2022 Eclipse Awards: Summer Wind Farm

Summer Wind Farm, located in Georgetown, Ky., is the nom de course of Jane Lyon, who bred the dazzling Flightline and was along for the ride as part of his ownership group.

Lyon, a native of Little Rock, Ark., and her late husband Frank Lyon purchased the Summer Wind property in 1995. At the time, they had two geldings, neither a Thoroughbred. Lyon has grown the farm to more than 1,000 acres and has assembled a stellar broodmare band.

Flightline, by Tapit and out of Grade 3 winner Feathered, was ticketed for the 2019 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga selected yearling sale with the Lane’s End consignment, standard practice for many of the Summer Wind yearlings. Lyon made it known she would be interested in retaining a share, and the group of Hronis Racing, the Lane’s End-affiliated Woodford Racing, West Point Thoroughbreds, and Siena Farm formed to race the colt, who went through the ring for $1 million.

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Summer Wind houses Littleprincessemma, the dam of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. Since purchasing her in 2014, Lyon has campaigned Grade 1 winner Chasing Yesterday out of the mare. The farm also has bred and raised Eclipse Award champion Game Winner, Grade 1/Group 1 winners McKinzie, Moonshine Memories, and Mozu Ascot.

Summer Wind houses several pensioned mares and retired runners, and Lyon has also written two children’s books about rescued racehorses – “Skipingo Home: A Thoroughbred’s Second Chance” and “Primerica: A Home for the Brave” – the profits from which have benefited Thoroughbred rescue organizations.

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