Farma Way (April 2, 1987 – November 18, 1999) was an AmericanThoroughbredracehorse andsire foaled inKentucky. As a four-year-old in 1991 he was one of the leading racehorses in North America, winning theSanta Anita Handicap,Pimlico Special,San Antonio Handicap,San Pasqual Handicap andSan Carlos Handicap. He was also the winner of the 1991 American Championship Racing Series.

Farma Way was a brown horse bred in Kentucky by Mr. & Mrs. C. D. Callaway III. He was sired bySanta Anita Derby winnerMarfa out of the Diplomat Way mare, Fine Tribute, a descendant of the very important sire,Nearco.

Farma Way was originally trained byNeil Boyce but was later transferred toD. Wayne Lukas.

Farma Way lost his first four starts. After he ran second in theHollywood Futurity, Boyce put him in the turfBaldwin Stakes, which was a surface change and resulted in a win.

In his fourth year, the colt won theSanta Anita Handicap and set a 1 3/16 mile track record forPimlico Race Course in winning the 1991Pimlico Special. His time of 1:52 2/5 also equalled theNorth American record for 1 3/16 miles on dirt set byRiva Ridge in 1973 atAqueduct Racetrack. As of January 2008, their record still stands.^[2]

His headstrong ways, however, were his undoing and the cause of a 2-year dispute between jockeyGary Stevens and Farma Way's trainer,D. Wayne Lukas. Farma Way got into a duel withJolie's Halo, and Stevens could not rate him, allowingFestin to win a race in which Farma Way was favored. When Lukas berated Stevens in public after the race, Stevens instructed his agent to refuse any Lukas mounts. It was two years before Stevens rode for Lukas again.

Retired to Balla Vista Farm, inCalifornia, Farma Way was a successful sire. Some of his progeny includegraded stakes race winners Birr, Cobra King, Dontbotherknocking, Rob N Gin, and Ruby Surprise.

Farma Way had to beput down on November 18, 1999, after fracturing his hind leg in a paddock accident.

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