| Company type | Horse breeding |
|---|---|
| Industry | Thoroughbred Horse racing |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Headquarters | Paris, Kentucky, United States |
Key people | Founder: Ezekiel F. Clay Current owner: Catesby Woodford Clay |
| Website | www.runnymedefarmky.com |
Runnymede Farm is an American horse breeding farm located outside Paris, Kentucky on U.S. Route 27, the Paris-Cynthiana Road. It is said to be the longest continuously running Thoroughbred horse farm in Kentucky, 365-acre (1.48 km2) established in 1867 by American Civil War Colonel Ezekiel Field Clay.[1]
Colonel Ezekiel Clay (1840–1920), whose father, Brutus J. Clay, was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives and the United States House of Representatives and a breeder of Thoroughbreds and champion cattle. He was a nephew of abolitionist Cassius Clay and a cousin to Henry Clay.
- ^ Tom Eblen (December 2, 2016), "Go behind the gates of Kentucky's oldest horse farm as it turns 150", Lexington Herald-Leader