Secretariat’s Meadow – The Land, The Family, The Legend

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  • REMEMBERING CHRISTOPHER T. CHENERY, FOUNDER OF MEADOW STABLE

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     We’re interrupting our “Ancestors of Secretariat” series to take a moment to remember the visionary founder of Meadow Stable, Christopher T. Chenery.  He died 40 years ago on January 3, 1973 at the age of 86.  The man who created “an empire built on broodmares” in Caroline County, Virginia, never lived to see his greatest…

  • Before there was Big Red…there was “the Great Red Fox”

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                                                              A century before Meadow Stable, home of Hall of Famers Secretariat, Riva Ridge, Hill Prince and Cicada, put Doswell, Virginia on the racing map, Bullfield Stable in nearby Hanover County dominated the American racing scene.  Its most famous son was a long-striding chestnut stallion named Planet, also called “the great red fox.” He was…

  • The Secretariat Birthday Party Goes On!

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    Some of you may have heard the sad news that The Meadow, which was owned by the State Fair of Virginia, has been closed to the public.  The Fair (a private, not for profit organization) was forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy on March 8 when the bank did not accept its plan to reorganize.  This was heart-breaking…

  • Secretariat’s Meadow and Santa…Dashing through the Stores

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    The holiday rush began with a flurry of November book signings.  Lots of Secretariat fans are telling Kate and me that they are buying our book as presents for horse lovers and racing followers. We are happy and honored to hear that! We kicked off the season by signing at the Holiday Shoppers Fair at the Virginia Historical Society.  This…