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30-472: Sir Walter was bred by James Ben Ali Haggin at his Rancho Del Paso near Sacramento, California who had imported his sire, Midlothian, from Great Britain . His dam was La Scala, a daughter of the important Nevada /California sire, Joe Hooker . Sir Walter was purchased as a yearling by the Oneck Stable of Harry K. Knapp and his brother, Dr. Gideon Lee Knapp, who raced him throughout his career. He

60-530: A descendant of Ibrahim Ben Ali , who was an early American settler of Turkish origin. He graduated from Centre College at Danville, Kentucky , then entered the practice of law. In October 1850, he joined a Kentucky acquaintance, Lloyd Tevis , in opening a law office in Sacramento. They moved to San Francisco in 1853. He built a large and impressive Nob Hill mansion on the east side of Taylor Street between Clay and Washington streets, which stood until

90-438: A female householder with no spouse present, and 31.4% were male householders with no spouse present. About 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.16, and the average family size was 3.16. In 2021, the city's age distribution was 20.6% under 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 7.7%% from 25 to 29, and 25.9% who were 60 or older. The median age

120-537: A fortune in the aftermath of the California Gold Rush and was a multi-millionaire by 1880. Those who recounted James Ben Ali Haggin's appearance often noted his short stature and "slightly Oriental appearance handed down from his Turkish ancestors". Haggin was born in Harrodsburg , Mercer County , Kentucky , a descendant of one of the state's pioneer families who had settled there in 1775 and

150-465: A result of those track's closure in the early 1900s. His racing career was such that on his retirement in 1898, the New York Times called Sir Walter a "great race horse." In his first few years of racing, Sir Walter was most often ridden by jockey Samuel Doggett . As a two-year-old, the colt won five of his eight starts and at age three won nine of twenty outings and notably running third in

180-612: Is a home rule-class city in Mercer County, Kentucky , United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 9,064 at the 2020 census . Although Harrodsburg was formally established by the Virginia House of Burgesses after Boonesborough and was not incorporated by the Kentucky legislature until 1836, it was honored by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the oldest permanent American settlement west of

210-642: The Appalachians . Harrodstown (sometimes Harrod's Town) was laid out and founded by James Harrod on June 16, 1774. Harrod led a company of adventurers totaling 31 men, beginning in the spring of 1774 at Fort Redstone in Pennsylvania down the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers in canoes and through a series of other rivers and creeks to the town's present-day location. Later that same year, amid Dunmore's War , Lord Dunmore sent two men to warn

240-800: The Bancroft Library at the University of California at Berkeley. Haggin purchased the Rancho Del Paso horse farm near Sacramento, California in 1859. He made it one of the country's most important horse breeding and Thoroughbred racing operations whose horses competed from coast-to-coast. In 1905, Haggin stopped using Rancho De Paso as a horse breeding farm and concentrated his breeding efforts at his Elmendorf Farm in Lexington, Kentucky . Haggin had acquired Elmendorf in 1897 and until his death in 1914 worked to develop it into

270-951: The Rancho Del Paso land grant near Sacramento. The two invested in the mining business with George Hearst as one of their partners. Hearst, Haggin, Tevis and Co. became one of the largest mining companies in the United States; its operations included the Ontario silver mine in Park City, Utah , the Homestake Mine in South Dakota , and with Marcus Daly , the Anaconda Copper Company in Montana . The James Ben Ali Haggin Papers, 1887-1914 , are kept at

300-491: The 1893 Withers Stakes and fourth in the 1893 Realization Stakes . At four, he won thirteen of twenty-two starts and was second in the Manhattan Handicap . At ages five and six he won just three times but most significantly was ridden to victory by Fred Taral in the 1896 Brooklyn Handicap . Already having beaten Keene Stables' great Champion , Domino , on October 29, 1897, a seven-year-old Sir Walter beat

