Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted January 10, 2023 Journalists Posted January 10, 2023 Virginia Kraft Payson, a pioneer with as buoyant spirit who often referred to her life as “a magic carpet ride” woven from a whirlwind of adventure travel, a passion for outdoors journalism, and a mid-life immersion into the world of Thoroughbred racing and breeding, died Jan. 9 at age 92 at her Payson Stud farm in Lexington, Kentucky. The cause of death was complications from Parkinson's disease, as confirmed by Christian Erickson, a decades-long family friend and the trustee of the Payson estate. Payson's entry into Thoroughbred ownership was the product of a whim, when her second husband, the late Charles Shipman Payson, bid on the couple's first horse at an auction in the late 1970s. That first horse wasn't an on-track success, but the stable's blue-and-white colors were later carried to victory by such noteworthy runners as St. Jovite, the 1992 European champion, and 1984 GI Travers S. winner Carr De Naskra. This story will be updated. The post Pioneering Sportswoman Virginia Kraft Payson Dies at 92 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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