May 17 - Mineshaft

Mineshaft has a noble pedigree sired by AP Indy, the best son (at stud) of Seattle Slew and out of a Mr. Prospector daughter.

Bred by the Farish family and raced by their Lane's End Farm along with partners Temple Webber and James Elkins.

Mr. Farish was the ambassador to England which might explain why this Kentucky bred started his racing career in England on the turf, before returning to the states and going on to be voted the Horse of the Year in 2003 after banking over $2 million in earnings.

I have never painted for the Farish family or Lane's End but as we put together the book, A Brush With Greatness, I had painted all the Horses of the Year from 2000 through 2015 with the exception of Mineshaft, so, I painted him and he is part of my personal collection.