Visit Resolute Racing

Best for guests who want an up-close and personal experience with remarkable race mares and the future stars of racing! This tour offers an inside look at the dedication and expertise required to run a top-tier breeding operation aimed at producing strong and successful racehorses. This tour covers everything from the foaling barn to aftercare!

WHAT YOU’LL SEE You’ll meet mares, foals, retired and rescued Thoroughbreds, and occasionally an active racehorse enjoying some well-earned rest!

BEST FOR All ages + kid friendly. Curious, casual and committed horse fans welcome!

ON THE TOUR You will be walking and standing for the duration of this experience.

This nursery tour offers the opportunity to become acquainted with superstar broodmares like Puca, Goodnight Olive, Didia and more, along with the next generation of racing’s champions!

Your time at Resolute Racing will begin at the visitors center, before you will be guided through the winding roads of the farm to meet many of the prominent horses living on the property. You’ll stop by many of the barns, and in the spring you’ll be treated with the experience of meeting young foals destined for greatness in the years to come! Just a few of the famed mares residing at Resolute Racing… Goodnight Olive (2x Eclipse Champion and Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Sprint Winner), Puca (dam of Kentucky Derby winner Mage and Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch), Queen Caroline (dam of Eclipse Champion and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Forte), Didia (Resolute Racing’s first G1 winner) and “Preaky” (the 2024 son of Good Magic x Puca who is a full brother to Mage and Dornoch).

The tour will then continue to the retirees and rescue barn. While the horses in this barn may not have garnered much attention on the racetrack, they are important all the same and Resolute Racing is proud to offer a safe landing for these retired athletes. Resolute is an aggressive advocate for aftercare and responsible horse ownership in Thoroughbreds, regularly working to rescue off the track Thoroughbreds from at-risk situations, offering them a safe haven to rest and recuperate. You’ll have the chance to meet some of these special horses, plus, you’ll get to give them treats and pets!

In September and early October of 2025, this tour will also include a visit to the yearling division of Resolute Racing. This special addition will allow guests to see some of Resolute’s top yearlings, including ’24 Puca (sibling of Kentucky Derby winner Mage and Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch). ’24 Lady Kate (a $3 million purchase at Fasig-Tipton Saratoga) and ’24 Queen Caroline (sibling of Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Forte).

ABOUT RESOLUTE RACING

Established in 2023, Resolute Racing has rapidly expanded into a comprehensive breeding and racing operation. Founder, John Stewart, set down roots for his operation in Midway, KY where he purchased the former Shadayid Stud in December of 2023. This property spans 850 acres and sits on both sides of Leestown Road. Resolute runs its main broodmare and nursery on the south side of the property where it backs up to the Elkhorn, while the north side cares for its yearlings and racing layups. 

Their founder, John Stewart, is a Lexington home-bred and has been an avid fan of horse racing for many years, enjoying the races at Keeneland every Spring and Fall. He purchased his very first horse in the fall of 2022 at the well-known Keeneland September Yearling Sale. This one horse, Shiloh’s Mistress, went on to be Resolute Racing’s very first win at the beginning of 2023, thus kicking off our stable that has grown immensely and nailed down his first G1 victory in 2024 with Didia in the G1 New York Stakes run at Saratoga Racecourse.

Learn more about the horsepower of John Stewart’s Resolute Racing on their website, through their Trip Advisor Page, and through their social media pages: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter