Index
211 Page numbers in italics refer to illustrations. Abbey Road studios, 10, 136 Affirmed (horse), 145, 196n3 Aga Khan I, 50–51 Aga Khan II, 51 Aga Khan III (Sultan Mohammed Shah): assassination attempts on, 58; Blenheim, decision to sell, 65– 67; childhood, 49, 51; diplomatic record, 185n9, 186n10, 186n11; entry into European racing as an owner, 58–59; first Derby experience , 54–55; first marriage, 52–54; and Gandhi, 74; history of the Aga Khan dynasty, 49–51; and horse racing and breeding, 6, 46–47, 58–59, 61–65, 74, 77–81, 83, 174, 186n15, 193n22; marriage to “Ginetta ” Magliano, 56–57, 64; Platinum Jubilee, 6; as president of the League of Nations, 77–78; and World War I, 57–58, 186n12 Aga Khan IV (Prince Karim), 158–64, 196n17 Alexander, Robert A., 68 All-India Muslim League, 73, 185n9 Annabel’s (nightclub), 140, 160 A. P. Indy (horse), 84 Arabian Night (horse), 129–30 Arazi (horse), 196n17 Arlington Million, 166, 197n26 Ascot racecourse, 55, 61, 63–64, 120– 21, 131, 157 Ashford Farm, 163, 172 Assault (horse), 83, 102–3 Astor, Waldorf, 117 Athens Pottery Works, 21 Aureole (horse), 1 Bahram (horse), 77, 118, 141–42 Ballydoyle training yard, 152, 163–64, 198n33 Bambi-Kino Theater, 9 Barton Stud, 81 Bass, Sir William, 114 Bayardo (horse), 115 Beatles, xi, xii, 8–12, 105, 136–37, 162, 177, 180 Beech House Stud, 76 Belair Stud, 40, 43, 73 Bell, Jessica Gay, 101–4 Bell, John A., Jr., 95–97, 99 Bell, John A., Sr.: coal market collapse and bank failure, 94–95; conviction , 95; failed Senate candidacy, 92–94; rise to wealth, 91–92 Bell, John A., III: childhood, 88, 90; Robert Sterling Clark, correspondence with, 108–10; Jessica Gay, first encounter with, 101; and Max Hirsch, 103–4; honeymoon, 101– 3; and Jonabell Farm’s founding, 104; and Never Say Die’s birth, 88; and Singing Grass’s arrival in Lexington, 87–88; story of grandfather ’s downfall, 90–91; as veterinary assistant, 100–101 Belmont, August, II, 41, 197n22 Belmont Stakes, 103, 155, 178 Benson, Martin H., 76 Index Index 212 Bernardini (horse), 173 Berry, Chuck, 7–9, 11 Best, Mona, xi, 7–8, 10–11, 131, 136, 162, 180n14 Best, Pete, 7–11, 105, 136–37, 162, 177 Black Selima (horse), 188n11 Blenheim (horse), 64–67, 73–74, 78, 121, 134–35, 155 Blue Sail (horse), 130 Blushing Groom (horse), 158, 160, 196n17, 197n25 Bold Ruler (horse), 84 Bold Venture (horse), 99 Boreale (horse), 46 Boyer, Isabella, 27 Breasley, Scobie, 121, 192n4 Breeders’ Cup, 133, 167, 175, 197n27 Bridget (horse), 2 British Broadcasting Company (BBC), 3, 7, 162 Brown, Ken, 8, 180n14 Brownstown Stud, 81 Bull, Phil, 81, 121–22 Bunbury, Charles, 2, 68, 176 Burgoyne, John, 2 Business Plot, 42–43 Butler, Smedley D., 42 Butters, Frank, 80 Calumet Farm, 66–67, 73 Camelot (horse), 174–75 Candy Stripes (horse), 197n17 Carlburg Stables, 111, 118 Carmarthen (horse), 140 Carnegie Coal Company, 91 Carnegie Trust Company, 93–94 Casbah Coffee Club, xi, 8, 10 Catnip (horse), 75 Chalk Stream (horse), 153 Challacombe (horse), 115 Champagne Stakes, 99 Champion Stakes, 80, 143 Charles II (king), 2, 126 Chase, The (horse), 124–25 Chateaugay (horse), 151 Chatteris Stakes, 80 Cherokee Run (horse), 145 Chinn, Phil T., 99 Churchill, Winston, 1 Citation (horse), 83–84 Claiborne Farm, 66, 67, 72, 79, 82– 83, 179n5, 188n11 Clark, Alfred Corning, 31, 33 Clark, Edward, 13, 20–21, 28, 30–31, 162 Clark, Francine Clary, 37–39, 41 Clark, Robert Sterling: and art collecting , 31, 33, 36–39, 149; birth and childhood, 33; and the Boxer Rebellion , 5, 34, 35; and “Business Plot,” 42–43; China expedition, 36; and horse racing, 40–41, 43, 45–46, 81, 87, 108, 111, 117, 126, 129–34, 138; in Paris, 36–38; and sibling rivalry, 36–37, 39; and the Spanish-American War, 5, 13; in the U.S. Department of War, 35; in World War I, 37 Clark, Stephen C., 36–37, 39 Clemente, Roberto, 150–51, 195n26 Coaching Club American Oaks, 100 Cochran, Eddie, 7, 180n11 Comstock Lode, 99 Connaught (horse), 138 Consolidated Edison, 70 Coolmore Stud, 154, 161, 163–64, 167–68, 172–75 Cooperstown, NY, 30, 33–34, 39, 150 Cope, Alfred, 130–31 Coronation Stakes, 64 Count Fleet (horse), 67 Coventry Stakes, 80 Croker, Richard “Boss,” 179n5 Cromwell, Tomas B., 97 Crow, William E., 92–93 Curd, Andy, 88 Current (horse), 40, 184n8 Dakota (building), 30, 162 Daley, Marcus...
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