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1928: Samuel Culbertson elected
President of Churchill Downs
(From the Louisville Herald-Post March 25, 1928)
S. A. CULBERTSON
NEW PRESIDENT OF
CHURCHILL DOWNS
Directors of Churchill Downs Incorporated, at a meeting
held at the offices at the historic old track Saturday [Mach
24, elected Samuel A. Culbertson, prominent in the financial
and social life of Louisville, president of the association.
Simultaneous with the announcement of the
election of Mr. Culbertson, announcement was made that the
association had contributed $5000 to the Mammoth Cave
National Park Fund.
The Latonia Jockey Club also contributed
$5000 to the Mammoth Cave Park campaign, Churchill Downs
officials announced.
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Samuel Culbertson
(far
right) at the Kentucky Derby in 1934, when he was
President of Churchill Downs.
On the far left in white hat, Gov. Ruby Lafoon,
Samuel Culbertson standing just behind him.
On the far left is Col. Matt Winn with wining jockey Mack Garner
Cavalcade won the Derby that year.
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(From the Times Daily Magazine, April 15, 1937)
excerpt
NINE OLD MEN OF THE
DOWNS
..."If native sprightliness could count for
anything, there would be some question as to whether Samuel
A. Culbertson should be listed with the nine old men.
When he does his circulating about the clubhouse grounds
building good will for the famous Churchill Downs, he puts
many a youngster to shame with his lack of weariness...
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The winning rider, Baylor O. Hickman, receives the gold
cup from Samuel A Culbertson, chairman of the board of
directors at Churchill Downs
—CJ
photo
Photo taken Friday, May
19, 1939, The Gentleman's Cup race
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Kentucky Derby 1943: Sam Culbertson with jockey Johnny Longden, who rode
Count Fleet to a Triple Crown victory.
Longden would eventually become the winningest jockey of all time, with a
total of 6,032 first place finishes
in a career that lasted from 1927 to 1958.
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1943 Kentucky Oaks, winning horse Nellie L.
Warren Wright, owner of Calumet Farm, Sam Culbertson, Wendall Eads, jockey
and Ben Jones, trainer.
(in the 1941 Derby, Eads had been slated to ride Whirlaway, but Ben Jones
replaced him with Eddie Arcaro after the Derby Trial)
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Story with clear photos of the directors of
the American Turf Association, including Samuel Culbertson,
can be found in the Louisville Herald-Post May 18, 1930.
Some library here has clippings under 798/K/2, but we
haven't been able to locate this. Can anyone help?
Samuel
A Culbertson Timeline
Main
timeline
Genealogy
Samuel's father:
William S Culbertson
of New Albany, IN and his three wives:
Eliza Vance Culbertson
Cornelia Culbertson
Rebecca Keith Culbertson
William S Culbertson Mansion, New Albany, IN
Children
of William Stuart Culbertson
About Samuel and his family:
1886 Wedding of Samuel A Culbertson / Louise
Craig
Louise Craig Culbertson, wife of Samuel A.
Culbertson
Samuel & Louise Culbertson's 1st house 1886
Telegram from Mrs. Sam Culbertson to the War Dept 1899
1918: Samuel Culbertson enlists in the army
Culbertson Family vacationing at Narragansett,
1928
Churchill Downs years
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