Leslie Brownell Combs Dies at Age 80
Former Spendthrift Farm president Leslie Brownell Combs II died Dec. 29, 2013, in Lexington at age 80.
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Daniel Swigert Combs II, Leslie Combs II's Grandson, Dead
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.
Equine Attorney Don Sturgill Dies at 74
Don 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.
Life Changer
By 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.
Champion, Record-Priced Yearling Wajima Euthanized at Age 29
Pensioned 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.
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