| Kenneth McPeek | |
|---|---|
 McPeek in 2018 | |
| Occupation | Trainer |
| Born | August 2, 1962 Fort Chaffee, Arkansas |
| Career wins | 1,955+ (ongoing)
Stakes Wins: 260 (ongoing) Earnings: $111,000,000+ |
| Major racing wins | |
| Preakness Stakes (2020) Breeders' Futurity Stakes (1994, 2009, 2021) Falls City Handicap (2020, 2021) Beaumont Stakes (1994, 2009) Kentucky Cup Juvenile Stakes (1994, 2001) Fort Harrod Stakes (1996) Widener Handicap (1997) Turfway Championship Handicap (1997) Tampa Bay Derby (1999) Tropical Park Derby (2000) Alcibiades Stakes (2000, 2001, 2008, 2018, 2020) Iroquois Stakes (2001, 2018) Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (2001, 2018, 2021) Fair Grounds Oaks (2002) Ashland Stakes (2002, 2014, 2023) Dogwood Stakes (2002, 2011) Florida Derby (2002) Blue Grass Stakes (2002, 2013) Louisiana Derby (2002) Spinster Stakes (2002, 2003) Sir Barton Stakes (2003) Ohio Derby (2003) Edgewood Stakes (2004, 2005) Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Turf Stakes (2004, 2005) Delta Jackpot Stakes (2006) Louisville Handicap (2007, 2014, 2017, 2018) Commonwealth Turf Stakes (2008) Aristides Stakes (2009, 2011) Summer Stakes (2009) Breeders' Futurity Stakes (2009) La Cañada Stakes (2010) Bourbonette Oaks (2010, 2016, 2017) Bourbon Stakes (2010, 2014, 2021) Golden Rod Stakes (2010) Rachel Alexandra Stakes (2011) Mint Julep Stakes (2011, 2012) Matt Winn Stakes (2011) Regret Stakes (2011) Virginia Oaks (2012) Gardenia Stakes (2012) Travers Stakes (2012) Hollywood Starlet Stakes (2012) Virginia Derby (2013) Indiana Oaks (2013) Commonwealth Stakes (2014) Sixty Sails Handicap (2014) Ben Ali Stakes (2014, 2018) Eclipse Stakes (2014) Pocahontas Stakes (2015, 2016, 2022, 2023) Carry Back Stakes (2016) Bashford Manor Stakes (2017) Lexington Stakes (2017,2021) American Oaks (2017) Modesty Handicap (2018) Mrs. Revere Stakes (2018) Alabama Stakes (2018, 2020) Opening Verse Stakes (2020) Gulfstream Oaks (2021) Summertime Oaks (2021) Beholder Stakes (2021)
American Classic Race wins: | |
| Racing awards | |
| Big Sport of Turfdom Award (2002) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Tejano Run, Harlan's Holiday, Sarava, Einstein, Take Charge Lady, Repent, Hard Buck, She's A Devil Due, Dream Empress, Prince Arch, Noble's Promise, Kathmanblu, Rogue Romance, Curlin, Golden Ticket, Frac Daddy, Rosalind, Java's War, Daddys Lil Darling, Signalman, Eskimo Kisses, Restless Rider, Harvey Wallbanger, Swiss Skydiver, Princess Warrior, Simply Ravishing, Crazy Beautuful, King Fury, Rattle N Roll, Tiz the Bomb, Envoutante. Smile Happy, Classic Causeway, Defining Purpose, Sun Thunder.VV'S Dream, Corningstone, Fretdis the Red(FR) | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Kenneth G. McPeek (born August 2, 1962, in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.
Life and career
Kenneth G. "Kenny" McPeek was born August 2, 1962, in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. He graduated from Tates Creek High School and then the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. In 1985 McPeek received his Thoroughbred Trainer's License.
