Why is my street named this?
The Paddocks Neighborhood has some really interesting street names - what do they mean?
Most of them are famous horse races or famous horses, raised right here on "Ryehill Farm" i.e. The Paddocks!
The Paddocks
A paddock is a small enclosure for horses.
Belmont
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held on the first or second Saturday in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Belmont Park is known as "The Championship Track" because nearly every major American champion in racing history has competed on the racetrack.
Preakness
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
Ring Dancer
Ring Dancer was born April 1, 1978 and was jockeyed by Larry Saumell and trained by Donald Hayes. Ring Dancer retired with 10 first place finishes and earned $127,887 in his 37-race career.
Heavenly Cause
Heavenly Cause won four of nine starts at age two, including the Grades 1 Selima and Frizette Stakes and was voted the 1980 Eclipse Award for American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly.
Homebuilder
Pedigree: Foal of Mr. Prospector and Smart Heiress
In 1988 Homebuilder won the Fayette Stakes.
Caveat
Bred in Maryland by Ryehill Farm, he was sired by Kentucky Derby winner Cannonade out of The Axe II mare Cold Hearted.[3] To date, Caveat is one of eleven Maryland-bred colts to win a Triple Crown race.
Caveat was owned by the partnership of August Belmont IV, Robert Kirkham, and his breeder, James P. Ryan. He was conditioned for racing by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Woody Stephens.
Quadratic
Quadratic was bred in Maryland by Ryehill Farm owner Jim Ryan and raced for Ryan and August Belmont IV. He won five stakes during his 19-start career including the 1977 Cowdin Stakes (gr. II). At three, he ran second or third in six graded stakes, retiring with six wins from 19 starts and earnings of $233,941. He missed the Triple Crown races due to a knee injury.
Cefis
Cefis, who was the first of three consecutive stakes winners produced from the Dancing Champ mare Ring Dancer, began his stallion career at Rockburn in Virginia. For his career, he sired just 67 foals, 27 of which were winners. He is buried at Middle Creek.
He was trained his entire career by Woody Stephens, whose middle name was Cefis.
Smart Heiress
Smart Heiress won the Garden City Stakes at Belmont Park and was trained by Woody Stephens.