Daniel Swigert Combs II, whose grandfather, Leslie Combs II, founded Spendthrift Farm near Lexington, died Feb. 27 in his sleep at his Fort Myers, Fla., home.
Friday, March 05, 2004Don Sturgill, prominent Lexington equine attorney who served as general counsel for both the national and Kentucky chapters of the Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, died Wednesday morning, Oct. 2, of a heart attack at his Lexington home.
Wednesday, October 02, 2002By John Williams -- In the late fall of 1978, the Bee Gees were topping the pop charts with "Stayin' Alive." Sideburns, long hair, and bell bottoms were still cool. Jimmy Carter was in the White House, the Baltimore Colts were still playing football on 33rd St. where they belonged, and the 10th horse to win the Triple Crown arrived to stand at Spendthrift Farm near Lexington.
Tuesday, May 21, 2002Pensioned stallion Wajima, a former-record priced yearling who was champion 3-year-old male in 1975, was euthanized at Arthur B. Hancock III's Stone Farm near Paris, Ky., because of complications from the infirmities of old age.
Tuesday, August 28, 2001