McPeek serves on the Boards of the University of Kentucky College of Agricultural Equine Program Advisory Committee, Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA), and the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA). He is a member of the New York Racing Association (NYRA) and The Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine Equine Veterinary Medical Director Search Committee.[1]
Major horses
McPeek has trained a number of racehorses. In 2002, he won the Belmont Stakes with Sarava.[2] His horses won back-to-back Spinster Stakes' with Take Charge Lady in 2002 & 2003 and back-to-back Gulfstream Park Breeder's Cup Handicaps with Hard Buck (BRZ) & Prince Arch in 2004 & 2005.[3] Other Grade 1 victories include the Florida Derby, Ashland Stakes (3 times), Blue Grass Stakes, Dixiana Breeders Futurity and the Darley Alcibiades Stakes four times in his career.[3] He has also trained all-time leading North American money earner Curlin, Dream Empress, Tejano Run, Golden Ticket, Harlan's Holiday, Hard Buck (BRZ), Java's War, Pure Fun, Repent, Take Charge Lady, Salty Strike, Sweet Talker, Leah's Secret, She's A Devil Due, Wild Desert, Einstein, Prince Arch, Noble's Promise, Kathmanblu, Rogue Romance, Daddys Lil Darling, Eskimo Kisses, Signalman, Restless Rider, Swiss Skydiver, Simply Ravishing, King Fury, Crazy Beautiful, Tiz a Bomb, Rattle N Roll, Dash Attack, Butterbean and Classic Causeway among others.
McPeek has won more than 260 stakes in his career, with 110 of them graded. Through September 17, 2023, he has 1,955 career wins with earnings of more than $111Million.[4]
McPeek currently races primarily at Keeneland, Churchill Downs, Gulfstream Park and Saratoga, as well as keeping a division at his Magdalena Farm in Lexington.[5]
Graded Stakes Wins
| Horse | Stakes | Date | Track | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V V's DREAM | Pocahontas Stakes | 9/16/23 | Churchill | 3 |
| DEFINING PURPOSE | Indiana Oaks | 7/8/23 | Horseshoe Indianapolis | 3 |
| RATTLE N ROLL | Blame Stakes | 6/3/23 | Churchill | 2 |
| RATTLE N ROLL | Pimlico Special | 5/19/23 | Pimlico | 3 |
| SMILE HAPPY | Alysheba Stakes | 5/5/23 | Churchill | 2 |
| RATTLE N ROLL | Ben Ali Stakes | 4/22/23 | Keeneland | 3 |
| DEFINING PURPOSE | Ashland Stakes | 4/7/23 | Keeneland | 1 |
| RATTLE N ROLL | Oklahoma Derby | 9/25/22 | Remington Park | 3 |
| FUN AND FEISTY | Pocahontas Stakes | 9/17/22 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| BUTTERBEAN | Iowa Oaks | 7/9/22 | Prairie Meadows | 3 |
| CLASSIC CAUSEWAY | Belmont Derby | 7/9/22 | Belmont Park | 1 |
| TIZ TH BOMB | The Jeff Ruby Steaks | 4/2/22 | Turfway Park | 3 |
| SMILE HAPPY | Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes | 11/27/21 | Churchill | 2 |
| ENVOUTANTE | Falls City Handicap | 11/25/21 | Churchill | 2 |
| TIZ THE BOMB | Bourbon Stakes | 10/10/21 | Keeneland | 2 |
| RATTLE N ROLL | Claiborne Breeders' Futurity | 10/9/21 | Keeneland | 1 |
| CRAZY BEAUTIFUL | Summertime Oaks | 5/30/21 | Santa Anita | 2 |
| KING FURY | Stonestreet Lexington Stakes | 4/10/21 | Keeneland | 3 |
| CRAZY BEAUTIFUL | Gulfstream Park Oaks | 3/27/21 | Gulfstream | 2 |
| SWISS SKYDIVER | Beholder Stakes | 3/13/21 | Santa Anita | 1 |
| ENVOUTANTE | Falls City Handicap | 11/26/20 | Churchill | 2 |
| SWISS SKYDIVER | Preakness Stakes | 10/3/20 | Pimlico | 1 |
| SIMPLY RAVISHING | Alcibiades Stakes | 9/27/20 | Keeneland | 1 |
| ENVOUTANTE | Remington Park Oaks | 9/27/20 | Remington Park | 3 |
| SWISS SKYDIVER | Alabama Stakes | 8/15/20 | Saratoga | 1 |
| SWISS SKYDIVER | Santa Anita Oaks | 6/06/20 | Santa Anita | 2 |
| SWISS SKYDIVER | Fantasy Stakes | 5/1/20 | Oaklawn | 3 |
