Myra Lewyn

Behind Normandy Farm’s limestone rock fences along Paris Pike in Lexington, horses were sustained by luxuriant green fields and paddocks long before it was cleaved from famed Elmendorf Farm 70 years ago. A handful of dedicated owners have maintained this land’s hallowed tradition of yielding fine Thoroughbreds ever since the 19th century. This year, as […]

“Kentuckians are a peculiar people and their like cannot be found elsewhere in the new world or old.”—a 1905 article in the Nashville Banner on some notable Kentuckians Brig. Gen. Abe Buford, a superior soldier, public servant, distinguished gentleman, brawler, and an authority on all matters pertaining to the Thoroughbred during the 19th century, was one such […]

Old mysteries linger over green pastures and black fences that enclose Ramsey Farm, intertwined with the deep roots of the famed Jessamine County property nestled along the most historic road in Kentucky roughly 11 miles from Lexington. Almost forgotten amidst the farm’s rich annals encompassing both outstanding Thoroughbred and Standardbred runners is a real whodunit, […]