Bertram and Diana Firestone

Bertram Robert Firestone (August 18, 1931 – July 12, 2021) and Diana Melville Johnson Firestone (January 26, 1932 – February 12, 2023) of Newstead Farm in Upperville, Virginia were major owner/breeders of Thoroughbred equestrian and flat racing horses. They were voted the 1980 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner[1] and in 1982 were inducted in the Virginia Thoroughbred Association Hall of Fame.[2] They are former owners of Calder Race Course and Gulfstream Park in Florida.[3] Their Genuine Risk was known for winning the 1980 Kentucky Derby.

  1. ^ "Eclipse Awards at the TRA". Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  2. ^ Virginia Thoroughbred Association Archived February 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Bert and Diana Firestone at the NTRA Archived September 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine