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'''Bertram R. Firestone''' (born August 18, 1931) and '''Diana Johnson Firestone''' (born January 26, 1932) of Newstead Farm in [[Upperville, Virginia]] are major owner/breeders of [[Thoroughbred]] [[Equestrianism|equestrian]] and [[flat racing]] horses who were voted the 1980 [[Eclipse Award]] for [[Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner|Outstanding Owner]]<ref>[http://www.tra-online.com/outstanding_owner.html Eclipse Awards at the TRA]</ref> and in 1982 were inducted in the [[Virginia Thoroughbred Association]] Hall of Fame.<ref>[http://www.vabred.org/halloffame.cfm Virginia Thoroughbred Association] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220054942/http://www.vabred.org/halloffame.cfm |date=2012-02-20 }}</ref> They are former owners of [[Calder Race Course]] and [[Gulfstream Park]] in [[Florida]].<ref>[http://files.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=35798 Bert and Diana Firestone at the NTRA] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926031612/http://files.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=35798 |date=September 26, 2015 }}</ref> |
'''Bertram R. Firestone''' (born August 18, 1931) and '''Diana Johnson Firestone''' (born January 26, 1932) of [[Newstead Farm]] in [[Upperville, Virginia]] are major owner/breeders of [[Thoroughbred]] [[Equestrianism|equestrian]] and [[flat racing]] horses who were voted the 1980 [[Eclipse Award]] for [[Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner|Outstanding Owner]]<ref>[http://www.tra-online.com/outstanding_owner.html Eclipse Awards at the TRA]</ref> and in 1982 were inducted in the [[Virginia Thoroughbred Association]] Hall of Fame.<ref>[http://www.vabred.org/halloffame.cfm Virginia Thoroughbred Association] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220054942/http://www.vabred.org/halloffame.cfm |date=2012-02-20 }}</ref> They are former owners of [[Calder Race Course]] and [[Gulfstream Park]] in [[Florida]].<ref>[http://files.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=35798 Bert and Diana Firestone at the NTRA] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926031612/http://files.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=35798 |date=September 26, 2015 }}</ref> |
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Bertram Firestone was a highly successful [[Real estate development#Building developers|industrial real estate developer]]. Diana Johnson is the daughter of [[John Seward Johnson I]] and Ruth Dill. One of the couple's six children, her paternal grandfather, [[Robert Wood Johnson I]], was the founder of the health related products manufacturer, [[Johnson & Johnson]].<ref>[http://online.barrons.com/article/SB122065360919305361.html?mod=b_hps_9_0001_b_this_weeks_magazine_home_top Barrons]</ref> Her maternal grandfather, Colonel [[Thomas Melville Dill]], was a prominent [[Bermuda|Bermudian]] soldier, lawyer, and politician. |
Bertram Firestone was a highly successful [[Real estate development#Building developers|industrial real estate developer]]. Diana Johnson is the daughter of [[John Seward Johnson I]] and Ruth Dill. One of the couple's six children, her paternal grandfather, [[Robert Wood Johnson I]], was the founder of the health related products manufacturer, [[Johnson & Johnson]].<ref>[http://online.barrons.com/article/SB122065360919305361.html?mod=b_hps_9_0001_b_this_weeks_magazine_home_top Barrons]</ref> Her maternal grandfather, Colonel [[Thomas Melville Dill]], was a prominent [[Bermuda|Bermudian]] soldier, lawyer, and politician. |
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Bertram R. Firestone (born August 18, 1931) and Diana Johnson Firestone (born January 26, 1932) of Newstead Farm in Upperville, Virginia are major owner/breeders of Thoroughbred equestrian and flat racing horses who were voted the 1980 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner[1] and in 1982 were inducted in the Virginia Thoroughbred Association Hall of Fame.[2] They are former owners of Calder Race Course and Gulfstream Park in Florida.[3]
Bertram Firestone was a highly successful industrial real estate developer. Diana Johnson is the daughter of John Seward Johnson I and Ruth Dill. One of the couple's six children, her paternal grandfather, Robert Wood Johnson I, was the founder of the health related products manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson.[4] Her maternal grandfather, Colonel Thomas Melville Dill, was a prominent Bermudian soldier, lawyer, and politician.
Thoroughbred racing
The Firestones raced horses in the United States and in Europe. Bertram Firestone bought Catoctin Stud in Waterford, Virginia in 1973 and in 1991 he and Diana acquired Newstead Farm. For racing in Europe, they operated the 1,200 acre Gilltown Stud in Kilcullen, County Kildare, Ireland near the famous Curragh which they sold in 1989 to the Aga Khan IV for $14.2 million.
Among their many successes in Thoroughbred racing, in 1980, the Firestone's Hall of Fame inductee Genuine Risk[5] became only the second filly to ever win the Kentucky Derby,[6] They also bred and raced Secretariat's son, General Assembly whose Saratoga track record time in winning the 1979 Travers Stakes stood until 2016. Trained by Dermot Weld, the Firestones' Blue Wind won the 1981 Epsom Oaks and Flash of Steel won the 1986 Irish 2000 Guineas. In 1982 they won the Japan Cup with Half Iced.
References
- ^ Eclipse Awards at the TRA
- ^ Virginia Thoroughbred Association Archived 2012-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bert and Diana Firestone at the NTRA Archived September 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Barrons
- ^ National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Archived June 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Palm Beach Post - September 4, 1981