Secretariat’s story is an American success story.

Alvin Mines remembers playing in the fields with the other grandchildren until feeding time when his grandfather would call the mares and foals up from their pasture in the Cove. Enjoy Part 2 of “A Good Hand on a Horse.”

The calloused black hands of the men who became the grooms of Meadow Stable would touch some of the greatest Thoroughbreds in racing …and leave their indelible imprint on the history of The Meadow.

Reminiscences of Mom on the 103^rd Anniversary of her birth by Kate Tweedy

 When I think of Mom’s birthday, I think of how she experienced getting old: she hated it. Always fiercely independent, she disliked needing other people’s help.

Remembering My Grandfather, Christopher T. Chenery, by Kate Tweedy

Chris Chenery, my grandfather, died on Jan 3, 1973, at age 86, at the hospital in Westchester County NY, where he had been for several years. His death was expected but devastating to his family. Within a few days, all the Chenerys had gathered at the Meadow in Virginia to say goodbye.