Gainesway Farm

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Gainsway Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding business in Lexington, Kentucky. The Farm was formed by John R. Gaines, the man behind the creation of the Breeders Cup. In 1989, Gainesway Farm was sold to South African horseman Graham Beck whose acquisition included what was once the Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney farm properties established in 1915 by his father Harry Payne Whitney, plus the parcel belonging to Payne Whitney's Greentree Stud.

The 1,500 acre property has been home to sires such as Youth and Exceller and numerous others who are buried on the property. Among the current stallion roster is Afleet Alex and Birdstone.

In 1995, under the name Gainsway Stable, owner Graham Beck partnered with Robert and Beverly Lewis and William T. Young of Overbrook Farm in the ownership and racing of Timber Country who won the 1994 Breeders' Cup Juvenile and 1995 Preakness Stakes.

Some of the Whitney/Gainesway horses buried here include:

Arts and Letters (1966-1998) Bimelech (1937-1966) Blushing Groom (1974-1992) Bold Bidder (1962-1982) Broomstick (1901-1931) Cannonade (1971-1993) Capot (1946-1974) Counterpoint (1948-1969) Equipoise (1928-1938) Key to the Mint (1969-1996) La Troienne (1926-1954) Lyphard (1969-2005) Mahmoud (1933-1962)

Peter Pan (1904-1933) Regret (1912-1934) Riverman (1969-1999) Shut Out (1939-1964) Silver Spoon (1956-1978) St. Germans (1921-1947) Stage Door Johnny (1965-1996) Tom Fool (1949-1976) Top Flight (1929-1949) Twenty Grand (1928-1948) Vaguely Noble (1965-1989) Whisk Broom II (1907-1928)

[edit] References

• Gainsway Farm official website