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Thoroughbred horse farm in Kentucky

Elmendorf Farm is a KentuckyThoroughbred horse farm in Fayette County, Kentucky, involved with horse racing since the 19th century.

Spendthrift farm owner

Spendthrift farm owner

Stidham saddled his first career winner in before moving to California in the early s to train for Elmendorf Farm when it was owned by Maxwell Gluck.

Haggin family

Sheikh Mohammed purchased the beautiful Stonerside Farm in October from Robert and Janice McNair of Houston, Texas.

However, it was under the ownership of James Ben Ali Haggin that Elmendorf Farm truly flourished.

Once the North Elkhorn Farm, many owners and tenants have occupied the area, even during the American Civil War. Most of the land acquired during Haggin's era has since been sold off to neighboring stud farms, but the original acres including the columns and many of the historic barns and houses still exist at Elmendorf.

History

In about , Robert Carter Harrison (–) brought his wife Ann Cabell Harrison (–) and their many children from their home in Clifton, Virginia, to Fayette County, Kentucky. There he bought the Old Kenney Farm, also known as Elk Hill, and later built his home, which came to be known as "Clifton".

Elizabeth M. Simpson's book (See Ref) says the frame colonial style house was built prior to ; while Joe Jordon's book (See Ref) says it was built between and

Robert's son, C