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The red and white silks of Red Gate Farm were chosen after Colonel Baker was inspired by the legendary Calumet Farm in Lexington, Kentucky.
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This marble monument, bearing a bronze sculpture of a horse ridden by the angel Gabriel, was a gift to Colonel Baker by his nieces and nephews in honor of his horsemanship.
The "Grey Ghost" is joined in the farm's cemetery by three other champion horses and beloved dogs.
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An original jog cart from Baker Acres in Northbrook, likely used by Greyhound. (At St. Charles History Museum, St. Charles, IL.)
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