In Louisville, they have these horse statues representing famous horses in history -- very cool thing.Here's a photo of the Flying Ebony statue taken by Matt Stivers and Jacquelyn Toomey of Hawk Digital Visions. Flying Ebony won the 1925 Kentucky Derby and ended his career with a 13: 6-1-2 record. He was ridden by Earl Sande who won the Derby 3 times, including in 1923 when he rode FE's brother, Zev.
Sande didn't want to ride him and was begging to ride another favorite in the race, but was rebuffed. But darn lucky jockey. Within a few minutes before the race, the skys just opened and released a ton of rain, Brodowsky and Philbin's Two Minutes to Glory said that it changed the track into a "surface pigs frolic in."
And guess who liked mud? Mr. FE. He went to the front and stayed there the whole time and the other 19 horses struggled to even see him, let alone catch him! This Derby marked the first time in history that it played over the radio waves, so Flying Ebony's victory was heard by over 6 million listeners worldwide!
Flying Ebony's parents are The Finn and Princess Mary by Hessian. You can read more about his very famous dad, and Flying Ebony's own accomplishments at the following link:
http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/TheFinn.html#FlyingEbony