Will Farish

Will and Bill Farish of the famed Lane’s End Farm in Versailles, Ky., have joined the Water Hay Oats Alliance (WHOA) as supporting members.  The father and son shared their perspective in the following statement: “We are joining WHOA to hopefully add some momentum to the effort in Washington to pass legislation that would mandate […]

Lane’s End Sales consignará a la campeona, Eclipse Award y ganadora de seis Grado 1 Stellar Wind en la Subasta de Noviembre 2017 de Keeneland. Propiedad de Hronis Racing y entrenada por John Sadler, Stellar Wind está invicta en tres salidas en 2017, todas selectivas Grado 1. Fue elegida Campeona Tresañera en 2015 después de […]

Paul J. Pompa’s Connect has officially been retired, according to bloodhorse.com. The 4-year-old son of Curlin suffered a soft tissue injury while preparing for the Metropolitan Handicap, and will go to Lane’s End Farm to stand stud. Trained by Chad Brown, Connect won six of his eight career starts, including the Grade 1 Cigar Mile over […]

New York-based trainer Jimmy Jerkens said Friday he plans to bring five horses to Pimlico for stakes on Preakness weekend, led by Stronach Stable’s multiple Grade 1 winner Shaman Ghost in the $300,000 Pimlico Special (G3) May 19. Shaman Ghost breezed five furlongs in a bullet 59.05 seconds Wednesday over the training track at Belmont […]

A long battle with cancer took trainer Mike Zwiesler’s life Saturday, reports the Daily Racing Form. A trainer for Will Farish’s Lane’s End Farm for 12 years, the 58-year-old had a distinguished Thoroughbred resume. The son of a horse owner, Zwiesler began his career as an assistant to Neil Howard at River Downs in 1980. […]

Lane’s End Texas, one of the Lone Star State’s leading Thoroughbred farms, has closed and the three stallions standing there—Too Much Bling, Grasshopper and Congaree—have been relocated to Valor Farm near Pilot Point, Texas. Located near Hempstead, Texas, and formerly known as Huisache Farm, Lane’s End Texas stood many of the top Texas stallions over […]

Grade 1 winner Mr. Speaker has been retired from racing and will stand stud at Lane’s End Farm for the 2016 season. A homebred for the Phipps Stable, Mr Speaker is by Pulpit out of the Unbridled mare Salute, a daughter of champion Personal Ensign. He is the most accomplished son of Pulpit at stud with […]

“I’ve been looking for many years for a great European champion that really pushed all the buttons. Pedigree, performance, and particularly a son of Galileo, who’s been such a great sire in Europe, has been such a great sire all over the world.” That’s what Lane’s End owner Will Farish said during a promotional video […]

Having captured his first Kentucky Derby win last year with Orb, Shug McGaughey echoes a common sentiment among Derby winners: Why stop at just one? “The first one is just the bait,” the Hall of Fame trainer told Jennie Rees in the Courier-Journal. So far, his chances look promising for the 140th Kentucky Derby with […]

Zenyatta, the 2010 Horse of the Year, gave birth to her first foal, a bay colt by the top young Darley stallion Bernardini, Thursday night at William S. Farish’s Lane’s End Farm in Versailles, Ky., about 10:10 p.m. Eastern time, according to the official Zenyatta.com diary that has been maintained to keep fans of the […]