A Lane Paved With Golden Insights
Beau Lane is being honored for the 2020 Breeders' Hardboot Award. He is 80 years old and has been involved in horse racing since his youth. His daughter J.B. and her husband Michael Orem helped him to start his business. Lane came from a humble background and started with $60 and six old mares. He has two Kentucky Derby starters in the last seven years. The first time he tried Thoroughbreds was a disaster. Now he has a niche buying mare for friends standing Quarter Horses out west. For a time, he explored other sports, including football.
Lane is a horse breeder. He's bred Gun Runner. Lane bought a share in Silver State. Billy Turner trained one of the greatest horses that ever lived. Lane is optimistic about his future. If he lives another 10 years, he will breed the best horses he's ever bred. The industry is hard on him, but he keeps going. His grandson, 17, is showing a yearling. It will be a surprise if he fails. if Hard Spun didn't do his job. Lanes hopes to win the Derby. he says. A lot of people grow merely in cynicism and bitterness. They rock on their heels only to bounce forward again.
