1. Josephine Avalona Abercrombie was an American horsewoman, businesswoman, boxing promoter, philanthropist, and founder of The Lexington School in Lexington, Kentucky.
15 Facts About Josephine Abercrombie
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Josephine Abercrombie rode Quarter Horses on her father's ranch in west Texas then began taking lessons to ride a saddle horse before she was ten.
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Josephine Abercrombie traveled back and forth to board school between shows in a private jet.
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Josephine Abercrombie graduated from Pine Manor Junior College then Rice University in 1946.
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Josephine Abercrombie first came to the Keeneland Yearling Sale with her father in 1949, and in 1952 they built Pin Oak Farm in Woodford County, Kentucky.
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Josephine Abercrombie had purchased a new Pin Oak Farm not far from the original one, and she established a thoroughbred breeding operation with sires such as Sky Classic, Peaks and Valleys, Maria's Mon and Broken Vow.
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In 1982, Josephine Abercrombie started the Houston Boxing Association and within four years was hosting nearly 50 fights in a single year.
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Josephine Abercrombie provided her boxers with health-care insurance as well as profit-sharing benefits.
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Rice University received gifts of at least $4.6 million from Josephine Abercrombie and acknowledged their gratitude when they created the Legacy Society and included her in it.
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Josephine Abercrombie cofounded the nonprofit Kentucky Equine Humane Center which works closely with the state's major thoroughbred racetracks, where owners can surrender unwanted horses directly from a training or racing stable.
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One of Josephine Abercrombie's more beloved results of her philanthropy is a private K-8 school, The Lexington School, located in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Josephine Abercrombie was a strong supporter of the Republican Party but contributed to the political campaigns of certain Kentucky Democrats.
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Josephine Abercrombie was married and divorced five times and had two sons.
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Josephine Abercrombie's two sons, Jamie Abercrombie Robinson and George Anderson Robinson were born in Houston where they continue to live.
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Josephine Abercrombie died in Versailles, Woodford County, Kentucky, on January 5,2022, aged 95.