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Spend A Buck was a pretty looking bay that was bred by Rowe Harper at his Irish Hill Farm near Owensboro, Kentucky.
Spend A Buck was a pretty looking bay that was bred by Rowe Harper at his Irish Hill Farm near Owensboro, Kentucky.
Swale, the son of Triple Crown winner, Seattle Slew, was out of a one-eyed mare named Tuerta (Spanish for one-eyed), who was by *Forli.
Sunny’s Halo was the second Canadian-bred, following Northern Dancer, to win the Kentucky Derby.
Gato Del Sol, “The Cat of the Sun”, was named after a cat that loved to lounge in the sun at the farm.
Pleasant Colony, the winner of the 107th Kentucky Derby, was bred and owned by Thomas Mellon Evans of Buckland Farms.
Genuine Risk, or “Genny” as she was nicknamed, would become only the second filly to win the Kentucky Derby, 65 years after the 1915 heroine, Regret.
Spectacular Bid, the horse whose trainer said was the greatest horse to ever look through a bridle, won the 1979 Kentucky Derby and Preakness.
Affirmed was a Florida-bred that was the last Triple Crown winner until 2015, when American Pharoah would break the drought of 37 years.
