Thought it would be fun to post some pics of all the greats at Hamburgs Cemetery.
Hamburg Cemetery *Picture heavy!*
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Hamburg Cemetery *Picture heavy!*
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Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
Thanks for posting these! For reasons that I can't understand or explain, I love old thoroughbred horse grave sites.
John Madden had an impressive breeding and training operation 100 years ago. Preston did a good job of reviving the farm, but it seems like they've gotten more into real estate development. I notice there are houses behind the cemetery, is there much of the farm left?
John Madden had an impressive breeding and training operation 100 years ago. Preston did a good job of reviving the farm, but it seems like they've gotten more into real estate development. I notice there are houses behind the cemetery, is there much of the farm left?
There has been a lot of development around the area. Immediately behind me in these pictures is Lowes and Wal-Mart and across the busy street is housing developments. There is a good chunk of the farm left on the other side of the street there, but it is closed to visitors.
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.
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Claiborne Farms gravesites. So many famous names here, it's stunning.
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I just ran across this post. I had actually tried looking for this cemetery the last time I was in Lexington, but no one in the area seemed to know of it's existence.
I am curious though, the cemetery is very small. Does anyone know how these horses were buried? Entire or? I know for a time there was the tradition of just burying the head, heart, and hooves; but some horses were interred whole. Today I see alot of cremations.
I am curious though, the cemetery is very small. Does anyone know how these horses were buried? Entire or? I know for a time there was the tradition of just burying the head, heart, and hooves; but some horses were interred whole. Today I see alot of cremations.