Fort Larned

This is one of those programs, temperate and patient, that nourish the very marrow of our industry. It has never comprised more than around 10 mares, whose foals are brought into the world not just to make a fast buck but actually to go out there and run. Whitham Thoroughbreds is run by an octogenarian widow and her son: they devise matings to draw out speed into a second turn; they're not scared of using a turf stallion from time to time; and they work with horsemen who operate on...

Ohio-based stallions recruited from other states in 2020, including GI Breeders' Cup Classic winner Fort Larned (E Dubai) and Grade I winners Itsmyluckyday (Lawyer Ron) and Danza (Street Boss) (formerly standing in Kentucky) and Drill (formerly standing in Florida) were recently represented by their first Ohio-Accredited foals in 2021. Fort Larned's first accredited-Ohio foal was a colt out of No Truer (Alcindor), who is a full-sister to True Cinder, a multiple stakes-winner in Ohio. The colt was bred by Michael & Penny Rone and was born at Duncan Farms, where...