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ORDER THIS PHOTO Smarty Jones, a fan favorite, in late November returned to Kentucky to continue his stud career.  Dual classic winner and champion, Smarty Jones has relocated to historic Calumet Farm.  He first retired to Three Chimneys for the 2005 season, followed by stints in Pennsylvania at Ghost Ridge Farm and Northview Stallion ...

With a police escort, Triple Crown winner American Pharoah was transported by a Brook Ledge van from Keeneland to Ashford Stud near Versailles, Ky., where he will begin his stud career. Bob, Jill and Bode Baffert also were in the entourage along with Jimmy Barnes, Eduardo Luna, Jorge Alvarez and others. Barnes walked the champ off the van and ...

Regular visitors and fans of Wise Dan, Claire Novak and I went by Keeneland and the Rice Road barn of Amy and Charlie LoPresti.  We reminisced about the accomplishments of the 8-year-old champ and briefly discussed the issue that brought on Wise Dan’s retirement.For more go to ...

 Two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan on the turf course at Keeneland. ORDER THIS PHOTO Wise Dan had his first breeze on July 17, since returning to full training on June 30.  ORDER THIS PHOTO  ORDER THIS PHOTO    ORDER THIS PHOTO Based at Keeneland in the Charlie and Amy LoPresti barn on Rice Road, the ...

 Triple Crown winner American Pharaoh returned to the race track for the first time since winning the June 6 Belmont Stakes. ORDER THIS PHOTO   ORDER THIS PHOTO Based in Barn 33 at Churchill, American Pharoah went to the track lead by Jimmy Barnes with Jorge Alvarez up. D. Wayne Lukas stopped by to chat with Bob Baffert while the ...

On a beautiful sunny day in Central Kentucky, Cathy Sweezey (left) and Mandy Pope (right) drove to Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital and brought home Groupie Doll’s first foal. Photo on right by Cathy Sweezey Sweezey and her husband Wayne own and operate Timber Town Stable in Lexington. Pope owns Whisper Hill Farm in Florida and purchased ...

Beautiful weather and wonderful photo opportunities this week in Central Kentucky. Kentucky Derby winner Thunder Gulch, now 23 and retired, resides in the Ashford Stud stallion barn near Versailles, Ky. Stallion manager Richard Barry and his staff do a tremendous job. As breeding season nears, they have 13 stallions on the roster. ...

  ORDER THIS PHOTO Anne Eberhardt Keogh, visuals director and chief photographer for The Blood-Horse, received a second-place award at the Kentucky News Photographers Association 2014 Pictures of the Year Competition held in Louisville, Jan. 24. Keogh’s photo of two-time Horse of the Year Wise Dan, placed in the Pictorial Category for a ...

Anne recently stopped by the Charlie and Amy LoPresti barn at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky, to see Wise Dan. Photo by Anne M. Eberhardt ORDER THIS PHOTO The two-time Horse of the Year was his usual self, full of energy, watching the shedrow activities and looking to nip anyone who got close enough. Wise Dan messing ...

Andrea Caudill, a longtime fan of Wise Dan, is the editor of the American Quarter Horse Association’s Q-Racing Journal. Caudill combined her Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse interests into one article called Bluegrass Cowboy: A Thoroughbred trainer with a cowboy heart. The feature appears in the September issue of America’s Horse. Charlie ...