Juddmonte Farms
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| Private | |
| Industry | Horse racing |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
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Key people
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Prince Khalid bin Abdullah, owner; Dr. John Chandler, president; Lord Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager. |
| Website | juddmonte.com |
Juddmonte Farms is an award-winning horse breeding farm, owned by Prince Khalid bin Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. A member of the Saudi Arabian royal family the successful businessman presides over the massive conglomerate Mawarid Holding. While he is in semi-retirement, his four sons are involved in managing business interests that include insurance, catering, cement, cleaning, foodstuffs and electronics.
Juddmonte Farms consists of a variety of individual farms: three in England, two in Ireland, and three in Kentucky, United States. Established in 1977, Juddmonte in particular is highly regarded for their 300 plus broodmare band. The farm has owned three horses named Broodmare of the Year in the U.S. or Britain: Hasili, dam of stakes winners Dansili, Banks Hill, Intercontinental, Heat Haze, Cacique and Champs Elysees; Toussaud, dam of stakes winners Empire Maker, Chester House, Honest Lady, Chiselling and Decarchy; and Slightly Dangerous, dam of stakes winners Commander in Chief, Warning, Yashmak, Dushyantor and Jibe.
The farm's first major victory was in 1980 when Known Fact won the 2,000 Guineas which was also the first win in that 200-year-old event for any Arab racing owner.
In Europe, Juddmonte currently stands at stud the stallions Dansili, Oasis Dream, Cacique, Frankel, Bated Breath and Kingman. In the United States, Juddmonte's stallions include Mizzen Mast, and previously, First Defence.
A number of homebreds have won races in both in Flat and National Hunt racing after leaving Juddmonte. These include Wicklow Brave, son of Beat Hollow (Vincent O'Brien County Hurdle and Irish St Leger); Profit, son of Oasis Dream (King's Stand Stakes); Brian Boru, son of Broodmare Eva Luna (Racing Post Trophy and British St Leger); Powerscourt, son of Broodmare Rainbow Lake (Tattersalls Gold Cup and Arlington Millions); Foreteller, son of Dansili (Australian Ranvet Stakes, Makybe Diva Stakes and Underwood Stakes).
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