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Calumet Sold to Trust

Calumet Sold to Trust

The trust announced it will lease the farm to Thoroughbred operations owned by billionaire Brad Kelley.

 Thursday, May 03, 2012
Rumored Calumet Farm Sale Still Unconfirmed

Rumored Calumet Farm Sale Still Unconfirmed

As rumors in Central Kentucky continue to swirl about the possible sale of historic Calumet Farm, people are talking -- but not saying much other than the farm has not been sold.

 Friday, April 20, 2012
Spotlight Back on Calumet with Switch's Win

Spotlight Back on Calumet with Switch's Win

Calumet Farm, so much a part of the top-tiered landscape of Kentucky breeding and racing for decades, returned to the spotlight in a big way when 3-year-old Switch won the $150,000 La Brea Stakes (gr. I).

 Friday, December 31, 2010

Leading Sire Danzig Dead at 29

Danzig, who topped the general sires list from 1991-93, was euthanized Jan. 3 at the Hancock family's Claiborne Farm near Paris, Ky., because of the infirmities of old age.

 Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Lundy Finishes Serving Prison Sentence

Former Calumet Farm president J.T. Lundy was released Tuesday morning after serving a prison sentence for bank fraud, conspiracy, and bribery convictions.

 Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Leading Sire Danzig Pensioned at Claiborne

Danzig, whose 181 stakes winners is the most for any North American stallion, has been retired from stud duty.

 Tuesday, July 13, 2004

Continuing Calumet: de Kwiatkowski's Children Outline Plans

Stephan de Kwiatkowski and his sister, Arianne, have a message for the Thoroughbred industry: The children of the late Henryk de Kwiatkowski are committed to the future of Calumet Farm.

 Tuesday, January 20, 2004

De Kwiatkowski's Heirs Committed To Continuing Calumet

The heirs of Henryk de Kwiatkowski are committed to carrying on historic Calumet Farm as a Thoroughbred operation, according to Calumet's general manager, Tony Cissell.

 Friday, March 28, 2003

Henryk de Kwiatkowski Services On March 20

Services for Henryk de Kwiatkowski, the owner of Calumet Farm who died Monday, will be held March 20 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Nassau. He is scheduled to be buried on his property at Lyford Cay. Plans call for memorials to be held at Keeneland and in New York.

 Tuesday, March 18, 2003

Henryk de Kwiatkowski, Raced Conquistador Cielo, Dead at 79

Breeder/owner Henryk de Kwaitkowski, who became a hero of sorts by purchasing historic Calumet Farm at auction in 1992 following a dismal period in the farm's history, died Monday.

 Monday, March 17, 2003

Conquistador Cielo Euthanized

Horse of the Year Conquistador Cielo, who won the Metropolitan Handicap (gr. I) and Belmont Stakes (gr. I) in less than a week and was syndicated for a record $36.4 million, has been euthanized

 Wednesday, December 18, 2002

Court Overturns $164.6 million Judgment for de Kwiatkowski

A federal appeals court has overturned a $164.5 million judgment that favored Calumet Farm owner Henryk de Kwiatkowski.

 Monday, September 23, 2002

Miracle Man

By Ray Paulick -- I've never been to an old-fashioned tent ministry revival, but the crowd fervor was straight out of Elmer Gantry when Henryk de Kwiatkowski took the stage following his purchase of Calumet Farm at the March 26, 1992, bankruptcy auction.

 Tuesday, March 05, 2002