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Lexington, KY — Diamond Creek is hosting a week of “Champions and Champagne” during the Lexington sale. Come out to the Georgetown farm to meet champion trotters Gimpanzee, Father Patrick, Southwind Frank and Marseille, while enjoying a glass (or two!) of champagne. Plenty of opportunity for photos and up close time with these featured stallions. […]

The world record price for a Standardbred yearling racehorse was set Tuesday evening at $1,1,00,000 for the full brother to harness racing trotting star Greenshoe, Hip No. 44 Maverick, shattered the record book Lexington Selected Yearling Sale. Maverick is sired by Father Patrick from the mare Designed To Be. The winning bidder was Bradly Grant. The colt was  […]

Diamond Creek has announced today that Father Patrick‘s book for 2020 is full and closed. Father Patrick had an incredibly successful year both on the track and at the yearling sales. Father Patrick is the sire of the potential 2- and 3-year-old trotting colts of the year, Breeders Crown champion Amigo Volo, and the recently retired millionaire Greenshoe. Some […]

Diamond Creek Farm is proud to announce that after another successful harness racing year, Father Patrick’s stud fee has increased to $30,000 for 2020. Father Patrick is currently the leading sire of average earnings for 2-year-olds and is 2nd in 3-year-old average earnings. He is the sire of racing’s newest millionaire, Greenshoe, whose full brother […]

Diamond Creek Farm is pleased to announce that superstar harness racing trotting sire, Father Patrick is booked full and closed for 2019. Father Patrick is currently the leading first year sire in average earnings per foal, ranking in the top three among all sires.  His impressive, yet limited, first crop included horses such as NJ and KY Sire […]

At this point, trainer Jimmy Takter is looking for some answers with Father Patrick. He has gone on the record as saying that he will probably be consulting some specialists due to the recent sub-par performances from the accomplished…

Over in harness racing this year, superstar trotter Father Patrick has been generating considerable buzz by performing “double duty” since the start of the 2015 breeding season. According to an article last month in Harness Racing Update, the 4-year-old is “the most notable standardbred ever in the United States” to serve as an active stallion […]

The connections of Father Patrick have announced that the four-year-old Dan Patch and O’Brien Award-winning trotter has been officially retired.

Diamond Creek Farm’s Adam Bowden, who is managing the stallion’s breeding career, said h…

With Father Patrick’s racing career now completed, breeder and co-owner Adam Bowden is looking forward to the next phase of the trotter’s career as a fulltime stallion.

The 4-year-old Father Patrick did double duty this season as a r…