Jonabell Farm
| Horse breeding stud farm | |
| Industry | Thoroughbred horse racing |
| Headquarters | 3333 Bowman Mill Rd Lexington, Kentucky |
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| Website | http://www.darleyamerica.com/ |
Coordinates: 38°00′43″N 84°36′21″W / 38.011852°N 84.605856°W
Jonabell Farm is an 800-acre Thoroughbred breeding farm located in Lexington, Kentucky. It was founded in 1954 by John A. Bell and his wife Jessica and sold in 2001 to Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for his Darley Stud American division.
John and Jessica Bell founded Jonabell Farm in 1946 at Hamburg Place, then relocated to Bowman Mill Road in Lexington in 1954.
The farm stands on what was part of the nearly 8,000 acres granted to Abraham Bowman, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. Keeneland racetrack was later built on the site of Bowman's plantation. The land that eventually became Jonabell Farm contains Bowman Cabin, built in 1799. The original stone water tower also still stands.
Under the Bells, the farm produced over 200 stakes winners, 14 of those champions, including Damascus, Epitome, and the first American-bred to win the Epsom Derby, Never Say Die. Stallions that have stood at the farm include Triple Crown winner Affirmed, leading sire Smart Strike and Horse of the Year Holy Bull. Affirmed is buried on the farm.
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