![]() Stables at Calumet Farm, January 2012 | |
Company type | Horse breeding farm and Thoroughbred racing stable |
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Industry | Thoroughbred horse racing |
Headquarters | Lexington, Kentucky |
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Honors |
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Eclipse Award for Outstanding Breeder (1990) |
Calumet Farm is a 762-acre (3.08 km2) Thoroughbred breeding and training farm established in 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky, United States by William Monroe Wright, founding owner of the Calumet Baking Powder Company. Calumet is located in the heart of the Bluegrass, a well-known horse breeding region. Calumet Farm has a record history of Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown winners and 11 horses in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.