Brookdale Farm

Owner(s): Fred Seitz
Family: wife Peppe; two sons Joe and Freddy, both active with Brookdale and daughters, Helen McRoberts, Jane & Marianna, who works for trainer Todd Pletcher
Location: Versailles, Ky.
Education: Seitz is a graduate of St. Vincent College with an English degree
Professional Background: Seitz has been raising horses in Central Kentucky since 1974 ... He was a Marine Corps Aviator and a Vietnam Veteran ... He started out as a farm manager, working for Fasig-Tipton for two years before going out on his own by leasing a farm ... He bought the beginning acreage of Brookdale in 1983 ... Seitz has a personal broodmare band of 25, and also sells and also races a small stable in the Midwest and Europe.He is a past Ky. Farm Manager of the Year, President of the Thoroughbred Club of America, President of the Ky. Thoroughbred Assoc., Officer and Trustee Owners and Breeders Assoc., founding Trustee of the Horse Farm Workers Educational Assistance Fund, current Director of the Keeneland Association, and former Chairman of the Board of Lexington Catholic High School.
Web site: www.brookdalefarm.com
Racing Background: Seitz named the farm after the place where he was raised, a farm near Lincroft, New Jersey, which has since been converted into a community college and a state park ... Brookdale Farm was initially configured as a boarding and sales preparation operation, but has grown to become a full service breeding farm.
Racing Operation: Stallions Forest Wildcat, Silver Deputy, Newfoundland and Crafty Prospector stand at Brookdale ... Since 1983, Brookdale Farm has been the home of numerous grade 1 winners and graded stakes producers, including Safely Kept, Exotic Wood, Twice the Vice, Ballade, Sweet Alliance, Brown Berry, Watch the Time, Diva's Debut, and Ivory Dawn, to name a few ... The first crop of foals born at Brookdale in 1984 included European champions Bluebird and Soviet Star, and three other stakes winners ... Brookdale sells over 200 horses annually as agent for clients worldwide and is listed among the Top Ten Consignors at the major yearling and breeding stock sales ... Jeremy, a Mile contender, will be Brookdale's first Breeders' Cup starter as a breeder.