The farm formerly known as Woodford Thoroughbreds just outside of Lexington, Ky. has been sold to Mick and Wendy Ruis of Ruis Racing, LLC, according to a press release from brokers Biederman Real Estate and Kirkpatrick & Co. Woodford announced last summer that it would be closing its Kentucky farm and consolidating operations at its Ocala, Fla. farm effective Jan. 1 of this year.
“We closed yesterday, so by Tuesday we'll have all of our horses over there,” Ruis told TDN about the speed with which he'll move into the new property. Ruis said that he has about 30 mares, including 18 mares bred in Pennsylvania which foaled this year.
“They're all coming from Pennsylvania to grow up in Kentucky,” he said. “We just want to make sure they've got plenty of room, and they're on plenty of grass.”
Ruis said that he'll have 17 yearlings this year, which will be broken at the farm. Ruis also owns a horse farm in Montana's Columbia Falls, as well as the 169-acre Chestnut Farm in Lexington. “We're looking to get rid of both of those down the road,” said Ruis. “So, this place is big enough to consolidate everything into one. It's over 300 acres.”
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