Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey

Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey
Ken Ramsey, 2014
Occupation	Thoroughbred racehorse owners/breeders
Career wins	1,654+ongoing As of 22 January 2015[update]
Major racing wins
Breeders' Cup wins Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (2014) Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (2011) Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile (2009) Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Major Graded stakes race wins Lecomte Stakes 2014 2015 Louisiana Derby 2014 Knob Creek Manhattan Stakes 2014 Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes 2014 Arlington Million Stakes 2013 Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes 2013 Secretariat Stakes 2004 2013 United Nations Stakes 2013 Just A Game Stakes 2013 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes 2013 Breeders' Futurity Stakes 2005 2013 Darley Alcibiades Stakes 2011 Colonial Cup Hurdle Stakes 2010 Matriarch Stakes 2007 John C. Mabee Handicap Firecracker Breeders' Cup Handicap 2005 2007 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Invitational Stakes 2004 Whitney Handicap 2004 Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes 2004 Queen's Plate 2016
Racing awards
Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner (2004, 2011, 2013, 2014) Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder (2013, 2014)
Significant horses
Kitten's Joy Catienus Furthest Land Real Solution Precious Kitten Stephanie's Kitten Roses in May Bobby's Kitten
Website
Ramsey Farm

Breeders' Cup wins

Kenneth L. "Ken" Ramsey (born 1935) and Sarah Kathern "Kitten" Ramsey (born February 5, 1939) are horse breeders and owners of Thoroughbred race horses. They have multiple graded stakes winners, three Breeders' Cup winners, and the Ramseys themselves have won multiple Eclipse Awards for outstanding owner and breeder. Ken and Sarah own Ramsey Farm, a 1,200 acre horse breeding operation in Nicholasville, Kentucky, and have raced horses at tracks throughout the United States. Many of their race horses have names incorporating the word "Kitten", Ken's nickname for Sarah Ramsey, used as the inspiration for the name of their leading stallion, Kitten's Joy, a successful racehorse in longer races on turf racetracks. When his style of racing proved unfashionable and outside breeders were reluctant to send mares to him, the Ramseys bought a herd of their own mares to breed and raced the progeny themselves, with considerable success, punctuated by Ken Ramsey personally leading most of his horses into the winner's circle after their races. To further promote the stallion, most of his offspring have "Kitten" in their names and, in some cases such as Breeders' Cup winners Bobby's Kitten and Stephanie's Kitten, the Ramseys honor friends or family members by incorporating their names as well.

Both Ramseys are natives of Artemus, Kentucky, near Barbourville. Ken's father was a TVA mechanic. The family lived in a rural area and Ken's childhood home lacked indoor plumbing. Ken graduated from high school in 1952 as the valedictorian and began his college education on scholarship at Union College. He attended Eastern Kentucky University his sophomore year and then enlisted in the United States Navy. He graduated from the University of Kentucky, with help from the GI Bill. He went on to Officer Training School and was a commissioned officer in the Naval Reserve.