Share Paying homage: The hooves of the great Seabiscuit were preserved for all time by being turned into ashtrays â becoming a glamorous fashion statement and conversation piece There was a time when the greatest tribute owners could pay to their favourite racehorses was to preserve their hooves - and sometimes other parts of their anatomy - as cherished mementoes, often displayed around their homes. Carly Silver reports.
One chilly afternoon in November 2018, I entered a basement storage room at the Keeneland Library in Lexington, Kentucky. Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted a gleam of silver. Gently lifting a pile of stacked papers, I found buried treasure beneath: two hooves, outer walls plated in thick silver.