Befitting its name, Hidden Brook Farm may not be the flashiest Thoroughbred nursery in the Bluegrass, yet it turns out a steady stream of top-level Saturday performers. Its commitment to top-tier horsemanship is being proven once again with the emergence of Dr. Venkman , who seeks his first grade 1 victory July 26 in the Bing Crosby Stakes (G1) at Del Mar.
Hidden Brook, a 600-acre Thoroughbred paradise just outside Paris, Ky., has foaled and raised such stars as champion Straight No Chaser and grade 1 winners Ball Dancing, Paradise Woods, Awesome Maria, Dad’s Caps, Dr. Schivel , Discreet Cat, and Discreetly Mine, among others. It has made its bones in large part by buying into fillies whose families it has come to know by raising and/or selling their relatives. Dr. Venkman represents the latest example.
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