouse from the settlement period, circa 1784–1790, when Virginia families first moved into the region. It had additions built onto it sometime after the Civil War but retains its historic character. A brick smoke house, tobacco barn that was converted to a horse barn, and the spring-fed, stone-lined pond also are listed. Along a portion of the Pisgah Pike that adjoins the property, a natural hedge of Osage orange has grown so tall that it has become a canopy arching over the road, and is also noted on the NRHP as a historically significant feature.[6]

Over time, most of Silver Pool became part of the 400-acre Prestonwood Farm, owned by Houston, Texas oilmen Jack, Art, and J. R. Preston, whose better known horses included Da Hoss and Victory Gallop. In 2000, Kenny Troutt and Bill Casner, both with long-standing interests in horses, came together to purchase Prestonwood, renaming it WinStar Farm.[7] Included in the purchase were the stallions Distorted Humor, still standing at WinStar and the sire of 2003 Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide,[7] and Kris S.[8] Over the years, WinStar has steadily grown, incorporating land from the nearby Olsen, Johnson and Kinkead farms, and as of 2016, consists of over housing over 20 stallions, as well as a large broodmare band and facilities for weanlings and yearlings.[2]

In 2002, WinStar made its first major stallion acquisition —Tiznow, the only two-time winner of the Breeders' Cup Classic, having won that event in 2000 and 2001. Although Tiznow's pedigree was not fashionable, WinStar took a gamble that paid off when Tiznow became the leading freshman sire of 2005. He has ranked among the top thirty sires in North America for many years, and was among the top five sires in 2008 and 2009. He is now developing into a successful sire of sires.[9]

Doug Cauthen, brother of jockey Steve Cauthen, was named the first president and CEO of WinStar. In 2005, W. Elliott Walden, who had trained Distorted Humor and several WinStar horses, became vice president and racing manager.[10] In 2010, Troutt and Casner dissolved their partnership, leaving Troutt as the sole owner of WinStar.[11] Later that year, Walden replaced Cauthen as president and CEO.[12]

In 2013, WinStar built a new stallion barn that houses 18 stallions, with covered access to two breeding sheds and two viewing areas. There are twenty-two paddocks of 3 acres each in which the stallions are turned out each day. A secondary barn acts as a quarantine area for stallions shuttling to the Southern Hemisphere, and also houses stallions when there is no room for them in the main barn.[13] They also have an extensive training facility for teaching young Thoroughbreds the basics of racing. Graduates of their training program include such notable horses as Songbird and Honor Code.[14]

WinStar was a finalist for the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder in 2008. WinStar won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner in 2010. WinStar offers an innovative "Dream Big" program, which offers breeders the opportunity to earn a lifetime breeding right to a young stallion after producing just two live foals from his first books.[15] Troutt said that in the volatile thoroughbred industry, the keys to survival are to not let emotions drive bidding and to always be willing to sell.[16]

WinStar Farm won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder of 2016 after leading all North American breeders with earnings of $10,516,427, led by Tourist. Horses bred by WinStar earned 15 graded stakes wins and 239 overall wins in 2016, placing WinStar first in these categories as well.[17]

WinStar at the races

Although WinStar is known primarily as a stud farm, they have also raced several notable horses under WinStar's colors.

"Homebred" means WinStar owned the dam of the horse at time of foaling, not the sire.

† Currently stands at WinStar Farms

Stallions

Current

As of 2022, 16 stallions stand at WinStar:[22] [23]