330-561: The 1893 and 1903 Belmont Stakes respectively. Haggin was the eldest of eight children of Terah Temple and Adeline (Ben Ali) Haggin, the daughter of Ibrahim Ben Ali , a Turkish army officer. On December 28, 1846, Haggin married Eliza Jane Sanders of Natchez, Mississippi with whom he had five children. She died in 1893. On December 30, 1897, the seventy-five-year-old Haggin married twenty-eight-year-old Margaret Voorhies at her stepfather's residence in Versailles, Kentucky . Miss Voorhies

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360-648: The Mercer County Schools in 2006. These schools located are within the Mercer County district: Harrodsburg's Beaumont Inn (1917–present) was known as the Christian Baptist School (1830–1833), Greeneville Institute (1841–1856), Daughters' College (1856–1893), Young Ladies College (1893–1894), Beaumont College (1895–1915), and Daughters' College (1916), prior to becoming Beaumont Inn. Campbellsville University established

390-441: The city was 87.0% White , 6.5% African American , 0.6% Native American , 1.6% Asian , and 4.2% of two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos were 3.7% of the population. The population density was 1,309.6/sq mi (505.6/km ) with 4,128 housing units. had an average density of 699.1/sq mi (269.9/km ). Of the 4,088 households, 27.1% had children under 18 living with them, 31% were married couples living together, 33.1% had

420-586: The city, but U.S. 68 turns onto U.S. 127 some of the time in Harrodsburg. KY 152 also runs east–west through the area. Harrodsburg is in the humid subtropical climate zone, although verging on a humid continental climate . Summers are hot and humid, and winters are cool with mild periods. Average high is 87 °F in July and August, the warmest months, with the average lows of 26 °F in January,

450-466: The coolest month. The highest recorded temperature was 105 °F in September 1954. The lowest recorded temperature was −18 °F in January 1985. Average annual precipitation is 45.73 inches (1,162 mm), with the wettest month being May, averaging 4.68 inches (119 mm). As of the 2020 United States Census , 9,064 people and 4,088 households were residing in the city. The racial makeup of

480-533: The earthquake and fire of 1906. It was to decorate the walls of the 61 rooms of this mansion that Haggin began the core of the family art collection that would eventually be housed in the Haggin Museum (named for his son Louis Terah Haggin) in Stockton , California. Haggin and Tevis married sisters, daughters of Colonel Lewis Sanders, a Kentuckian who had emigrated to California . Haggin and Tevis acquired

510-417: The four-year-old Hastings in a handicap race at Morris Park Racetrack. At age eight, Sir Walter returned to racing but was retired in early July 1898. However, before long he returned to the track and won three more races in September and October. His career record stood as follows: In 1899, Sir Walter's owner planned to race him again but he fell ill and in September the decision was made to retire him. He

540-464: The largest horse breeding operation in the United States of its era. Haggin owned the colt Tyrant which in 1885 he sent to compete as a three-year-old on the U.S. East Coast where he won the prestigious Withers and Belmont Stakes , the latter becoming the third leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series. The following year his colt Ben Ali won the 1886 Kentucky Derby . At Rancho Del Paso Haggin bred Comanche and Africander , colts which won

570-428: The organization two Union regiments, the 19th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry and the 11th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry . The 19th Infantry as organized at nearby Camp Harwood for a three-year enlistment commencing January 2, 1862, under the command of Colonel William J. Landram . Companies A, C, D, and F of the 11th Kentucky Cavalry were organized at Harrodsburg, Kentucky, in July 1862. The remainder of

600-577: The regiment was organized in Louisville, Kentucky, and mustered in on September 26, 1862, for three years service under the command of Colonel Alexander W. Holeman. Following the Battle of Perryville , much of the city was converted into makeshift hospitals; 1600 sick and wounded Confederate soldiers were captured during a raid by the 9th Kentucky Cavalry under Lieutenant Colonel John Boyle on October 10, 1862. The city then remained under martial law for

630-669: The remainder of the war. The Louisville Southern Railroad network reached the city in 1888. Its construction commenced in 1884 and ran from Louisville through Shelbyville and Lawrenceburg to Harrodsburg, which was reached in 1888. A spur was constructed to Burgin , where the Louisville Southern joined the Cincinnati Southern 's Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway CNO&TP mainline. Now all run and are operated by Norfolk Southern Railway . Pioneer Memorial Park (now Old Fort Harrod State Park)