| SWISS SKYDIVER | Fasig-Tipton Gulfstream Oaks | 3/28/20 | Gulfstream | 2 |
| FIGHTING SEABEE | With Anticipation Stakes | 8/28/19 | Saratoga | 3 |
| PRINCESS WARRIOR | Latonia Stakes | 3/9/19 | Turfway | |
| HARVEY WALLBANGER | Holy Bull | 2/9/2019 | Gulfstream | 2 |
| RESTLESS RIDER | Debutante Stakes | 6/30/2018 | Churchll | L |
| RATED R SUPERSTAR | Ben Ali Stakes | 4/14/2018 | Keeneland | 3 |
| VETTORI KIN (BRZ) | Louisville Handicap | 5/19/2018 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| DADDY'S LIL DARLING | Modesty Handicap | 7/7/2018 | Arlington Park | 3 |
| ESKIMO KISSES | Alabama Stakes | 8/18/2018 | Saratoga Race Course | 1 |
| CAIRO CAT | Iroquois Stakes | 9/15/2018 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| RESTLESS RIDER | Darley Alcibiades Stakes | 10/5/2018 | Keeneland | 1 |
| PRINCESS WARRIOR | Mrs. Revere Stakes | 11/23/2018 | Churchill Downs | 2 |
| SIGNALMAN | Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes | 11/24/2018 | Churchill Downs | 2 |
| PURELY A DREAM | Bourbonette Oaks | 3/25/2017 | Turfway Park | 3 |
| SENIOR INVESTMENT | Stone Street Lexington Stakes | 4/15/2017 | Keeneland | 3 |
| SOME IN TIEME (BRZ) | Louisville Handicap | 5/20/2017 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| TEN CITY | Bashford Manor Stakes | 6/30/2017 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| DADDY'S LIL DARLING | American Oaks | 12/30/2017 | Santa Anita | 1 |
| WONDERMENT | Bourbonette Oaks | 4/2/2016 | Turfway Park | 3 |
| RATED R SUPERSTAR | Carry Back Stakes | 7/2/2016 | Gulfstream Park | 3 |
| DADDY'S LIL DARLING | Pocahontas Stakes | 9/17/2016 | Churchill Downs | 2 |
| DOTHRAKI QUEEN | Pocahontas Stakes | 9/12/2015 | Churchill Downs | 2 |
| CHASING BUBBLES | The Great White Way Stakes | 12/28/2014 | Aqueduct | 3 |
| LAWN RANGER | Dixiana Bourbon | 10/5/2014 | Keeneland | 3 |
| FRAC DADDY | Eclipse Stakes | 6/1/2014 | Woodbine | 2 |
| WAR DANCER | Louisville Handicap | 5/24/2014 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| FRAC DADDY | Ben Ali Stakes | 4/19/2014 | Keeneland | 3 |
| FLASHY AMERICAN | Sixty Sails | 4/19/2014 | Hawthorne | 3 |
| OCCASIONAL VIEW | Commonwealth Stakes | 4/12/2014 | Keeneland | 3 |
| ROSALIND | Ashland | 5/24/2014 | Keeneland | 1 |
| PURE FUN | Indiana Oaks | 10/5/2013 | Indiana Downs | 2 |
| WAR DANCER | Virginia Derby | 6/28/2013 | Colonial Downs | 2 |
| JAVA'S WAR | Blue Grass Stakes | 3/2/2013 | Keeneland | 1 |
| PURE FUN | Hollywood Starlet Stakes | 12/08/2012 | Hollywood Park | 1 |
| GOLDEN TICKET | Travers Stakes | 8/25/2012 | Saratoga | 1 |
| SALTY STRIKE | Gardenia Stakes | 8/11/2012 | Ellis Park | 3 |
| VOLCAT | Virginia Oaks | 7/21/2012 | Colonial l Downs | 3 |
| BIZZY CAROLINE | Early Times Mint Julep Handicap | 6/2/2012 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| BIZZY CAROLINE | Regret Stakes | 6/18/2011 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| SCOTUS | Matt Winn Stakes | 6/18/2011 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| MY BABY BABY | Early Times Mint Julep Stakes | 6/11/2011 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| NOBLE'S PROMISE | Aristides Stakes | 6/4/2011 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| SALTY STRIKE | Dogwood Stakes | 6/4/2011 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| KATHMANBLU | Rachel Alexandra Stakes | 2/19/2011 | Fair Grounds | 3 |
| SALTY STRIKE | Dogwood Stakes | 6/4/2011 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| KATHMANBLU | Golden Rod Stakes | 11/27/2010 | Churchill Downs | 2 |
| ROGUE ROMANCE | Bourbon Stakes | 10/10/2010 | Keeneland | 3 |
| ORCHESTRATOR | Bourbonette Oaks | 3/27/2010 | Turfway Park | 3 |
