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At Stonestreet Farm, Memories of One Oaks Victory and Hope for Another

The Kentucky Derby is less than two weeks away, and for months, the sport has focused obsessively on the three-year-old male horses that will run at Churchill Downs on the first Saturday in May, in the event often referred to as the only horse race most Americans care about. Lost in the hoopla can be…

April 26, 2013 in Brooklyn Backstretch.

Barbara Banke and the Belmont Child Care Association

It’s been quite a summer for Barbara Banke and Stonestreet Farm. On opening day of the Saratoga meeting, they sent out their first 2012 Spa starter in the fifth race. Kauai Katie, named for Banke and Jess Jackson’s daughter who was recently married in Hawaii, won by 12 lengths. Since then, Stonestreet has started five…

August 13, 2012 in Brooklyn Backstretch.

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