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Spendthrift Farm
Spendthrift Farm is a thoroughbred race horse breeding farm and burial site in Lexington, Kentucky. It was founded by Leslie Combs II and named for the great stallion, Spendthrift, who was owned by Combs' ancestor, Daniel Swigert of Elmendorf Farm. Spendthrift was the great-grandfather of Man o' War.
==History==
In 1966 Majestic Prince was foaled at Spendthrift, bred by Combs. The famous son of Raise A Native later was returned to the farms and died there in 1981. In 1979, the great Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew was retired to stud and stood at Spendthrift until 1987.
Spendthrift Farms went public in 1983.〔(Horse Farm To Go Public )〕 In 1984 Queen Elizabeth II visited Spendthrift Farms to view not only Seattle Slew but also Affirmed as possible studs for her stable of Thoroughbreds containing 22 broodmares.〔(Time Horsey Holiday for Her Majesty )〕 In 1988, Spendthrift Farms filed for bankruptcy.〔()〕 The farm was acquired out of bankruptcy the next year by Terry McBrayer, Curtis C. Green, Henry "Cap" Hershey, and William du Pont III〔( SPENDTHRIFT FARM ASSETS BOUGHT )〕
Spendthrift Farms was sold in a foreclosure auction to MetLife in 1993.〔(HORSE RACING; Horse Farm Sold at Auction )〕 MetLife resold it to lawyer Ted Taylor the next year.〔(Alabama Attorney Makes Top Spendthrift Farm Bid )〕 In 2000, the farm was acquired by Bruce Klein.〔( PARTNERS ANNOUNCED FOR SPENDTHRIFT FARM )〕 In 2004, B. Wayne Hughes, the founder of Public Storage, purchased the historic farm.
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