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Winchester Withdrawn from Turf Consideration

Winchester Withdrawn from Turf Consideration

The Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) lost one of its contenders Oct. 29 when Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Firestone's Winchester was taken out of consideration following a workout at Belmont Park.

 Saturday, October 29, 2011
First of the Last Two Theatrical Foals Born

First of the Last Two Theatrical Foals Born

One of only two expected foals from the last crop by pensioned stallion Theatrical was born Jan. 11 at the new Padua foaling barn at Robert N. Clay's Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Ky.

 Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Horseman Marvin M. Greene Sr. Dead

Retired horseman Marvin M. Greene Sr. died May 22 of congestive heart failure at his Leesburg, Va., home.

 Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Owner D. Morgan Firestone Dies

D. Morgan Firestone, who won the 2007 Queen's Plate Stakes at Woodbine with homebred Mike Fox, died Jan. 13 at his home in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

 Thursday, January 15, 2009
Sky Conqueror  to Firestone Farms

Sky Conqueror to Firestone Farms

Sky Conqueror, a Canadian champion and a grade I winner at Churchill Downs, will enter stud in 2009 at Morgan Firestone's Firestone Farms near Caledon, Ontario, Canada.

 Thursday, December 04, 2008
Derby Winner Genuine Risk Dies

Derby Winner Genuine Risk Dies

Genuine Risk, one of only three fillies to win the Kentucky Derby (gr. I), died the morning of Aug. 18 in her paddock at Bertram and Diana Firestone's Newstead Farm near Upperville, Va. The 31-year-old daughter of Exclusive Native was the oldest living Kentucky Derby winner.

 Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Genuine Risk Doing Well at Newstead

Genuine Risk Doing Well at Newstead

Genuine Risk resides at Bertram and Diana Firestone's Newstead Farm near Upperville, Va., where she enjoys status as the resident queen.

 Friday, August 31, 2007

Al Mamoon, Dixie Dot Com Dead

Al Mamoon and Dixie Dot Com, both of whom stood at stud in California, died in the spring.

 Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Oklahoma Stallion Expense Account Dead

Oklahoma stallion Expense Account died Jan. 25 in a paddock accident at Joyce Tackett's B-T Ranch near Collinsville, Okla.

 Sunday, January 28, 2007

General Assembly, Grade I Winner by Secretariat, Dead

General Assembly, a grade I winner from Secretariat's second crop, has been euthanized in Germany,

 Sunday, April 10, 2005

Irish Group Winner Saranac Lake Foals Colt

The first foal from Irish group winner Saranac Lake is a colt born Jan. 31 at Three Chimneys Farm near Midway, Ky.

 Wednesday, February 02, 2005

American Chance Dead In Argentina

American Chance, second on New York's leading sire list by 2004 progeny earnings, died Oct. 18 of colitis-X while standing at Haras La Providencia in Argentina.

 Wednesday, November 03, 2004

Virginia Stallion Chenin Blanc Dead

Virginia stallion Chenin Blanc was euthanized in early November at Newstead Farm near Upperville, Va., because of complications from the infirmities of old age.

 Thursday, December 11, 2003