Foxhall P. Keene

Foxhall Parker Keene (1867 to 1941) was an American polo player, thoroughbred owner and breeder, and all-round sportsman who won the gold medal in polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Born in San Francisco, he was the son of James R. Keene, a founder of The Jockey Club, and inherited Castleton Farm, an important breeding operation near Lexington, Kentucky. A ten-goal player and a member of the Rockaway Hunting Club, he was rated the best all-around polo player in the United States for eight consecutive years and was part of the first American international polo team in the inaugural International Polo Cup matches against England. He also competed in the 1897 U.S. Open golf tournament, reached the quarterfinals of the 1898 U.S. Amateur, played top-level tennis and raced cars for the Gordon Bennett Cup. He was a founding member of the National Steeplechase Association and was inducted posthumously into the Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame in 1992.