Lane's End

The best time . Beautiful horse's beautiful landscaping . We Will come back again . We heard Queen Elizabeth stayed here and enjoy the beautiful property with all these horses .

Lane's End, owned by Mr. and Mrs. William S. Farish, is one of the world's premier Thoroughbred farms encompassing more than 2,300 acres in Woodford County in the heart of Central Kentucky. In addition to the acreage in Woodford County, Lane's End leases an additional thousand acres in Fayette County known as our Oak Tree Division. Currently standing at stud at Lane's End are such leading sires as CANDY RIDE, LEMON DROP KID, MINESHAFT, UNION RAGS, and QUALITY ROAD.A native of Houston, Texas, Will Farish is a lifelong horseman who raced his first stakes winner, KASKASKIA, in 1967 and has since raced more than 165 stakes winners and bred more than 300 stakes winners, including the 2003 Horse of the Year MINESHAFT, the 1992 Horse of the Year A.P. INDY, 1999 Horse of the Year CHARISMATIC, and Champion LEMON DROP KID. He was the first breeder since A. J. Alexander in 1880 to breed or co-breed two horses (CHARISMATIC and LEMON DROP KID) who combined to win the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont in the same year. In 1992 and in 1999 he was honored with an Eclipse Award as the year's leading breeder.Lane's End also has an extraordinary record at the sales, as the leading consignor on 26 occasions and as the seller of more than 365 stakes winners, including such champions as A.P. INDY, SAINT LIAM, RAGS TO RICHES, and LEMON DROP KID.Farish served as Chairman of the Board of Churchill Downs from 1992 to 2001, has been a Steward and Vice Chairman of The Jockey Club, a Director and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Breeders' Cup, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Keeneland Association. In 2006, Farish was appointed as a trustee to the Keeneland Association. In 2001, he was appointed by President George W. Bush as the United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James and served in that role for three years.This is a must see horse farm tour in Central Kentucky. Farm information from their website.

Lanes End's history goes back to 1829 when a home was built on the property, through ownership of part of the land by a Confederate general. General George Custer came to the farm to purchase cavalry mounts. But Lanes End as we know it today began only forty years ago when William Farish created what is now a premier thoroughbred breeding operation that has been the recipient of many awards and accolades. The stallion barns house many champion racehorses in their retirement. Lanes End should be on your list of must see thoroughbred farms in the Bluegrass.

My wife and myself visited Lands End farm Oct 11th 2022 .It was a wonderful experience Ande was great, she was very knowledgeable about the workings of a first class thoroughbred farm from the history of the to all the stallions and anything you need to know . Ande was very personable and answered any question that our group had . The farm was beautiful GREAT TIME Thank You Very Much and we hope there are many winners in your future Linda & Stephen Wiedeman

My group did a private shuttle tour and had the best time on our tour of Lanes End! The tour guide was very prepared and really knowledgeable when responding to our questions. It made for a very enjoyable afternoon in a beautiful location!