Charlottesville

Keswick Stables' Peggy Augustus Passes Away

Peggy Augustus, a successful owner and breeder who bred Eclipse Award winners Stellar Wind (Curlin) and Johnny D. (Stage Door Johnny), passed away Sunday at her home on her Old Keswick Farm in Charlottesville, VA. She was 90. Her death was confirmed by one of her former trainers, Bill Hirsch Jr. "She was a great lady, just one of the best," Hirsch said. "The thing I remember most about her was that, unlike most owners, she knew how to win and she knew how to lose. A lot of them...

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