Stonestreet Farms

What Stonestreet Farms does

Stonestreet Farms is a privately held Thoroughbred breeding and racing operation founded in 2005 by Jess Stonestreet Jackson and headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky. The company operates through three integrated divisions — broodmare band management, yearling sales, and a racing stable — producing elite racehorses that compete at the highest levels of North American and international Thoroughbred racing. Leadership transitioned to Barbara Banke in 2019 following the founder's death, and the operation has continued to rank as the leading North American breeder by gross yearling sales for ten consecutive years and fourteen times overall.

The company's broodmare band and stallion roster underpin its commercial position. The current stallion roster includes Curlin, Good Magic, Charlatan, Beau Liam, Citizen Bull, National Treasure, Prince of Monaco, and Maclean's Music, with stud fees ranging from approximately $30,000 to $150,000 per live foal. Notable Stonestreet-bred or raced horses include Curlin, Rachel Alexandra, Good Magic, My Miss Aurelia, Clairiere, Cavorting, Carpe Diem, and Campanelle, with cumulative career race earnings exceeding $143 million across 242 stakes victories and 135 graded stakes wins.

Stonestreet monetizes through three primary revenue streams: yearling sales at premier auction venues including Keeneland and Saratoga; racing stable operations capturing purses and transaction fees on horses bought and sold; and stallion services and breeding rights licensing. The operation distributes through public auctions and direct syndication of stallion shares, serving a customer base of racing stables, bloodstock investors, and breeding operations across North America with selective international activity in markets such as Great Britain.

Name

Stonestreet Farms

Legal name

Stonestreet Farms

Website

https://stonestreetfarms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Stonestreet Farms is a private Thoroughbred breeding and racing operation founded in 2005 in Lexington, Kentucky, operating integrated broodmare, yearling, and racing divisions and ranking as the leading North American breeder by gross yearling sales for ten consecutive years.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Thoroughbred Horse Breeding

NAICS

Horses and Other Equine Production (11292), Horses and Other Equine Production (112920)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Horse Breeding & Stud Farms (AFAEAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Equine Sales, Auctions & Bloodstock Agencies (AFAEAGAH), Yearling/Weanling Raising & Sales Prep (AFAEAGAD), Breeding & Bloodstock (Stud Farms, Sales/Auctions) (MPAEADAH)

Keywords

• Thoroughbred horse breeding
• Yearling auction sales
• Horse racing operations
• Stallion breeding services
• Pedigree bloodstock management

Headquarters

HQ city

Lexington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Yearling Sales: Commercial breeding operation selling Thoroughbred yearlings at major auctions including Keeneland September Sale and Saratoga Sales. Consistently the leading commercial breeder by gross yearling sales in North America with 14 top breeder titles.
2. Racing Stable Operations: Operating a racing stable to campaign horses, generate purse earnings, and demonstrate breeding program quality. Horses earned over $143 million with 242 stakes races won.
3. Breeding Rights and Stallion Shares: Ownership in stallions generates revenue through breeding rights and stud fees. Stallion roster includes Curlin, Good Magic, Charlatan, and others.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Stonestreet Farms is a Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing operation that maintains a broodmare band, breeds horses, raises yearlings that are sold at public auctions, races a stable of its own horses, and offers farm tours to visitors. The operation spans the full lifecycle of Thoroughbred bloodstock from breeding and foaling through to sales preparation and racing.

Product overview

Stonestreet Farms operates as a comprehensive Thoroughbred breeding and racing operation with three integrated divisions: the Broodmares program focused on breeding quality horses using elite performance bloodlines, the Yearlings division that prepares young horses for racing careers, and the Racing Stable that campaigns horses at major racetracks. The company also offers farm tours for visitors. As the leading commercial breeder by gross yearling sales in North America for 14 times total and 10 consecutive years, Stonestreet's vertically integrated model connects breeding decisions through yearling preparation to racing success.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Broodmare Band and Breeding Program

