Skara Glen Stables is a
thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are ...
race horse
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breeding farm in
Pennsylvania
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owned by
Stanley and Marcia Gumberg and family.
A small farm situated in
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
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, it was named for the Skara islands north of
Scotland
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.
Skara Glen got its start as a
thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are ...
racing stable, whose famous progeny include Cinnomon Sugar, Weekend Madness, and Red Roses Story.
However, now boarding their mares at
Lane's End Farm, Skara Glen now breeds for sale only, including racing, hunting, and jumping
thoroughbreds
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are con ...
.
More current famous progeny include
Jazil
Jazil (February 11, 2003 – October 11, 2014) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.
In 2006, Jazil dead-heated for fourth place in the Kentucky Derby but then won the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown.
Connections
Ja ...
and
Rags to Riches
Rags to riches refers to any situation in which a person rises from poverty to wealth, and in some cases from absolute obscurity to heights of fame, fortune and celebrity—sometimes instantly. This is a common archetype in literature and popul ...
, along with the hunter, Corsani, and show jumper, Chinita.
References
External links
NTRA BioCyberhorse Young Horse Finals
American racehorse owners and breeders
Horse farms in the United States
Farms in Pennsylvania
Buildings and structures in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
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