Thoroughbred Horses
A lover of horses and a polo enthusiast, Robert Lehman played on a polo team with Averell Harriman, Jock Whitney and Tommy Hitchcock, Jr.. He was also a thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder who had five horses compete in the Kentucky Derby. His horses, most trained by Ralph G. Kercheval, won numerous important stakes races including the Correction Handicap and the Long Island Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack, and the Bernard Baruch Handicap at Saratoga Race Course.
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Famous quotes containing the words thoroughbred and/or horses:
“A thoroughbred business man cannot enter heartily upon the business of life without first looking into his accounts.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“The horses show him nobler powers;
O patient eyes, courageous hearts!”
—Julian Grenfell (1888–1915)