Bertram and Diana Firestone
Bertram Robert Firestone (August 18, 1931 – July 12, 2021) and Diana Melville Johnson Firestone (January 26, 1932 – February 12, 2023) of
Early life
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
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
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
In 1983, they were honored by the
Marriage and children
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
References
- ^ "Eclipse Awards at the TRA". Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ Virginia Thoroughbred Association Archived February 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
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(help)[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.
- ISBN 9780394560434. Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via Google Books.. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- "New York, New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950-1995". FamilySearch - ^ Mitchell, Eric (14 February 2023). "Accomplished Horsewoman Firestone Dies at 91". BloodHorse. Retrieved 15 February 2023.