Quantifiable outcome

• $143,463,934 in career race earnings for Stonestreet-bred horses since 2005
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• e Five Racing ThoroughbredscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-ownership group with Stonestreet Stables for Good Magic (2017 Champion Two-Year-Old Male, $2,945,000 earnings). Partnership campaigns horses at major stakes races including Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Breeders' Cup.
• WinStar FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with WinStar Farm for Carpe Diem (Grade 1 winner, $1,519,800 earnings). Horse was co-owned and campaigned at major stakes including Blue Grass Stakes and Kentucky Derby.
• George BoltonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPurchased My Miss Aurelia for $550,000 at Keeneland September Sale, later sold a half-interest back to Stonestreet. Horse became 2011 Champion Two-Year-Old Filly with $2,547,000 earnings.
• Harold McCormickcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-ownership with Stonestreet Stables for Rachel Alexandra (2009 Horse of the Year, $3,506,730 earnings). Partnership campaigned her through Kentucky Oaks, Preakness, and major stakes victories.
• New Vocations Racehorse Adoption ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for retired racehorse placement. Retirees not entering breeding program are placed with New Vocations for retraining, with Stonestreet remaining financially responsible for care.
• John Sikura / Hill 'n' Dale FarmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGood Magic stands at Hill 'n' Dale Farms near Lexington, KY. Partnership between breeder Stonestreet and the stallion station for standing champion horses.
• Grace StablesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrace Stables (Girls Rule and Competently Endure) is Barbara Banke's racing entity that campaigned Hot Dixie Chick. First headliner for the new string.
• Wesley WardminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrainer for Campanelle (multiple Grade 1 winner, $1,070,417 earnings). Campanelle was purchased from Tattersalls October Yearling Sale and trained for international competition at Royal Ascot.
• Kiaran McLaughlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrainer for Cavorting ($2,063,000 earnings, multiple Grade 1 winner). Horse was purchased by Stonestreet for $360,000 at 2012 Keeneland November Sale.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Coolmore Stud: Global Thoroughbred breeding powerhouse headquartered in Ireland with major U.S. operations (Ashford Stud). Comparable to Stonestreet as a top-tier commercial breeder standing elite stallions and producing champion racehorses sold at premier auctions worldwide.
• Shadwell Farm: Major international Thoroughbred breeding operation (U.S. arm of Shadwell Estate) with a stallion roster and commercial breeding program. Comparable to Stonestreet as an elite commercial breeder standing stallions and producing homebred runners.

Direct peers

• WinStar Farm: Leading Kentucky-based commercial Thoroughbred breeder and racing operation that partners with Stonestreet on horses like Carpe Diem. Comparable in offering stallion services, yearling sales at Keeneland, and racing at elite stakes events.
• Hill 'n' Dale Farms: Kentucky stallion station and breeding operation where Stonestreet-bred Good Magic stands at stud. Comparable as a premier Thoroughbred farm standing champion stallions and offering breeding services in the Lexington market.
• Three Chimneys Farm: Elite Kentucky-based Thoroughbred farm standing champion stallions and operating a commercial breeding program. Comparable to Stonestreet as a top-tier yearling consignor and stallion operation in the Bluegrass region.
• Lane's End Farm: Historic Versailles, Kentucky Thoroughbred farm with a major stallion roster and commercial breeding operation. Comparable to Stonestreet as a leading North American commercial breeder selling yearlings at Keeneland and standing elite stallions.
• Claiborne Farm: Legendary Kentucky Thoroughbred operation standing iconic stallions and conducting a commercial breeding program with deep female families. Comparable to Stonestreet in scale, pedigree focus, and standing champion stallions.
• Taylor Made Farm: Major Kentucky commercial breeding and sales operation consistently ranking among the top North American yearling consignors. Comparable to Stonestreet as a high-volume yearling seller at major auctions with a stallion roster.
• Spendthrift Farm: Kentucky-based commercial breeder and stallion station known for innovative stallion marketing and a strong racing stable. Comparable to Stonestreet as a Lexington-area commercial operation selling yearlings and standing multiple stallions.
• Airdrie Stud: Kentucky commercial Thoroughbred farm with a stallion roster and active breeding program producing graded winners. Comparable to Stonestreet as a Bluegrass-region yearling consignor and stallion operator.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StonestreetFarm
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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