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Ms Arden acquired the northern portion of Coldstream Stud on the death of owner E. Dale Schaffer and renamed it Maine Chance Farm. During the nineteen forties and fifties it was a major force in American Horse Racing . Among the stable's many champions and Stakes Race winners who raced under Arden's cerise, blue and white colors were the Colt Star Pilot and the Filly , Beaugay, both 1945 Eclipse Award champions. The Beaugay Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack is named in the filly's honor. That year, Maine Chance Farm was the top money-winning stable in the United States. In May of 1946, a fire at a racetrack in Chicago destroyed twenty-two horses owned by Maine Chance Farm. Fortunately, the stables' two-year-old star Colt Jet Pilot survived as he had been shipped to another racetrack. Two future Hall Of Famers , Trainer Tom Smith and Jockey Eric Guerin worked for Maine Chance Farm and in 1947, Jet Pilot won the Kentucky Derby . In 1954, the Maine Chance filly "Fascinator," won the Kentucky Oaks and in 1960 bred the future Hall of Fame colt, Gun Bow . Following Elizabeth Arden's passing, the farm property became part of the College of Agriculture at the University Of Kentucky . In 2005, the University of Kentucky began the Equine Initiative Project. This project was started by the UK College of Agriculture to develop their Equine Science program into a nationally outstanding program. Currently, in 2007, the Maine Chance Farm is being revamped into a Collegiate Equestrian mecha-center. It will expectantly feature a breeding program, equestrian center, and equine disease and research center. REFERENCES
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