Horse Racing: The Mink-Lined Millionaire

If ever a horse earned the right to a luxurious retirement, it was Kelso. Last November, following a spectacular six-year career in which the gelding was five times voted Horse of the Year, won 36 races and $1,893,362—more money than any other thoroughbred in history—"Kelly" quit racing. Owner Allaire du Pont sent him to her Aiken, S.C., farm, gave him a stall with a view, a few hundred acres of pasture all to himself, and a personal groom to look after his every need. He had his own water supply (Vichy, imported...

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