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===Lorillard Estate and Racing Stable===
[[George L. Lorillard]] (March 26, 1843 – 1892) was an American, New York City tobacco tycoon and a prominent [[Thoroughbred]] [[Horse racing|racehorse]] owner. Lorillard owned a mansion on {{convert|800|acre|km2}} of [[Long Island]], located north of [[Montauk Highway]] and west of Connetquot Road, that is now Bayard-Cutting Arboretum. He built a large stable and racing [[horse training]] track. Lorillard's racing [[stable]] was handled by [[horse trainer]] [[R. Wyndham Walden]]. They won the [[Preakness Stakes]] a record five straight years between 1878 and 1882, the [[Belmont Stakes]] in 1878, 1880, and 1881 and the [[Travers Stakes]] in 1878 and 1880. Among George Lorillard's best horses were [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#Individual race winners|Saunterer]], [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#Individual race winners|Vanguard]], [[United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#Individual race winners|Grenada]], [[Tom Ochiltree]], and [[Duke of Magenta (horse)|Duke of Magenta]].  In 1878, Duke of Magenta won the Preakness Stakes, the Withers Stakes, the Belmont Stakes, and the Travers Stakes, a feat accomplished since by only two other colts: Man o' War and Native Dancer.  Even 2015's [[American Pharoah]] won the current [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)|American Triple Crown]] but finished a close second in a hard-fought Travers Stakes snapping a winning streak of eight races.

The [[United States Congress]] shut down on October 24, 1877, for a day so its members could attend [[George Barbee#"The Great Race"|"The Great Race"]] at [[Pimlico Race Course]] in [[Baltimore]], Maryland. The event was a {{convert|2.5|mi|adj=on}} [[match race]] run by a trio of champions: [[Ten Broeck (horse)|Ten Broeck]], [[Tom Ochiltree]] and [[Parole (horse)|Parole]]. Ten Broeck, the [[Kentucky]] champion, was owned by F. B. Harper. Tom Ochiltree, the Eastern champion and winner of the 1875 Preakness Stakes, was owned by George L. Lorillard. Parole, a [[gelding]], was owned by [[Pierre Lorillard IV]], George's brother. Parole, with jockey William Barrett up, prevailed with a late run, crossing the finish line three lengths ahead of Ten Broeck and six ahead of Tom Ochiltree, which had helped to set the early pace with legendary jockey [[George Barbee]] in the irons. An estimated 20,000 people crowded into Pimlico to witness the event. The Great Race is depicted in a four-ton stone [[Relief#Bas-relief or low relief|bas-relief]] — copied from a [[Currier & Ives]] print and sculpted in stone by Bernard Zuckerman – hanging over the clubhouse entrance at Pimlico. It is {{convert|30|ft}} long and {{convert|10|ft}} high and is gilded in 24-karat gold leaf.

In 1884 George Lorillard sold much of his estate to [[William Bayard Cutting]].