Bobby Miller Funeral Arrangements Announced

A visitation for Bobby Miller, the longtime manager and vice chairman at Ro Parra's Millennium Farm who passed away Thursday following a long battle with cancer, has been planned for Wednesday, Jan. 4 at Kerr Brothers, 463 E. Main St., Lexington, Ky. 40507 from 5-8 p.m. Miller's funeral service will be held the following day at 11 a.m. The family requests that donations be sent to Bluegrass Hospice Care.

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Bobby Miller Passes Away

Bobby Miller, who was the longtime manager at Ro Parra's Millennium Farm before being named the farm's vice chairman, passed away Thursday following a long battle with cancer.

“Bobby made a huge difference in all of our lives,” said Parra. “He was just a kind man and really one of a kind. When I hired him 20 years ago, I was an absentee owner and I think I had 200 head of horses at the time. And he really brought an incredible amount of professionalism and order to running the farm. But it was really less about that and more about his character, more about his ethics, and more about his warmth. He was a great man.”

Miller, who earned a degree in agriculture from the University of Kentucky, spent 18 years as farm manager at Walmac International. He joined Millennium Farm as manager in 2006 and was named the farm's vice chairman in 2016.

“I'm devastated about Bobby's passing,” said Buckland Sales' Zach Madden, who worked with Miller at Millennium Farm. “He was a legend, mentor and friend. I'm going to miss him every day. He would do anything for anybody. I'm just thinking about his family during this time.”

Funeral arrangements are still pending.

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First Mare Confirmed In Foal To Grade 1 Winner Gift Box

New to Lane's End for 2021, Grade 1 winner Gift Box had his first mare confirmed in foal, the farm announced today.

The first confirmed mare is Chelsea Road, by Speightstown, and is owned by Ro Parra's Millennium Farm. She is a half to stakes-placed Aces High, and hails from the immediate family of Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old Point Given.

The first son at stud by Twirling Candy, Gift Box retired as the highest earning colt by his sire. He was among the leading older horses in America in 2019 after a string of graded stakes performances including a Grade 1 victory in the Santa Anita Handicap and a second consecutive win in the G2 San Antonio Stakes.

Gift Box stands for $10,000.

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