John Greathouse

Fast Times Abound at Florida Under Tack Show

• By Michael Compton
• March 21, 2014
• Thoroughbred Breeding, Thoroughbred Sales, Southeast Region

Brisk breeze times were the order of the day at the under tack preview for Fasig-Tipton's Florida sale of 2-year-olds in training March 21 at Adena Springs South, near Williston, Fla.

Onlyforyou Euthanized After Training Accident

• By Claire Novak
• March 15, 2014
• Thoroughbred Racing, Kentucky Oaks, Southeast Region

Owner John Greathouse of Glencrest Farm confirmed multiple grade II winner Onlyforyou was euthanized March 15 after breezing at Palm Meadows. The 3-year-old Malibu Moon filly was injured on the gallop-out.

Holiday Soiree Brings $370,000 at F-T

• By Esther Marr
• July 15, 2013
• Thoroughbred Sales, Kentucky

Holiday Soiree, a grade I-placed daughter of Harlan's Holiday, got the July 15 Fasig-Tipton summer horses of racing age sale off to a good start when she fetched $370,000 from John Greathouse of Glencrest Farm.

Disposablepleasure's Race Career in Jeopardy

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• May 31, 2013
• Thoroughbred Racing, Kentucky

Glencrest Farm's grade II winner Disposablepleasure has gone to the sidelines following a fourth-place finish in the May 27 Ogden Phipps Handicap (gr. I), owner John Greathouse said May 31.

My Oaks/Derby Week in Photos

• By Esther Marr
• May 9, 2011

From the heartbreaking phone call I made to John Greathouse about his ill-fated filly Devil May Care, to the quiet beauty of the descending twilight on Oaks night, to the thrilling Derby finish of Animal Kingdom Read Blog

Devil May Care Loses Battle With Cancer

• By Esther Marr
• May 4, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Thoroughbred Breeding, Kentucky

Multiple grade I winner Devil May Care, a starter in the 2010 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), was euthanized May 4 after a confirmed diagnosis of lymphosarcoma, a form of cancer.

Devil May Care Still Not Fully Recovered

• By Esther Marr
• February 25, 2011
• Thoroughbred Racing, Kentucky

Multiple grade I winner Devil May Care, who finished 10th in the 2010 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), continues to struggle from complications of a non-contagious form of hepatitis.

Devil May Care Off BC Trail Due to Hepatitis

• By Esther Marr
• October 10, 2010
• Breeders' Cup, Kentucky

After being diagnosed with a non-contagious case of hepatitis Oct. 7, multiple grade I winner and Kentucky Derby (gr. I) finisher Devil May Care will skip the Nov. 5 Ladies Classic (gr. I) at Churchill Downs.

KY Derby Interview: John Greathouse

• April 30, 2010

Lenny Shulman talks with John Greathouse, owner of filly Devil May Care. Watch Video

Haskin's Derby Report: The Gods and the Devil

• By Steve Haskin
• April 27, 2010
• Triple Crown

The Derby gods could very well have a few tricks up their sleeve this year.

Devil May Care To Enter in Derby Only

• By Ron Mitchell
• April 27, 2010
• Triple Crown, Kentucky Oaks

After indicating earlier in the day that he was still considering cross-entering Devil May Care in the Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Oaks, trainer Todd Pletcher reiterated that she would be pointed only toward the Derby.

Devil May Care: Oaks or Derby?

• By Esther Marr
• April 22, 2010
• Kentucky Oaks

Esther Marr talks to John Greathouse, owner of Devil May Care. Read Blog

Derby a Possibility For Filly Devil May Care

• By Jason Shandler
• April 22, 2010
• Triple Crown, Kentucky Oaks, Kentucky

Glencrest Farm's Devil May Care, one of the top filly contenders for the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I), is now being considered for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I), trainer Todd Pletcher confirmed April 20.

Devil May Care: A Filly Worth Holding On To

• By Esther Marr
• April 15, 2010
• Kentucky Oaks, Kentucky

Devil May Care is currently ranked fifth on the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I) graded stakes earnings list.

Devil May Care Rebounds in Bonnie Miss

• By Jason Shandler
• March 20, 2010
• Thoroughbred Racing, Southeast Region

Overlooked at odds of 7-1, Glencrest Farm's Devil May Care took over at the top of the stretch and bounded away to a 2 3/4-length victory in the $200,000 Bonnie Miss Stakes (gr. II) March 20 at Gulfstream Park.

Pedigree Lament by John Greathouse

• March 9, 2010
• Thoroughbred Breeding

For years commercial breeders have mortgaged their collective futures for today's cash. Read Blog

Louisiana Great Happy Ticket Dies

• June 11, 2009
• Thoroughbred Breeding, Southeast Region, Southwest Region

Stewart Madison's Happy Ticket, who started her career with nine straight wins and later was a grade I winner at Saratoga, died May 3.

Video: Interview with Glencrest Farm's John Greathouse

• October 21, 2007

John Greathouse, whose family operates Glencrest Farm in Lexington, discusses the Breeders' Cup chances of Panty Raid, the filly who won Keeneland's Spinster Stakes in impressive fashion. The filly has been pre-entered in two Breeders' Cup races.

Honey Ryder Makes Beeline in E.P. Taylor

• October 23, 2005
• Thoroughbred Racing

The powerhouse jockey/trainer tandem of John Velazquez and Todd Pletcher shipped Honey Ryder to Woodbine Sunday to take the $1 million E.P. Taylor Stakes (Can-I) in game fashion.

Long Memories

• November 17, 2004

John W. Greathouse Jr. - The jockeys at Churchill Downs and Hoosier Park who recently chose to sit out the meet over insurance issues have made a grievous mistake. And don't think for one second that the trainers and owners will soon forget what these riders did.

Prominent Broodmare Battle Creek Girl Dead

• September 29, 2004
• Thoroughbred Breeding

Battle Creek Girl, whose six stakes winners include Canadian champion Wavering Girl, died Aug. 25 at age 27 at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm from complications from the infirmities of old age.

Big Horses

• June 29, 2004

By John W. Greathouse Jr. -- It has been a rough time at our family-owned farm recently. My mother, brothers, and I have had to bury the two best stallions ever to stand at Glencrest Farm. Clever Trick was euthanized June 5 and Wavering Monarch had to be put down just 12 days later.