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Grave Matters: Hamburg Place, Lexington, Kentucky
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Photos by Liz Martiniak and Anne Peters © Liz Martiniak 2003; © Anne Peters 2003; all rights reserved. |
Top: View of Hamburg Place Cemetery.
Second Row, Nancy Hanks (champion trotting horse) grave
Third Row, Left to Right: Star Shoot, Plaudit, Lady Sterling
Fourth Row, Left to Right:Imp's grave, the graves of T.V. Lark and Pink Pigeon. |
HAMBURG PLACE, on the Winchester Road near the I-75 interchange, boasts one of the most atmospheric equine cemeteries in the U.S. The farm was founded by John Madden, noted Thoroughbred breeder who got his start with trotters, and throughout his life maintained a love for both breeds. The stone markers, with bronze plates listing the horses' names and accomplishments, form a horseshoe around the centerpiece, the grave of NANCY HANKS, the first trotter of either sex to trot a mile in 2:05. Her grave is a large stone pedestal with her likeness on the front. Vandals have stolen the statue that used to top the memorial. Thoroughbreds buried here by John Madden include: SIR MARTIN, 1908 American champion two-year-old; Kentucky Derby winner PLAUDIT; champion race mare IMP; LADY STERLING, dam of Triple Crown winner Sir Barton, and of Sir Martin; leading sires STAR SHOOT and OGDEN; IDA PICKWICK, dam of Old Rosebud; MISS KEARNEY, the dam of Zev; PRINCESS MARY, the dam of Flying Ebony. Madden's son, Preston, later added leading sire T.V. LARK that horse's good daughter, PINK PIGEON.
Standardbreds include: world champion trotting filly HAMBURG BELLE; SILIKO, champion in Europe from 1908-1910; SILICON, world champion two-year-old trotting filly and the dam of Siliko; and MAJOR DELMAR. Off by himself is the polo pony SPRINGTIME, who died, it says on his marker,"on the field." Hamburg Place has sold much of its acreage for development in the last several years but the heart of it still remains in the Madden family. --L.M. and A.P. |
| HAMBURG PLACE BURIALS
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| John Madden Burials
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| Thoroughbreds
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| Stallions | Broodmares |
Ogden (c. 1894-1923)
Plaudit (c. 1895-1919)
Sir Martin (c. 1906-1930)
Star Shoot (c. 1898-1919) | Ida Pickwick (f. 1888-1908)
Imp (f. 1894-1909)
Lady Sterling (f. 1899-1920)
Miss Kearney (f. 1906-1925)
Princess Mary (f. 1917-1926) |
| Standardbreds
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Hamburg Belle
Major Delmar
Nancy Hanks 1886
Silicon
Siliko
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| Polo Pony
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| Springtime
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| Preston Madden Burials
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| Thoroughbreds
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| Stallions | Broodmares |
| T. V. Lark (c. 1957-1975) | Pink Pigeon (f. 1964-1976) |
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