WINSTAR STABLEMATES JUNE NEWSLETTER Issue 2

WinStar StableMates June Newsletter

Annual WinStar StableMates KY Derby Celebration Party with special guest winning trainer Todd Pletcher!

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June 8th , 2012

WinStar StableMates Newsletter! By Elliott Walden

Dear WinStar StableMates, trainer Richard Budge and his team nursed him

back to health and we were exciting to announce We can hardly believe it ourselves but it is June and the breaking news that he shipped back to Todd

the beginning of another beautiful Kentucky Pletcher, to WinStar StableMates members first! summer here at WinStar Farm. Since our March Gemologist Wins Grade1 Wood Memorial! newsletter, so much has happened and we hope This month every year is always one of the most 2012 WinStar Stable Star Gemologist takes the Grade 1 very much that you have enjoyed the last few important. It represents a time of transition on the Wood Memorial in style on his way to the 2012 Grade 1 exciting months with us as part of our exclusive farm from breeding to yearling sales. This year we ! Gemologist sustained a minor injury in WinStar StableMates program! foaled a record number of mares 130 and bred just the Derby. However, after a quick break at WinStar he is under 1,800 mares by our WinStar stallions. Our already back and ready to launch a BIG summer In a little over one year, we have built up a last foal was born in late May and Stallion Manager campaign! community of over 17,000 racing fans just like you Larry McGinnis and his team are now slowing down through our StableMates program and we feel that in the breeding shed, ready to wrap up their last it is a privilege to share every facet of the fantastic season in the WinStar stallion barn before moving sport and industry that we are proud to be a part to our brand new and state of the art complex for of. 2013!

Here at WinStar we are so appreciative of our Over The last three months we have brought StableMates members and we truly believe that you from the farm, contests, events and special you are the backbone of and prize draws However, we have also launched some therefore, WinStar Farm. It is for this reason that new features that I hope you have especially we opened our barn doors and launched WinStar enjoyed! Our Yearling Manager, Donnie Preston StableMates, America’s most exclusive reports to you directly from the yearling barn

Thoroughbred Members’ Club. through ‘Donnie’s Diary’; our resident Farm trainer, Richard Budge brings you the inside scoop on our Record Number of Foals Born at WinStar The last three months at WinStar have been busy most promising youngsters in ‘Four To Follow’ in 2012 saw a record number of foals being born at indeed. Our stable star Gemologist remained our racehorse website feature; Our new WinStar Farm, just under 130 in total! Broodmare undefeated to take the Grade 1 Wood Memorial as international intern, Stephen Heath keeps you up Manager Kieran Lalor and his team did a wonderful job part of his 2012 Kentucky Derby campaign. to date with his WinStar experiences in his weekly and we hope that you enjoyed watching all the action on However, sadly our Derby dreams were dashed blog; and I myself come to you every Friday our Foaling Stall and Circle Cameras. We also welcomed when our super star colt sustained a bruised foot in through ‘E! News’, sharing with StableMates the first foals by young stallions , Summer the running of the race but bravely finished important WinStar and industry news and updates, Bird and Hold Me Back all of which look fantastic! midfield. Gemologist returned to us directly after first. the Derby for some rest and relaxation. Farm WINSTAR STABLEMATES JUNE NEWSLETTER Issue 2

WINSTAR STABLEMATES 2011 EVENTS

Wishing ’s grandson I’ll Have Another all the very best in retirement after winning the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby and Grade 1 !

Derby Celebration Party a Hit! May 3rd saw the first annual WinStar Derby Celebration Party, held at our VIP Churchill Downs Suite on Festival Day, May 3rd. We were delighted to host 70 members and their guests for a great day out with myself, Champion trainer Todd Pletcher and legendary racing journalist Jenny Reiss. Continued… By Elliott Walden

We were so very excited about the final leg of the 2012 Triple Crown, the Grade 1 that took place this last weekend. This is a race that WinStar has won twice, first with a horse named that I myself am honored to have trained for the Preston Brothers, that later Summer Comes to WinStar stood as a stallion at WinStar Farm. It was won in Elliott Walden Summer time sees the Kentucky temperatures soar and 2010, of course, by our very own signals that it is yearling sales preparation time! We will who later became the 2011 Breeders’ Cup Classic President and CEO of WinStar Farm be preparing almost 70 yearlings for Saratoga and champ and now stands his first year at WinStar as a September sales and we look forward to sharing with stallion. This year, we hoped to see the coronation you all the drama, sweat and tears through ‘Donnie’s of another Triple Crown winner, but alas, it was not Dairy’! to be. I’ll Have Another is a grandson of our own Summer StableMates Promo! Distorted Humor, that we wish all the very best to In order to give back and say thank you to all FAST FACTS all his connections for a wonderful retirement and of you guys that have liked us on Facebook, new career at stud. played our contests, watched our Farm Cams and spread the word of WinStar StableMates, We have so much to look forward to for summer 2012, beginning straight away on July 30th, we will we would like to offer you something in be hosting another exclusive WinStar StableMates return. 2,871 event at Churchill Downs in celebration of the Downs After Dark meeting, one of the most fun on Subscribe to WinStar The number of Twitter followers we have on our brand the Kentucky racing calendar – we hope to see you StableMates from new Twitter account, keep up with us through the there! Directly after begin North America’s most June 8th – June 29th summer sales by following @winstarfarm important yearling sales in Fasig Tipton July, using the promotion Saratoga Select sale where we will be entertaining code

our Grade 1 WinStar StableMates members and ‘summersunshine’ raffling off some great racing tickets for the meet; before finishing up at the world famous Keeneland and you will receive September sales. 25% of your 7 purchased annual That’s not all! We will bring you photos and videos The number of foals born in one 24 hour period at membership. of Summer at the farm, yearlings and conformation WinStar Farm in 2012 – that is one sleepless night for clinics, live web chats, events, bonus features and Kieran and his team – good work! Thank you to all our more! StableMates members for being FOR MORE INFORMATION Thank you all for being part of our wonderful the best racing fans WinStar StableMates program, our first year has Contact Jenny Barnett at WinStar Farm been a blast but I know that our second is only in the world – FACT! going to be even better! [email protected] 859 873 1717

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