An $80,000 statue of an 1886 Kentucky Derby winner was stolen in California; thieves sawed through its legs and left one hoof behind
- An $80,000 life-size bronze statue of Ben Ali, the horse that won the 1886 Kentucky Derby, has been stolen from a road median in Sacramento, California.
- The nearly 7-foot statue had stood on Del Paso Boulevard for almost two decades and commemorated the horse’s connection to the city’s historic Rancho Del Paso.
- When the theft was discovered, only a single bronze hoof remained attached to the concrete base.
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- An $80,000 life-size bronze statue of Ben Ali, the horse that won the 1886 Kentucky Derby, has been stolen from a road median in Sacramento, California.
- The nearly 7-foot statue had stood on Del Paso Boulevard for almost two decades and commemorated the horse’s connection to the city’s historic Rancho Del Paso.
- When the theft was discovered, only a single bronze hoof remained attached to the concrete base.
Sources: Times of India