Iain Holmes, a former employee of the Matz barn, was recently on a business trip to Fair Hill, and he agreed to write a blog entry about his visit with Nicanor.
Says Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, "I don't think there are any dumb horses, but there's a lot of dumb people."
On the morning of the June 7 Belmont Stakes (gr. I), a race his brother didn't get to try in 2006, Roy and Gretchen Jackson's Nicanor recorded his first published work at Fair Hill Training Center.
Captured via telephone as he was wrapping up his feeding chores at Fair Hill on a soft summer afternoon, Peter Brette paused to answer a selection of the questions submitted by Nicanor readers.
An update from Peter and answers to all your questions should be posted soon. Stay tuned!
Peter Brette talks about Nicanor, a new video of Lentenor is available on the Mill Ridge website, and fan Q&A is encouraged at the Nicanor Blog
Nicanor leaves Stephens Thoroughbreds at 11:00 a.m., taking one last walk through tree-lined paths leading from spacious barns.
Photographer Louise Reinagel was asked to complete an exclusive photo shoot of Nicanor for Blood-Horse. Here, in her own words, are thoughts about the experience and the personality of Roy and Gretchen Jackson's developing son of Dynaformer.
You've been asking for pictures of Nicanor... well, here they are!
Before 2006, Edgar Prado was viewed as a reserved rider who took pride in his accomplishments, but showed little emotion. However, in his role as pilot for Barbaro, winner of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), he became a tangible figure with whom the colt’s fans could identify. And when Barbaro suffered a devastating breakdown in the Preakness Stakes (gr. I), the incident exposed a tender side few knew the jockey had.
As is commonly known, Barbaro was named after the foxhound in a portrait owned by the Jacksons. For those of you who have asked about the names of the other dogs, I have listed them in order...
At Mill Ridge Farm in the days following Keeneland's 2007 November sale, a pilgrimage began as the weanlings were removed from the cohabitation of paddocks near the broodmare barns...
Racehorses foaled in the Northern Hemisphere celebrate the same birthday - Jan. 1, when Thoroughbreds registered with the Jockey Club become a year older. This, of course, is not their exact date of birth. In Nicanor's case, the true date was March 15...
March 15, 2006 - at Mill Ridge Farm in Lexington, Ky., La Ville Rouge slips into the secretive labor that equine mothers are so skillful at maintaining. Anticipation is running high...
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