Lane's End Farm

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Horse breeding farm and
Thoroughbred racing stable
Industry Thoroughbred horse racing
Headquarters Versailles, Kentucky
Key people
 Farish family.


Lane's End Farm is a Thoroughbred horse breeding farm in Versailles, Kentucky established in 1979. The original land was part of Bosque Bonita Farm which means beautiful woods and was originally owned by Abraham Buford, a Confederate Army General. The land was later bought by leading horseman, John H. Morris.

Leamington, sire of Aristides, winner of the first Kentucky Derby, stood at stud at Bosque Bonita Farm in 1866.

In 1875, General George Custer came to Bosque Bonita Farm to buy cavalry remounts before the Battle of Little Big Horn.

Present day

The farm is owned by the Farish family.

The farm has been home to a number of famous horses including 1987 Belmont Stakes winner Bet Twice, 1999 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Charismatic, 1999 Belmont Stakes winner Lemon Drop Kid, Law Society, 1992 Belmont Stakes winner A. P. Indy, 1990 Preakness Stakes winner Summer Squall, 2003 Canadian Triple Crown winner Wando, and 2006 U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly Wait A While. Curlin, the 2007 Preakness and Breeders' Cup Classic winner, U.S. Horse of the Year in 2007 and 2008, and became the leading money-winner in North American Thoroughbred racing history, holding that record until surpassed by California Chrome in 2016. He now stands as a stallion at Lane's End. Zenyatta also resides there. She is the only mare to win the Breeders Cup Classic, the only horse to win two different Breeders Cup events, one of the leading U.S. money earners, the first horse to break Cigar's 16 consecutive win streak, the horse that broke the world record set by Rock of Gibraltar for consecutive Grade/Group I victories, and the horse Mike Smith called the greatest race horse ever .

As of 2015, the current stallion roster is:

Lane's End Farm has another stallion division in Texas and just added top sprinter Too Much Bling to their stallion roster in 2007.

Upon the retirement of 2007 2yr. old champion War Pass (deceased December 24, 2010), he will then join the list of stallions at Lanes End.

On November 17, 2010 it was announced that champion Zenyatta (Who ended that year with a 19-1 record), would retire and live out the rest of her life as a broodmare at Lane's End Farm.

The farm was also home to a Springer Spaniel dog named Tug, who in 1989 mated with Millie, the famous White House dog owned by President George H. W. Bush. One of their pups, a female named Spot Fetcher, was born in the White House and later returned to live there with President George W. Bush.

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    Coordinates: 38°05′49″N 84°42′55″W / 38.09694°N 84.71528°W / 38.09694; -84.71528

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