Interview with G. Watts Humphrey, Jr., July 12, 2019
Project: Life’s Work: Reflections on Life in the Equine Industry Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Watts Humphrey of Shawnee Farm (Harrodsburg, Kentucky) recalls a career of achievement and service in horse racing and breeding. He shares stories involving golf with President Eisenhower as a boy and breeding a classic winner (as did his wife). He also shares his opinions on breeding, "old school" trainers, and his duty toward the sport.Interview release date July 6, 2020.
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Shawnee Farm (Harrodsburg, Ky.) George M. Humphrey Sally Humphrey Genuine Risk (Race horse) Clear Mandate (Race horse) Creme Fraiche (Race horse) Mares Breeding Horse trainers Rusty Arnold Steel industry Labour relations St. Louis Cardinals (Baseball team) Shawnee Farm (Mercer Co., Ky.) Business partnerships William Stamps Farish, III Farish, Will Mr. FarishInterview Rights
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Humphrey, G. Watts, Jr. Interview by Chris McGrath. 12 Jul. 2019. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Humphrey, G.W., Jr. (2019, July 12). Interview by C. McGrath. Life’s Work: Reflections on Life in the Equine Industry Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Humphrey, G. Watts, Jr., interview by Chris McGrath. July 12, 2019, Life’s Work: Reflections on Life in the Equine Industry Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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