WinStar Farm LLC and Twin Creeks Racing Stables, LLC

WinStar Farm

Owner: Kenny Troutt

Born: January 8, 1948

Birthplace: Mount Vernon, Ill.

Residence: Dallas, Texas

Family: wife, Lisa, three children

website: www.winstarfarm.com

In 2000, Kenny Troutt and Bill Casner founded WinStar Farm after buying the 1,450-acre Prestonwood Farm property near Versailles, Ky., from brothers Art, Jack and J.R. Preston. In 2010, Troutt bought out Casner’s portion of WinStar, and is now the sole owner. 

Troutt and Casner founded Excel Communications, a long-distance telephone service and communications company.

In 2010, Super Saver won the Kentucky Derby for WinStar, while Drosselmeyer won the 2010 Belmont Stakes. After the 2010 season, WinStar received its first Eclipse Award for outstanding owner. In 2011, Drosselmeyer won the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

WinStar has focused on developing a leading breeding program and stands leading sire Distorted Humor, among others. It first gained national fame as the breeder of 2003 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Funny Cide, a son of Distorted Humor.

With the Race Track Chaplaincy of America, Troutt created the White Horse Award, presented annually to a farm or racetrack worker who performs an unselfish heroic act.

WinStar claimed a third place finish in the Kentucky Derby with Revolutionary, who also claimed victory in both the Louisiana Derby (G2) and Withers Stakes (G3).

Twin Creeks Racing

Established in 2007, Twin Creeks Racing Stables is a racing partnership managed by Randy Gullatt and Steve Davison. They've successfully raced and bred horses such as Grade 1 winners Graydar and To Honor and Serve and multiple graded stakes winner Mission Impazible. In 2014, they co-own both Vinceremos and Constitution with WinStar Farm on the Kentucky Derby trail.