Ballon Bleu and John Brown Bring Taste of Victory Back to Tryon Stadium in $5k LeMieux Welcome Stake
John Brown and Ballon Bleu ©Bailey Beck for Natalie Suto Photography Mill Spring, NC – August 8, 2025 – Rekindling the competitive spirit at Tryon International, John Brown (Mill Spring, NC) piloted Ballon Bleu to victory in the $5,000 LeMieux Welcome Stake. Juan Ortiz (Loxahatchee, FL) entered the ring on his own 2016 Holsteiner gelding …