Live Oak Plantation

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2009 Record: (167-32-22-28)

2009 Earnings: $1,379,982

2009 Win %: 19% In-The-Money %: 49%

Owner(s): Charlotte C. Weber
Born: Nov. 19, 1942, Philadelphia, Pa.
Residence: Ocala, Fla., Hobe Sound, Fla., Saratoga Springs, N.Y. and New York City
Family: daughters Julie W. Reid and Christina C. Whitney, sons John C. Weber Jr. and Chester C. Weber
Education: Weber attended the University of Paris, where she studied art and interior design at the L’Ecole de Louvre
Professional Background: Weber is the granddaughter of Campbell Soup founder John T. Dorrance and she serves as a board trustee of Campbell Soup Company … She also is a member of the board of trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and provided funding for the Met Museum’s Charlotte C. Weber Galleries for the Arts of Ancient China … Is a member of The Jockey Club, a board trustee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, a board member of the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association and a trustee of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame … Weber was honored with the 2005 Penny Chenery Most Distinguished Woman in Racing Award
Web site: www.liveoakstud.com
Racing Background: Weber was introduced to horse racing at an early age by family members
Breeding/Racing Operation: Live Oak Stud in Ocala, Live Oak Plantation, the nom de course of Weber’s horses on the track, and Live Oak Properties … In 1968 Weber acquired 1,000 acres of what had previously been the Ocala, Fla. farm of P.A.B. Widener III … Renamed Live Oak Stud, the farm now encompasses 4,500 acres … Live Oak Stud, Weber’s breeding operation, has seen its offspring earn at least $1 million on the track each year for the past decade … The operation was named the Outstanding Breeder/Owner of the Year by TOBA in 1991 … That year also saw Live Oak broodmare matriarch Sultry Sun named the Florida Broodmare of the Year. Her offspring Sultry Song and Solar Splendor were both grade 1-winning millionaires. The former was 1992 Florida-bred horse of the year, the year his wins included the Hollywood Gold Cup, Whitney Handicap and Woodward. Woodward win came on same day and same program as Solar Splendor won his second straight Man o’ War Stakes ... Campaigned 2005 Florida Derby winner High Fly, now a Live Oak stallion … Live Oak was named the National Owner of the Year by TOBA in 2005. Also earned award as Southern Regional Owner of the Year … Its seventh Breeders’ Cup starter, homebred Miesque’s Approval, finally put Live Oak in the winner’s circle on World Championships day with a dominating four-length win in the 2006 NetJets Mile … Win was instrumental in the son of Miesque’s Son earning 2006 Eclipse Award as top turf horse … After just a single subsequent start Miesque’s Approval was sold to South African interests for stallion duty … Half-brother Revved Up, a 9-year-old millionaire gelded son of Sultry Song, remains in training and has won 11 stakes including the John’s Call at Saratoga in 2007 … Stakes winners of 2007 include Most Distinguished, Silver Charades, She’s Indy Money, Autobahn Girl, Stradivinsky, Tacit Agreement and My Typhoon ... Live Oak purchased My Typhoon for a then-record price for a filly foal of just under $3 million at 2003 Tattersalls Sale. Her dam, Urban Sea, was France's Arc winner in 1993 … Other stakes winners bred and/or raced include Mass Media, Lemon Maid, Seeking Slew, Old Forester, In the Gold, Strategic Mission, Hesanoldsalt, and Hotstuffanthensome ... Through Dec. 31, 2007, the stable ranked 7th in North America with 54 wins and earnings of $3,805,416.