LOUISVILLE, Ky. — They are ethereal pursuits, creating wine and fast thoroughbreds. Both require vision. Both take time. Both are at the mercy of Mother Nature. When you get it right, the rewards are lofty — a wine that scores 100 points or a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby.
Barbara Banke entered each business with her late husband Jess Jackson. Together, they saw 15 of the Jackson Family Wines score 100 and be deemed a classic. They did all right on the racetrack and in the sales ring, too, campaigning Curlin and the filly Rachel Alexandra to Horse of the Year titles and establishing Stonestreet Farms as a top producer of quality horses.