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Early life
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Bertram Firestone, ca. 1963.
Bertram Firestone was a highly successful industrial real estate developer .[4] Diana Johnson is the daughter of John Seward Johnson I and Ruth Dill. One of the couple's six children, her paternal grandfather, Robert Wood Johnson I , was the founder of the health-related products manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson .[5] Her maternal grandfather, Colonel Thomas Melville Dill , was a prominent Bermudian soldier, lawyer and politician.[6]
Thoroughbred racing
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The Firestones raced horses in the United States and in Europe. Bertram Firestone bought the thoroughbred Ridin' Easy in 1966 from a Keeneland sale for $15,000 and in 1969 won the Fashion Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack and the Polly Drummond Stakes at the Delaware Park Racetrack .[7] [4]
Bertram bought the colt King's Company for 35,000 guineas, that won the Irish 2,000 Guineas Turf Classic in May 1971 at the Curragh Racecourse . The horse went on to win the Cork and Orrery Stakes at the Royal Ascot in 1972.[8] [9]
Bertram bought the Catoctin Stud farm in Waterford, Virginia , in 1973. In 1991, he and Diana acquired the Newstead Farm in Upperville, Virginia . For racing in Europe, they operated the 1,200 acre Gilltown Stud farm in Kilcullen , County Kildare , Ireland near the famous Curragh , which they sold in 1989 to the Aga Khan IV for $14.2 million.[9]
Among their many successes in Thoroughbred racing, in 1980, their Hall of Fame inductee Genuine Risk[10] became only the second filly to ever win the Kentucky Derby.[11]
They also bred and raced Secretariat's son, General Assembly , whose Saratoga track record time in winning the 1979 Travers Stakes stood until 2016. Trained by Dermot Weld , the Firestones' Blue Wind won the 1981 Epsom Oaks and Flash of Steel won the 1986 Irish 2000 Guineas . In November 1982, they won the Japan Cup with 3-year-old colt Half Iced .[12] They were the breeders of Vintage Crop that won Australia's Melbourne Cup in 1993.[9]
In 1983, they were honored by the Keeneland Association with its Mark of Distinction for their contribution to Keeneland and the Thoroughbred industry.[13]
Marriage and children
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Bertram married Diana in 1973. They were each previously divorced with three children by a previous marriage.[14] Firestone had been married twice before his marriage to Diana, to Lynn Belnap in 1955 and to Dariel Henderson in 1962.[15]
Bertram died July 12, 2021, in West Palm Beach , Florida after deterioration of his health.[4] Diana died on February 12, 2023, in West Palm Beach at the age of 91.[16]
References
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^ Bert and Diana Firestone at the NTRA Archived September 26, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
^ a b c Mitchell, Eric (July 12, 2021). "Prominent Owner/Breeder Bert Firestone Dies at 89" . BloodHorse . Retrieved July 13, 2021 .
^ Michael Santoli (September 8, 2008). "The Market's Finest" . Barron's . Retrieved September 28, 2020 .
^ ROYAL GARRISON ARTILLERY: Captain T. M. Dill, Bermuda Militia Artillery, to be temporary Major. Dated 30th March, 1916 , The London Gazette , 28 March 1916. Supplement: 29525. Page: 339.
^ "Owner Firestone Purchase Filly For Bargin $15,000" . The Evening Sun . Baltimore, Maryland. June 3, 1969. p. 31 . Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Longshot Deceit Wins; Drumtop Cracks Record" . The Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. Hera;d Wire Services. May 16, 1971. p. 82 . Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ a b c "The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Bertram R. Firestone" . London/New York: Sotheby's. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020 .
^ National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Archived June 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ The Palm Beach Post . September 4, 1981 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pP4sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1MwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1471,2099339&dq=genuine+risk&hl=en . [dead link ]
^ "Half Iced charges to Japan Cup" . News-Press . Fort Myers, Florida. November 29, 1982. p. 30 . Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mark of Distinction" (PDF) . Keeneland. March 20, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2021 .
^ "Three Years Ago" . The Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. April 30, 1976. p. 73 . Retrieved September 29, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Goldsmith, Barbara (1987). Johnson v. Johnson . Knopf. ISBN 9780394560434 . Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via Google Books. - "New York, New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950-1995" . FamilySearch . Retrieved July 14, 2021 .
^ Mitchell, Eric (14 February 2023). "Accomplished Horsewoman Firestone Dies at 91" . BloodHorse . Retrieved 15 February 2023 .
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bertram_and_Diana_Firestone&oldid=1180123162 "
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