Boden Takes on Key Positions at Calumet Farm
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Calumet Farm announced today that Charlie Boden has been appointed stallion season sales director and racing manager for the historic Kentucky farm.
Boden’s duties will include managing the growing stallion division as well as overseeing the racing operation. Boden will join general manager Eddie Kane in a renewed effort to return the historic nursery to its glory days as one of central Kentucky's most accomplished operations for owner Brad Kelley who purchased the farm in 2012.
Boden has spent the past nine years as head of sales at Sheikh Mohammed's Darley USA where he managed the careers of top stallions Bernardini , Street Cry (IRE), and Medaglia d'Oro , among others.
"I am honored to be joining the team at Calumet,” Boden said. “Mr. Kelley's passion for the sport is unrivaled. We have a tremendous facility and the resources to do some very exciting things here.”
The Calumet stallion roster includes English Channel , a six-time grade I winner and sire of this year's Arlington Million Stakes (gr. IT) winner The Pizza Man, last year's Travers Stakes (gr. I) winner V. E. Day, and the $3.05 million CECF Singapore Cup (Sin-I) winner Parranda.
Other notable stallions at Calumet include 2013 Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner Oxbow , 2006 Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) winner Red Rocks and Ready's Image . Recent additions to the roster will include two grade I-winning sons of Kitten's Joy in Real Solution and Big Blue Kitten. Returning to Calumet Farm for the 2016 season will be Aikenite , who stood at Bridlewood Farm in Florida for 2015, as well as Americain and Grey Swallow (IRE) who stood in Ireland this season.