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Every year on Valentine's Day, the great Thoroughbred farms open
their breeding sheds and begin their primary business. For the
next 150 days, the cries of stallions and the vigorous encouragement of
their handlers echo through breeding country, from the gentle hills of
Kentucky to the rich valleys of California.
Author Kevin Conley takes a look at the activity at Overbrook Farm,
home of Storm Cat; historic Claiborne Farm; Three Chimneys and the Great
Seattle Slew; Hanover Shoe Farm, the world's greatest Standardbred stud;
California's Harris Farms and more.
Cheap stud, top stud, old stud, wild stud, from Hall of Fame horse to
the harem stallion with his feral herd, Stud takes a slightly
irreverent look at intimate acts in idyllic settings and the billion
dollar business behind them.
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