Adena Springs Farm, Versailles
Adena Springs is a stud farm with seven sires. Alphabet Soup is a 14-year-old stud with a $10,000 stud fee. |
Touch of Gold is a 9-year-old with a stud fee of $50,000. He won the Belmont Stakes as a 3-year-old, and won more than $1 million in his racing career.
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The breeding room at Adena Springs has padded walls and soft footing. The tour guide is pointing toward the area the mares are kept. At his feet is a pair of boots that fit on the mare's back hooves to prevent major injury to the stallion.
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The stately office greets visitors at Adena Springs. Adena has several farms around Kentucky totaling 2,200 acres. There are also 400 brood mares on the farm.
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