John Robert Mulholland

Online Obituaries for Lexington, KY John Robert Mulholland, 74, passed away peacefully March 9th, surrounded by his loving family. John was born Dec 21st, 1942 to the late Markland and Jane Stone Mulholland in Sharon, Massachusetts. He loved horses from the moment he first saw one. John left home at an early age to serve in the US Marine Corps. He eventually made his way to Oklahoma where he began to train western pleasure horses. John married Martha Jane McCauley in 1979 and established J bar M Quarter Horses in Edmond, OK. Some of the very best quarter horses of the 1970s and 1980s came off their farm, including the great Ms MBJ Mudlark and I'm A Big Leaguer. After a near fatal car accident, John transitioned to racing thoroughbreds. Eventually he and Martha moved their family to Lexington and established Mulholland Springs Farm on Iron Works Pike. Stakes winners Investalot, Shadow Miss, Bay Barrister, Naughty Notions, and Grade 1 winner Malibu Mint raced in the Mulholland silks. Mulholland Springs has been a leading boutique consignment since 2001, selling several graded stakes winners such as grade 1 winner Never Retreat. In addition to his wife of 35 years Martha Jane, John leaves behind his son John Henry and daughter Laura Powers, daughter in law Melissa, son in law Scott Powers, and his beautiful granddaughter McCauley Mulholland. He was preceded in death by his sister, Judy Rognerud. We will miss him dearly. Funeral Information Services will be private.