Last April, I visited Stonestreet Farm in Lexington, KY for the first time. For those who don’t know, Stonestreet is a Thoroughbred breeding farm with a pretty remarkable broodmare band. In this post I’ll share some of my favorite photos of the mares and foals at the farm.
A Gun Runner filly out of the multiple graded stakes winner Pauline’s Pearl takes a snooze.
A Good Magic colt out of the Bernardini mare La Burnett relaxes on some straw.
One of the mares gets a bath while her foal looks on.
A Taiba colt out of the Bernardini mare Bernadetta relaxes in his stall.
The More Than Ready mare Cabo Queen and her Good Magic filly get turned out.
Cabo Queen gets a pet.
A Maclean’s Music filly out of the Pulpit mare Keen Pauline enjoys some turn out time.
Another mare and foal get turned out.
Multiple graded stakes winner Dreaming of Julia, dam of graded stakes winners Malathaat and Julia Shining, and her Curlin filly are turned out.
Graded stakes winner Valadorna and her Constitution colt are turned out.
Graded stakes placed Glinda the Good, dam of successful stallion Good Magic, and her Gun Runner filly are turned out.
Good Magic’s half sister gets a pet.
Mares and foals graze in their paddock.
Dreaming of Julia 25 and Valadorna 25 get playful.
Glinda the Good 25 gets some visitors.
A mare and foal graze in their paddock.
Rachel’s Valentina, daughter of Hall of Famer Rachel Alexandra, and her Uncle Mo colt enjoy turn out time.
Stakes winner Fairchild and her Into Mischief filly get turned out.
Pauline’s Pearl and her filly get turned out.
Another mare and foal get turned out.
Rachel’s Valentina and her colt roam about.
Broodmare manager Charles Campbell leads retired broodmare Sally Bowles to her paddock.
For most visitors to Stonestreet Farm, meeting Hall of Famer Rachel Alexandra is the highlight. The 2009 Horse of the Year is retired from being a broodmare and greets her many fans on tours of the farm.
A portrait of the beloved mare, who bested males three times in grade 1 events during her three year old campaign.
Charles Campbell leads Rachel to her paddock.
What better way to end a tour?
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Beautiful!