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660-759: The state of Maryland , it was the New York / New Jersey circuit which attracted the best horses from across the United States and the Metropolitan , Brooklyn and Suburban Handicaps were among the top events of the racing season. There were also a number of significant stakes and handicaps on the New York racing calendar at what are today long defunct racing venues such as Morris Park Racecourse , Sheepshead Bay Race Track and Gravesend Race Track . In addition to his Brooklyn Handicap victory, Sir Walter won numerous important races which are now all but forgotten as

690-592: The surveyors of imminent Shawnee attacks, Daniel Boone and Michael Stoner, who are said to have completed the round trip of 800 miles in 61 days. Regardless, the pioneers remained for a few weeks until a man was killed by the natives, when the settlement was abandoned and resettled the following year by March. It was one of three settlements in present-day Kentucky at the time the Thirteen Colonies declared independence in 1776, along with Logan's Fort and Boonesborough . Also known as Oldtown, Harrodstown

720-584: Was 39.5 years. Female persons comprised 48.7 percent of residents in 2020. The median income for a household in the city was US $ 41,839 (in 2021). The per capita income for the city was $ 24,242. About 15.5% of the population was below the poverty line , including 20.8% of those under age 18 and 21.6% of those age 65 or over. Public education is provided by the Mercer County School District . The Harrodsburg Independent Schools , which operated Harrodsburg High School , merged into

750-881: Was a niece of his first wife. Haggin died September 12, 1914, at his Newport, Rhode Island , residence and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in New York . His grandson, James Ben Ali Haggin III , was a portrait painter and stage designer. His grandson, Richard Lounsbery , was a businessman and amateur painter who established the Richard Lounsbery Foundation . His descendants in Thoroughbred racing include Louis Lee Haggin II and William Haggin Perry . Harrodsburg, Kentucky Harrodsburg

780-653: Was formally established by the Virginia General Assembly in 1785 as Harrodsburg. Four years later, it was named the location for the newly created United States District Court for the District of Kentucky by the Judiciary Act of 1789 . The Kentucky General Assembly incorporated Harrodsburg in 1836. During the Civil War , the town was pro- Confederate , but Union control permitted

810-729: Was opened on June 16, 1927. In 1936, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt honored the city with a monument honoring the "first permanent settlement west of the Appalachians". Company D of the 192nd Tank Battalion in the Battle of Bataan was from Harrodsburg. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 5.3 sq mi (13.7 km ), all land. U.S. 127 runs north–south through Harrodsburg. U.S. 127 Bypass goes around Harrodsburg. U.S. 68 runs east–west through

840-499: Was sent to stand at stud at Hal Price Headley's Beaumont Farm in Lexington, Kentucky . According to Thoroughbred Heritage , he was moderately successful as a stallion. James Ben Ali Haggin James Ben Ali Haggin (December 9, 1822 – September 12, 1914) was an American attorney , rancher , investor , art collector , and a major owner and breeder in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing . Haggin made

870-899: Was the first seat of Virginia's Kentucky (1776), Lincoln (1780), and Mercer (1785) Counties upon their formations. It remains the seat of Mercer County in Kentucky. A census taken between Dec. 16, 1777, and Oct. 16, 1778, lists 52 residents, several of whom were well-known pioneers and frontiersmen, including Daniel Boone's younger brother, Squire Boone , Silas Harlan , the Kentucky county 's namesake, James Harrod, Hugh McGary , Isaac Hite and his cousins, Isaac and John Bowman , and David Glenn , who later travelled further west and settled in Yellow Banks (present Daviess County ). David Glenn, along with his brother Thomas , and Silas Harlan, with his brother James, had accompanied Harrod on his initial expedition in 1774. The settlement

900-667: Was trained by Walter Rollins , about whom the New York Times would write that he "was for thirty years one of the most successful trainers of thoroughbred racers in America." The decade of the 1890s was a time in American Thoroughbred racing when the Kentucky Derby had lost much of its earlier importance and was often drawing a field of just three or four horses. Although there were important races in

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