“Not just a horse, Annie. Lexington was the greatest thoroughbred stud sire in racing history. No horse has ever surpassed him. For sixteen years, his foals, when they came to race, won more prize money than any other horses that raced those years. I’m sure you’ve heard of some of them—Preakness was one. Even today, people pay thousands of dollars for horses in Lexington’s bloodline.
