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Bertram and Diana Firestone

Index Bertram and Diana Firestone

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 and in 1982 were inducted in the Virginia Thoroughbred Association Hall of Fame. [1]

37 relations: Aga Khan IV, Bermuda, Blue Wind, Calder Casino, County Kildare, Curragh, Dermot Weld, Eclipse Award, Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner, Epsom Oaks, Equestrianism, Europe, Filly, Flash of Steel, Flat racing, Florida, General Assembly (horse), Genuine Risk, Gulfstream Park, Half Iced, Ireland, Irish 2,000 Guineas, Japan Cup, John Seward Johnson I, Johnson & Johnson, Kentucky Derby, Kilcullen, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Newstead Farm, Robert Wood Johnson I, Saratoga Race Course, Secretariat (horse), Thomas Melville Dill, Thoroughbred, Travers Stakes, Upperville, Virginia, Waterford, Virginia.

Aga Khan IV

Prince Shah Karim Al Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, (شاه كريم الحسيني، الآغاخان الرابع; شاه کریم حسینی، آقاخان چهارم; شاه کریم حسینی، آغاخان چهارم; Aga Khan is also transliterated as Aqa Khan and Agha Khan; born 13 December 1936) is the 49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailism, a denomination of Isma'ilism within Shia Islam consisting of an estimated 10-15 million adherents (10—12% of the world's Shia Muslim population).

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Bermuda

Bermuda is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Blue Wind

Blue Wind (3 May 1978 – 21 June 1996) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning the classic Oaks Stakes in 1981.

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Calder Casino

Calder Casino is a casino in Miami Gardens, Florida, in the United States.

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County Kildare

County Kildare (Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland.

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Curragh

The Curragh (An Currach) is a flat open plain of almost of common land in County Kildare, Ireland, between Newbridge and Kildare.

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Dermot Weld

Dermot K. Weld (born 29 July 1948) is one of Ireland's most successful racehorse trainers.

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Eclipse Award

The Eclipse Award is an American thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse.

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Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner

Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor for racehorse owners.

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Epsom Oaks

| The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old fillies.

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Equestrianism

Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, horseman, horse), more often known as riding, horse riding (British English) or horseback riding (American English), refers to the skill of riding, driving, steeplechasing or vaulting with horses.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Filly

A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare.

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Flash of Steel

Flash of Steel (10 March 1983 – after 2004) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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Flat racing

Flat racing is a form of horse racing which is run on a level racecourse.

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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General Assembly (horse)

General Assembly (1976–2005) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Genuine Risk

Genuine Risk (February 15, 1977 – August 18, 2008) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning the 1980 Kentucky Derby.

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Gulfstream Park

Gulfstream Park is a racetrack and county-approved casino in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

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Half Iced

Half Iced, (14 March 1979 – 2001) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who raced on turf and was best known for winning the 1982 Japan Cup.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Irish 2,000 Guineas

| The Irish 2,000 Guineas is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies.

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Japan Cup

The is one of the most prestigious horse races in Japan.

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John Seward Johnson I

John Seward Johnson I (July 14, 1895 – May 23, 1983) was one of the sons of Robert Wood Johnson I (co-founder of Johnson & Johnson).

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Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational medical devices, pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods manufacturing company founded in 1886.

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Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby, is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.

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Kilcullen

Kilcullen, formally Kilcullen Bridge, is a small town on the River Liffey in County Kildare, Ireland.

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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American Thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers.

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Newstead Farm

Newstead Farm is a Thoroughbred horse breeding farm near Upperville, Virginia founded in 1936 by Taylor Hardin.

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Robert Wood Johnson I

Robert Wood Johnson I (February 20, 1845 – February 7, 1910) was an American industrialist.

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Saratoga Race Course

Saratoga Race Course is a thoroughbred horse racing track located on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States, with a capacity of 50,000. Opened in 1863, it is often considered to be the oldest major sporting venue of any kind in the country, but is actually the fourth oldest racetrack in the US (after 3rd oldest Pleasanton Fairgrounds Racetrack, 2nd oldest Fair Grounds Race Course, and oldest Freehold Raceway).

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Secretariat (horse)

Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989), nicknamed Big Red, was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who, in 1973, became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.

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Thomas Melville Dill

Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Melville Dill OBE (23 December 1876 – 7 March 1945) was a prominent Bermudian lawyer, politician and soldier.

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Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing.

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Travers Stakes

The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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Upperville, Virginia

Upperville is a small unincorporated town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States, along U.S. Route 50 fifty miles from downtown Washington, D.C..

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Waterford, Virginia

Waterford is an unincorporated village in the Catoctin Valley of Loudoun County, Virginia, located along Catoctin Creek.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertram_and_Diana_Firestone

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