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Bertram Robert Firestone (August 18, 1931 – July 12, 2021) and Diana Melville Johnson Firestone (January 26, 1932 – February 12, 2023) of Newstead Farm in Upperville, Virginia were major owner/breeders of Thoroughbred equestrian and flat racing horses.
Diana Melville Johnson Firestone, a founding member of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine’s Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center (EMC) Advisory Council, died on February 12 in Palm Beach, Florida, at the age of 91.
Feb 15, 2023 · Diana Firestone, who with her late husband Bertram raced the Kentucky Derby-winning filly Genuine Risk, owned breeding farms on two continents, and briefly operated two Florida racetracks, died...
Feb 14, 2023 · Lifelong equestrienne and accomplished owner/breeder Diana Melville Johnson Firestone died Feb. 12 at her home in West Palm Beach, Fla., her family confirmed Feb. 14. She was 91.
Feb 14, 2023 · Diana Firestone, who, along with her husband Bert campaigned a number of champion horses, including 1980 GI Kentucky Derby winner Genuine Risk, passed away peacefully at her home in Florida on...
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Feb 15, 2023 · Lifelong equestrienne and accomplished owner/breeder Diana Melville Johnson Firestone died Feb. 12 at her home in West Palm Beach, Fla., her family confirmed Feb. 14. She was 91.
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Aug 2, 2021 · When Bertram and Diana Firestone dispersed their stock in January 2020, longtime racing spectators heaved a resigned sigh. Another death knell had sounded in the line of great couples driving breeding and ownership for much of the mid-20th century.
