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Photograph of the American Thoroughbred Kauai King with groom taken at Churchill Downs before the Kentucky Derby on May 8, 1966.

Kauai King (by Native Dancer out of Sweep In) was foaled at Sagamore Farm in Maryland in 1963. He rose to prominence…

Conformation shot of the Thoroughbred Grey Dawn with groom taken in April of 1967.

Grey Dawn was bred, foaled (1960), and raced in France by Gertrude Widener who maintained racing stables in both New York and France.

Grey Dawn claimed the…

Conformation shot of the American Thoroughbred Ponder with groom. Ponder, his sire (Pensive), and his son (Needles) were all Kentucky Derby winners.

Ponder was foaled at Calumet Farm in 1946 and trained by Hall of Famer Ben Jones. He ran with his…

Conformation photograph of the Thoroughbred Sir Gallahad III taken at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky.

Sir Gallahad III was foaled in France in 1920 (registered in France as Sir Gallahad) and was retired to stud duty in France after three years…

This photograph of Herbert Haseltine's statue at Man o' War's gravesite was taken on October 16, 1948, at Faraway Farm nearly a year after Man o' War's death. Haseltine (front, middle) is regarding his work. The bronze stood at Faraway Farm until its…

This photograph of the American Thoroughbred Man o' War with his groom Will Harbut was taken at Faraway Farm in 1937. Harbut was Man o' War's groom at Faraway from the fall of 1930 until the spring of 1946.

Newspaper headlines from around the…

Photograph of Will Harbut, Man o' War's groom at Faraway Farm from the fall of 1930 until the spring of 1946.

This photograph captures a crowd of spectators at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky in 1949.

Racegoers at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky in 1951.

Future Racing Hall of Famers Round Table and Ralph Neves parade to post before winning the 1957 Blue Grass by 6 lengths over One-Eyed King. Round Table earned a Horse of the Year title in 1958 and was leading sire in North America in 1972.