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Golden Soul gives his all in Kentucky Derby 139
	Sunday, May 05, 2013 Charles Fipke's homebred Golden Soul gave his connections a huge thrill with his stirring stretch run in Kentucky Derby 139, coming from 15th place to finish second... Read Story >> Perfect Soul

Golden Soul aims for Kentucky Derby glory
	Thursday, May 02, 2013 Perfect Soul's 3-year-old colt Golden Soul will join 19 others in the gate Saturday for the 139th Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs... Read Story >> Perfect Soul

Thanks for the Winter Memories - DRF-Barbara Livingston Photo Feature
	Monday, April 29, 2013 It's been more than 8 months since the retirement of one of racing's most beautiful and exciting race mares, Winter Memories. Since then, I've tried to find time to write an in-depth blog about her that includes the history of Darby Dan Farm and Phillips Racing Partnership... Read Story >> General News

Golden Soul gives his all in Kentucky Derby 139
	Sunday, May 05, 2013 Charles Fipke's homebred Golden Soul gave his connections a huge thrill with his stirring stretch run in Kentucky Derby 139, coming from 15th place to finish second... Read Story >> Perfect Soul

Golden Soul aims for Kentucky Derby glory
	Thursday, May 02, 2013 Perfect Soul's 3-year-old colt Golden Soul will join 19 others in the gate Saturday for the 139th Kentucky Derby (G1) at Churchill Downs... Read Story >> Perfect Soul

Thanks for the Winter Memories - DRF-Barbara Livingston Photo Feature
	Monday, April 29, 2013 It's been more than 8 months since the retirement of one of racing's most beautiful and exciting race mares, Winter Memories. Since then, I've tried to find time to write an in-depth blog about her that includes the history of Darby Dan Farm and Phillips Racing Partnership... Read Story >> General News

Phillips shepherds Darby Dan's legacy into 21st century
	Monday, April 29, 2013 John Phillips remembers the moment clearly. He was attending a conference in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., listening to the late auction executive John Finney discuss the usual evolution of major Thoroughbred breeding farms... Read Story >> General News

Fifty years ago, Chateaugay became Darby Dan's first classic winner
	Monday, April 29, 2013 It took Darby Dan homebred Chateaugay 2:01 4/5 to complete the 1963 Kentucky Derby and give John Galbreath his first classic victory. But Galbreath’s trip to Churchill Downs had started in earnest back in 1957, when he gradually convinced Rex Ellsworth to sell him Swaps, a half-interest at a time over the course of a year, for a total of $2 million... Read Story >>

Jockey who won 1963 Kentucky Derby helped lead the way for Latinos
	Monday, April 29, 2013 Braulio Baeza won the Kentucky Derby 50 years ago aboard Chateaugay, a horse from Lexington's Darby Dan Farm. He was among the first Latino jockeys to win the Run for the Roses... Read Story >> General News

Run Away and Hide fastest at OBS under tack show
	Thursday, April 18, 2013 A colt by Run Away and Hide flew through an eighth in :9 3/5, the fastest work at the distance at the third session of the under tack show for the OBS April 22-25 Spring Sale of Two-Year-Olds... Read Story >> Run Away and Hide

Bellarmine graduates at Keeneland
	Sunday, April 14, 2013 Magna Graduate's latest runner to garner a diploma came Saturday at Keeneland when Bellarmine came home a two-length winner in a 1 1/16-mile maiden special weight contest... Read Story >> Magna Graduate

Blueeyesintherein remains perfect with second stakes win
	Friday, April 12, 2013 Magna Graduate's star 3-year-old filly Blueeyesintherein continued her winning ways with a rail-skimming move en route to a 3 3/4-length win in the $75,000 Instant Racing S... Read Story >> Magna Graduate

First mares check in foal to exciting new trio of G1-winning stallions
	Friday, March 01, 2013 Dialed In, Shackleford and Jersey Town, Darby Dan’s trio of Grade 1-winning freshman stallions, have all had their first respective mares scanned at 15 days and officially pronounced in foal... Read Story >> Dialed In : General News : Jersey Town : Shackleford

Darby Dan February 2013 Newsletter
	Wednesday, February 06, 2013 Darby Dan has a long and rich history of raising top Thoroughbreds, including the six Kentucky Derby champions – It is the only farm in the world to have bred, raised and campaigned a Kentucky Derby winner, an English Derby winner (Roberto), and a Breeders’ Cup Classic winner (Proud Truth). Read Story >> Newsletter

Multiple GSW American Lion sires first foal
	Saturday, February 02, 2013 Darby Dan Farm’s American Lion, the multiple graded stakes-winning son of Tiznow, sired his first foal when a bay filly was born on Jan. 31 at Red Riding Hood Stables... Read Story >> American Lion

Winter Memories to be bred to Street Cry
	Monday, January 21, 2013 Multiple Grade 1-winning millionaire Winter Memories, winner of the July 28 Diana S. (G1) at Saratoga, in her final career start, will be bred to Darley Stud's top stallion Street Cry (IRE) for her first mating in 2013. Read Story >> General News : Phillips Racing

Jersey's Soul breaks maiden in style
	Monday, January 21, 2013 Jersey's Soul, by Perfect Soul (IRE), drew off to a five-length victory to break her maiden Sunday at Golden Gate Fields. Read Story >> Perfect Soul

G3 Lecomte S. puts Golden Soul on Derby Trail
	Saturday, January 19, 2013 Perfect Soul's 3-year-old colt Golden Soul earned his way into the top 20 on the Kentucky Derby (G1) points list with a second-place finish in the $200,000 Lecomte S. (G3)... Read Story >> Perfect Soul

Shackleford Connections Buying Mares at Sale
	Tuesday, January 08, 2013 Mike Lauffer, who bred and raced Shackleford in partnership with Bill Cubbedge, said the partners have a shopping list for the Keeneland January horses of all ages sale, looking for mares to mate to the Eclipse Award finalist who has been retired to John Phillips' Darby Dan Farm... Read Story >> Shackleford

Magna Graduate filly cruises by 8 at Fair Grounds
	Saturday, December 29, 2012 Little Face proved too much for her foes Dec. 28 at Fair Grounds, drawing clear for an 8 1/4-length maiden win... Read Story >> Magna Graduate

Take It Like a Man steps up in maiden win
	Saturday, December 29, 2012 Top-10 first-crop sire Run Away and Hide continued to climb the Freshman Sire list with his ninth winner on Dec. 29... Read Story >> Run Away and Hide

Darby Dan December 2012 Newsletter
	Saturday, December 01, 2012 Grade 1 winners Shackleford and Jersey Town have officially been retired from racing and have arrived at Darby Dan Farm to take up residence. Both new stallions will be available immediately to breeders for inspection, and Darby Dan will host an Open House on Tuesday, Dec. 4 from 10 am to 3pm featuring the entire 2013 roster of stallions. Read Story >> Newsletter

Newly retired G1 winners Shackleford, Jersey Town arrive at Darby Dan
	Tuesday, November 27, 2012 Grade 1 winners Shackleford and Jersey Town have officially been retired from racing and have arrived at John Phillips' Darby Dan Farm in Lexington to take up residence... Read Story >> Jersey Town : Shackleford