| STRIKING DANCER | La Canada Stakes | 2/14/2010 | Santa Anita | 2 |
| NOBLE'S PROMISE | Dixiana Breeders' Futurity | 10/10/2009 | Keeneland | 1 |
| BRIDGETOWN | Summer Stakes | 9/19/2009 | Woodbine | 3 |
| BOLD START | Aristides Stakes | 5/30/2009 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| WAR KILL | Beaumont Stakes | 4/8/2009 | Keeneland | 2 |
| NISTLE'S CRUNCH | Commonwealth Turf Stakes | 11/9/2008 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| DREAM EMPRESS | Darley Alcibiades Stakes | 10/3/2008 | Keeneland | 1 |
| DRILLING FOR OIL | Louisville Handicap | 5/26/2007 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| BIRDBIRDISTHEWORD | Boyd Gaming's Delta Jackpot | 12/1/2006 | Delta Downs | 3 |
| PRINCE ARCH | Gulfstream Park Breeders Cup Handicap | 3/6/2005 | Gulfstream Park | 1 |
| PRINCE ARCH | Saranac Handicap | 9/6/2004 | Saratoga | 3 |
| SISTER STAR | Regret Stakes | 6/12/2004 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| PRINCE ARCH | Jefferson Cup Stakes | 6/12/2004 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| HARD BUCK (BRZ) | Gulfstream Park Breeders Cup Handicap | 2/22/2004 | Gulfstream Park | 1 |
| HARD BUCK (BRZ) | River City Handicap | 11/16/2003 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| TAKE CHARGE LADY | Spinster Stakes | 10/5/2003 | Keeneland | 1 |
| TAKE CHARGE LADY | Arlington Matron Handicap | 9/1/2003 | Arlington Park | 3 |
| WILD AND WICKED | Ohio Derby | 6/21/2003 | Thistledown | 2 |
| WHITE CAT | Transylvania Stakes | 4/4/2003 | Keeneland | 3 |
| MIDNGHT CRY | The Stonerside Forward Gal Stakes | 3/14/2003 | Gulfstream Park | 3 |
| TAKE CHARGE LADY | Spinster Stakes | 10/6/2002 | Keeneland | 1 |
| MINISTER'S BABY | Gardenia Handicap | 8/10/2002 | Ellis Park | 3 |
| SARAVA | Belmont Stakes | 6/8/2002 | Belmont Park | 1 |
| PISCES | Louisville Handicap | 6/1/2002 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| TAKE CHARGE LADY | Dogwood Stakes | 5/25/2002 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| HARLAN'S HOLIDAY | Blue Grass Stakes | 4/13/2002 | Keeneland | 1 |
| TAKE CHARGE LADY | Ashland Stakes | 4/6/2002 | Keeneland | 1 |
| HARLAN'S HOLIDAY | Florida Derby | 3/16/2002 | Gulfstream Park | 1 |
| REPENT | Louisiana Derby | 3/10/2002 | Fair Grounds | 2 |
| TAKE CHARGE LADY | Fair Grounds Oaks | 3/9/2002 | Fair Grounds | 2 |
| REPENT | Risen Star Stakes | 2/17/2002 | Fair Grounds | 3 |
| TAKE CHARGE LADY | Silverbulletday Stakes | 2/16/2002 | Fair Grounds | 3 |
| REPENT | Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes | 11/24/2001 | Churchill Downs | 2 |
| HARLAN'S HOLIDAY | Iroquois Stakes | 11/4/2001 | Churchill Downs | 3 |
| TAKE CHARGE LADY | Alcibiades Stakes | 10/5/2001 | Keeneland | 2 |
| REPENT | Kentucky Cup Juvenile Stakes | 9/22/2001 | Turfway Park | 3 |
| SHE'S A DEVIL DUE | Alcibiades Stakes | 10/15/2000 | Keeneland | 2 |
| GO LIB GO | Tropical Park Derby | 1/2/2000 | Calder | 3 |
| TEJANO RUN | Turfway Championship Handicap | 9/27/1997 | Turfway Park | 3 |
| TEJANO RUN | Widener Handicap | 3/22/1997 | Hialeah Park | 3 |
| TEJANO RUN | Fort Harrod Stakes | 4/12/1996 | Keeneland | 3 |
| TEJANO RUN | Breeders' Futurity | 10/23/1994 | Keeneland | 2 |
| TEJANO RUN | Ky. Cup Juvenile | 9/24/1994 | Turfway Park | 3 |
| HER TEMPER | Beaumont Stakes | 4/10/1994 | Keeneland | 2 |
Training facilities
In 2006, McPeek purchased a portion of the former Pillar Stud Farm, which is owned by William duPont III and formerly part of his mass landholdings prior to financial difficulties & bad investments in the 1990s causing him to sell off much of assets, a 115-acre farm, in Lexington, Kentucky which he renamed Magdalena Farm in honor of Magdalena Weber Shely (b. 6/2/1793), the original Matriarch of the land.[6]
