History
The Farm was formed by John R. Gaines, the man behind the creation of the Breeders Cup. Originally located off of Tates Creek Pike in Lexington, this property was sold for development, and the thoroughbred division of Gainesway Farm, under the ownership of John R. Gaines, was moved to the present location on Paris Pike in Lexington.
In 1989, Gainesway Farm was sold to South African horseman Graham J. Beck whose acquisition included what was once the Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney farm properties established in 1915 by his father Harry Payne Whitney, plus the parcel belonging to Payne Whitney's Greentree Stud.
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