Kenny McPeek is as close to a Renaissance man as horse racing has to offer.
He has spent more than $6 million of his own money to create a smartphone app that puts the sport of kings at peoples’ fingertips. He has amassed a real estate portfolio that stretches from Kentucky and Florida to this heavenly corner of upstate New York. McPeek’s is a full-service barn. He can tend to thoroughbreds from the time they hit the ground, from their early lessons on running to their time on the racetrack and beyond.
He has an artist’s eye when it comes to discovering talent at yearling auctions in the United States, Europe and South America. McPeek has more than a dozen horses that have made millions of dollars on the racetrack, but his masterpiece is Curlin.