Former stallions

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Team - WinStar Farm - Thoroughbred Stallions - Versailles, KY. WinStar Farm. 2018-06-05.
  2. Web site: WinStar Farm- Gallery. WinStar Farm. 6 June 2016.
  3. Book: Railey . William E.. History of Woodford County, Kentucky . 1975 . Regional Pub. Co. . Baltimore . 9780806379999 . 6 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Beckstett. Alexandra. Derby Winner Winstar Farm. TheHorse.com. June 6, 2016. May 13, 2010.
  5. Web site: Smith-Durisek. Susan. Rural heritage lives in Pisgah. Lexington Herald-Leader. 6 June 2016. May 30, 2009.
  6. Web site: Pisgah Rural Historic District . National Register of Historic Places database. June 6, 2016. February 10, 1989. 5i, 6i, 10i, 11i, 41–44.
  7. Web site: Drape. Joe. Derby Victory Is Nice, but at WinStar Farm, Business Is Business. The New York Times. June 6, 2016. May 11, 2010.
  8. Web site: Nip & Duck: A Horse Journal: One Fine Day. nipandduck.blogspot.ca. 15 January 2016 . 5 June 2016.
  9. Web site: Hot Sire: Tiznow. www.drf.com. 5 June 2016.
  10. Web site: WinStar's Walden. BloodHorse.com. 5 June 2016.
  11. Web site: Troutt and Casner dissolve WinStar Farm partnership. Daily Racing Form. 5 June 2016.
  12. Web site: WinStar CEO Doug Cauthen Steps Down; Elliott Walden to Replace Him . Paulick Report. 5 June 2016. 17 November 2010.
  13. Web site: New Stallion Barn - Thoroughbred Stallions - Versailles, KY. WinStar Farm. 5 June 2016.
  14. Web site: Kentucky Thoroughbred Training Facilities. WinStar Farm. 5 June 2016.
  15. Web site: Commissioner to WinStar Farm for 2016. BloodHorse.com. 5 June 2016.
  16. Web site: Townsend. Brad. Townsend: How Dallas billionaire assembled one of Kentucky's top stables. SportsDay. 7 June 2016. 1 May 2015.
  17. Web site: Mitchell. Eric. WinStar Farm Earns First Outstanding Breeder Eclipse. BloodHorse.com. 25 January 2017. en.
  18. Web site: Bob Baffert's latest Kentucky Derby win with Justify may be his greatest training feat. USA TODAY. en. 7 May 2018.
  19. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/sports/othersports/29racing.html?ref=sports, Record Victory in Dubai in World's Richest Race
  20. Web site: Creator Turns in Final Kentucky Derby Breeze. BloodHorse.com. 5 June 2016.
  21. Web site: Wincze-Hughes. Alicia. Tourist Upsets Tepin in Breeders' Cup Mile. BloodHorse.com. 7 November 2016.
  22. Web site: Stallions of WinStar Farm - Thoroughbred Stallions - Versailles, KY. WinStar Farm. 5 June 2016.
  23. Web site: 2017 Kentucky Stud Fees. BloodHorse.com. 25 January 2017. en.
  24. Web site: Take Charge Indy Sold to South Korea. 25 January 2017. BloodHorse.com. en.
  25. Web site: Take Charge Indy Back to WinStar for 2020. 2021-09-27. www.bloodhorse.com.
  26. Web site: Kris S. Euthanized; Sire of 63 Stakes Winners. BloodHorse.com. 6 June 2016.
  27. Web site: 2011 stallion honors: Distorted Humor, leading sire . 5 June 2016 . Daily Racing Form.
  28. Web site: Drape . Joe . 11 May 2010 . Derby Victory Is Nice, but at WinStar Farm, Business Is Business . 6 June 2016 . The New York Times.
  29. Web site: Victory Gallop: A Star In Growing Turkish Industry. cs.bloodhorse.com. 6 June 2016.
  30. Web site: Colonel John Sold, to Stand in Korea in 2017. bloodhorse.com. 29 September 2016.
  31. Web site: Drosselmeyer to Remain in Brazil. BloodHorse.com. 25 January 2017. en.
  32. Web site: Top WinStar Sire Pioneerof the Nile Dies at 13 . March 20, 2023 . March 18, 2019 . Eric . Mitchell . www.bloodhorse.com.
  33. Web site: Tiznow Retired From Stud Duty. 2021-09-27. www.bloodhorse.com.
  34. Web site: Bluegrass Cat to Ballena Vista Farm in 2015. 30 August 2016. bloodhorse.com.
  35. Web site: Derby Winner Super Saver, Daredevil to Turkey.

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