Mayo On the Side, fresh off an impressive victory in the Doubledogdare Stakes at Keeneland, will tackle a full field of seven - including reigning Horse of the Year Azeri - when she contests the $250,000 Humana Distaff Handicap (G1) at Churchill Downs on May 1.
A five-year-old mare born, raised and managed in part […]

Ky Deputy, a son of French Deputy who was raised and sold by Chesapeake Farm, was too much for six outclassed rivals when he won a maiden special weight race at Keeneland by 6 1/2 lenghths on April 23.
A three-year-old gelding trained and owned by Marco Castaneda, Ky Deputy took the lead after an […]

Dramatical, the dam of two stakes horses from four foals to race including the Canadian Champion Grass Horse of 2001, foaled another outstanding colt today at Chesapeake Farm.
A daughter of Theatrical (Ire), Dramatical produced a handsome colt by Gulch - who is thus a three-quarter brother to the turf champion Numerous Times. The foaling […]

Robert Lothenbach's Mayo On the Side found room on the rail and rallied gamely under Pat Day to win the $114,300 Doubledogdare Stakes at Keeneland on April 16.
Trained by Carl Nafzger, Mayo on the Side was fourth during the opening stages of the 1 1/16-mile race, and she bided her time on the rail […]

Lothenbach Stables' Mayo On the Side, a five-year-old mare raised at Chesapeake Farm, will go postward as one of the morning-line favorites in the $100,000 Doubledogdare Stakes at Keeneland on Friday, April 16.
Bred by Robert Lothenbach, Mayo On the Side has been installed as the 4-to-1 third choice in the 1 1/16th mile turf […]

Chesapeake Farm, a longtime Kentucky nursery and sales agency whose graduates include the great Maplejinsky, has founded a new commercial enterprise designed to offer its services to owners in need of sales, breeding or racing assistance.
Founded in 1986 by Drew and Nancy Nardiello, Chesapeake Farm has historically catered primarily to a small, select group […]