Gentry Brothers

Gentry Brothers Farm is a Thoroughbred racing and training stable owned by brothers Robert and Bruce Gentry until Bob's 2013 death.[1] The Gentry brothers have been involved in both quarter horse and Thoroughbred horse racing for over 35 years. The Gentrys maintained a 300-acre (120 ha) farm in Lexington, Kentucky as well as a 20,000-acre (8,100 ha) ranch in Dickens, Texas.[2] The brothers co-founded Heritage Place in Oklahoma City, a venue for selling quarterhorses.[3][4]

Horses

Their horses were estimated to have earned more than eight million dollars.[1] The Gentry brothers owned:

  • Sweet Diva, owned by Robert[5] a stakes winner who set a track record at Remington Park
  • Fearless Freda owned by Robert[6]
  • Commitisize 1998 graded stakes winner
  • Princess Rooney, whom Robert purchased for $130,000 in 1995[7][8]
  • Goodbye Heart, the dam of Commitisize
  • Bruces Blue Lou, the dam of Receiver, was purchased by Bruce Gentry in 1989 for $57,000.

A full brother to Receiver was sold by the Gentrys for $400,000 at the 1997 Keeneland September yearling sale.

References
  1. Angst, Frank (2013-01-09). "Quarter Horse Breeder Bob Gentry Dies". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  2. "Longtime Owner/Breeder Robert Gentry Dies". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  3. "Carrying on a Legacy". www.speedhorse.com. 2022-05-04. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  4. Silveira, Megan. "Heritage Place: A history of selling high-end horses". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  5. Dallas Morning News November 1, 1989
  6. Horse Racing Notes San Antonio Express-News November 30, 1996
  7. Princess Rooney dies at 28 ESPN
  8. Deckard, Leslie (2008-10-07). "Champion Princess Rooney Dead". Retrieved 2022-05-28.

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