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Visit Horse Country: Stone Farm’s Legacy of Champions

In 1970, Arthur B. Hancock III stepped out to extend his family’s already considerable influence on the Thoroughbred world in central Kentucky by assuming managing duties of Stone Farm in Paris, north of Lexington. The Hancock family was renowned for growing nearby Claiborne Farm into a leading breeding and racing entity in Kentucky through two prior generations under the guidance of Arthur B. Hancock and Arthur B. “Bull” Hancock Jr.

Like Father, Like Son: Rice Family Part of Fabric of New York Racing

Harry Rice III is the kind of man who makes you think that it would be great to sit down and talk with him about anything for a length of time. When he looks at you with his dancing eyes and his charming smile, you are instantly put at ease. Sitting next to him is his son, Harry IV, who has inherited his father’s affability and is blessed with the charisma and drive typical of a 22-year-old college student on his way to finding his dreams.

Bethann Dixon and Churchill Downs bugler Steve Buttleman at the Preakness.

Meet the Schoolteacher Who Moonlights as Triple Crown Bugler

Sometimes attending a horse race is a life-changing moment. It certainly was for Maryland school teacher Bethann Dixon. She went to the 2012 Preakness at Pimlico and noticed the gentleman playing the “Call to the Post” in the winner’s circle. Dixon is a music teacher. She went up and introduced herself to Sam Grossman, a professional track bugler from the New York circuit.

‘Small But Mighty’: Meet Sunny, Justify’s Stable Pony

It was a typical glorious morning at Santa Anita Park in 2013. The horses were met with brilliant sunshine as they gracefully slipped onto the track for their morning workouts. There was the usual crowd at Clockers’ Corner and a line of photographers on the rail hoping to catch a perfect “morning sunlight” shot as the horses went by.

Visit Horse Country: Building a Winning Tradition at Stonestreet

Stonestreet Farm in central Kentucky has enjoyed a great deal of success at Thoroughbred racing’s highest level in a relatively short amount of time. Today, the farm founded by the late Jess Stonestreet Jackson is a full-service operation with breeding, training, and racing divisions. That growth was aided by two astute decisions Jackson made shortly after buying the former Buckram Oak estate in eastern Fayette County in 2005.

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