The office at Magdalena Farm is also the home base for McPeek Racing, Magdalena Racing Partnerships, and Horse Races Now, the comprehensive horse racing APP. Currently, the farm has over 150 horses that are either racing, training, or being broken to saddle. The farm also handles mares and foals, as well as layups, thereby covering all stages of a horse's career.[7]
McPeek purchased Silverleaf Training Center in Ocala, Florida, in 2019. Formerly the Padua Farm Training Center, the property includes a six furlong training track, four 24-stall barns, four paddocks, 20 stall/turnout paddocks, six covered round pens, and a five stall quarantine barn.
When horses are purchased as yearlings, they are taken to Magdalena Farm in Lexington. As they mature into two-year-olds, they are transferred to our Silverleaf Training Center in Ocala to be saddle broken, started under tack, and trained to use the starting gate. As Kenny thinks each horse is ready to compete, he moves them to finish their training at a race track.
McPeek has made improvements to Silverleaf Training Center that directly benefit the two-year-olds' training such as having the track graded and adding a fully operational starting gate. New fencing and paddocks were also added.
The McPeek Silverleaf Team includes Lead Assistant Trainer Dominic Brennan, Assistant Trainer retired Eclipse award-winning jockey Robby Albarado, and Assistant Forman Shaun Charlton.
Mobile app
McPeek has developed a mobile app to provide comprehensive horse racing video and data for new fans and veteran horseplayers, called Horse Races Now.[8] He reported that he came up with the idea for a horse racing app while watching CNBC's Planet of the Apps, a one-hour program that explored the explosion of mobile technology, specifically through phone applications.[9] "During the show, I Googled 'horse racing apps' and there weren't any. I kind of politicked around and checked with some people to see if this was something that was happening. Long and short, I ended up doing it on my own because I just felt like it needed to be done."[10]
McPeek launched Horse Races Now on March 27, 2012,[10] and four years later, McPeek reported in a radio interview that the app had been downloaded over 500,000 times.[11]
References
- ↑ "About Kenny McPeek". www.mcpeekracing.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ↑ "2002 Belmont Stakes Results". www.horse-races.net. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- 1 2 "Equibase | Profiles". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- ↑ "Equibase | Profiles". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- ↑ "McPeek Racing : Magdalena Farm". mcpeekracing.com. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
- ↑ Chapman, Ric (23 February 2006). "Kenny McPeek to Return to Training". bloodhorse.com/. Blood-Horse. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ "Magdalena History" (PDF). www.mcpeekracing.com. McPeek Racing. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ↑ "Horse Races NOW! App Launched". www.bloodhorse.com. Blood-Horse Publications. April 4, 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ↑ John Clay (April 28, 2013). "McPeek joins the app business". Lexington Herald-Leader. Louisville, KY. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- 1 2 Robert Yates (February 22, 2014). "Trainer offers app to give fans a hand". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Little Rock, AR. Retrieved October 29, 2014 – via http://www.arkansasonline.com/.
{{cite news}}: External link in|via= - ↑ "Equine Forum". Horse Racing Radio Network. 14 March 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.