“The Cove” is Forever Protected

Aerial photo of “The Cove”

Secretariat’s pasture at “The Cove” is forever protected, thanks to the generosity of Kevin Engel of Engel Family Farms. Engel purchased the property in 2023, and now, the historic land will remain dedicated to agricultural use.

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Doswell, VA – Nearly 350 acres of farmland where the legendary Triple Crown champion Secretariat frolicked as a colt are now protected forever by a conservation easement held by the Capital Region Land Conservancy.

Known as “The Cove,” the low-lying pasture bordered by the North Anna River was the “nursery” for the broodmares and foals of Christopher Chenery’s renowned Meadow Stable, founded in 1936. The Cove’s rich grasses nurtured many other celebrated Thoroughbreds, such as Riva Ridge, who won the 1972 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, and the eminent broodmare, Somethingroyal, dam of Secretariat.

In fact, The Cove was instrumental in establishing The Meadow as “an empire built on broodmares.”

Read the entire article from the Capital Region Land Conservancy.