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California Derby Champion Ben Ali Born from Haggin Vision
James Ben Ali Haggin and Lloyd Tevis built Del Paso Rancho into a premier California racing hub. Haggin's Ben Ali won the 1886 Kentucky Derby elevating California’s status in national racing. Haggin later shifted operations to Elmendorf Farms Kentucky, while Del Paso became a diversified agricultural and sheep ranch, shaping Basque settlement patterns in Northern California.
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James Ben Ali Haggin
Lloyd Tevis
Hagen
Montgomery Street
Mission Duenpike
County Road
Geary Street
Cliff House
Tevis
Haggin
Blue Grass
San Francisco
Nob Hill
Comstock
Lucky Haldwin
George Hears
James Flood
Len
Leland Stanford
Milton Latham
Baldwin
Santa Anita Ranch
Stanford
Palo Alto
Hearst
Piedra Blanca
San Simeon
Kentucky
Ben Ali
California
del Paso
Sacramento
Slockton
San
Salvador
Tenny
Ella Wicox Wheeler
del Paso Ranch
Elmendorf Farms
Lexington
Hughes
New York
Ben Ali Haggin
del Paso Rancho
Thurs
Rancho del Pasa Way
Spreckles Sugar Company