Stakes-Winning Kept True 'Living Happily' in Retirement

Kept True , who after being sold as a broodmare prospect at the 2021 Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale, was later determined by a veterinarian to lack ovaries and have the chromosomes of a male horse, is living happily in retirement, according to one of her owners.

Michelle Crawford of Crawford Farms, who purchased the stakes-winning Kept True and is now involved in a lawsuit against various entities involved in her sale, declined an interview but forwarded a brief statement and photograph of Kept True.

"It's unfortunate the way in which we are in this situation with Kept True," she wrote. "We were excited to buy this broodmare prospect as she's a stunning individual.

"As far as how she/he is today, she's living happily in a retirement paddock in grass fields in NY with her friends ... we hope to resolve this matter fairly and amicably soon."

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Assisted by bloodstock agent John Moynihan, the Crawfords bought Kept True for $150,000 from the Hidden Brook consignment at last year's Keeneland January Sale, where Kept True had been issued a certificate of reproductive status by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, the suit claims.

Without having Kept True examined by its own veterinarian before the horse was removed from Keeneland's grounds, Crawford Farms took possession of Kept True, only to be told later, through a series of examinations and tests, Kept True (Yes It's True ) is a mare in outward appearance only.