- Farma Way
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Farma Way
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sire = Marfa
grandsire =Foolish Pleasure
dam = Fine Tribute
damsire = Diplomat Way
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1987
country = United States flagicon|USA
colour = Dark Brown
breeder = Mr. & Mrs. C. D. Callaway III
owner = Quarter B Farm
trainer =Neil Boyce D. Wayne Lukas
record = 23: 8-5-1
earnings = $2,897,175
race =Baldwin Stakes (1990)Santa Anita Handicap (1991)Pimlico Special (1991)San Antonio Handicap (1991)San Pasqual Handicap (1991)San Carlos Handicap (1991)
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honours =
updated= September 13, 2007Farma Way (1987-1999) was an American
thoroughbred Stallion racehorse foaled inKentucky . He was sired bySanta Anita Derby winner Marfa out of the Diplomat Way mare, Fine Tribute, a descendant of the very important sire,Nearco .Trained by
Neil Boyce , initially Farma Way was a late bloomer, losing his first four starts. After running second in theHollywood Futurity , Boyce put him in the turfBaldwin Stakes for a change of surface and a win.It wasn't until his fourth year, though, that the headstrong colt would come into his own. He won the
Santa Anita Handicap and set a new 1 3/16 mile track record forPimlico Race Course in winning thePimlico Special . His winning time of 1:52 2/5 also equalled theNorth America n record for 1 3/16 miles on dirt set byRiva Ridge in 1973 atAqueduct Racetrack . As of January 2008, their record still stands. [http://www.horsehats.com/horse-racing-records.html]His headstrong ways, however, were his undoing and the cause of a 2-year dispute between jockey Gary Stevens and Farma Way's trainer,
D. Wayne Lukas . Farma Way got into a dual withJolie's Halo and Stevens could not rate him, allowingFestin to win a race Farma Way was favored. When Lukas berated Stevens in public after the race, Stevens instructed his agent to refuse any Lukas mounts. It was two years before Stevens rode for Lukas again.Retirement
Retired to Balla Vista Farm, in
California , Farma Way was a successful sire. Some of his progeny includegraded stakes race winners Birr, Cobra King, Dontbotherknocking, Rob N Gin, and Ruby Surprise.Farma Way had to be put down on November 18, 1999, after fracturing his hind leg in a paddock accident.
References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/farma+way Pedigree & Partial Stats]
External links
* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/Horseracing/Masters-of-the-saddle-in-search-of-the-perfect-race/2005/06/09/1118123958939.html Masters of the Saddle Gary Stevens]
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