mod ore ▁V ander b ilt . ▁A be ▁beat ▁top ▁C au cas ian ▁j ockey ▁Gilbert ▁Patrick ▁Watson ▁in ▁a ▁match ▁race ▁before ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁fans ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁A be ▁Haw kins ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" Un cle ▁A ble ▁Haw kins : ▁The ▁Black ▁Prince ”, ▁“ The ▁Dark ▁S age ▁of ▁Louisiana ”, ▁“ The ▁S layer ▁of ▁Lex ington ” ▁and ▁got ▁his ▁start ▁at ▁Ash land ▁as ▁a ▁slave . ▁A be ▁won ▁at ▁Sar at oga ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁very ▁next ▁year ▁returned ▁to ▁Ash land ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁of ▁t uber cul osis . ▁He ▁earned ▁respect ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁ren owned ▁j ockey ; ▁but ▁he ▁never ▁made ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Racing ▁and ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame , ▁nor ▁the ▁American ▁Racing ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Sh ell ▁ownership ▁Sh ell ▁O il ▁Company ▁purchased ▁the ▁estate , ▁including ▁ 1 0 2 ▁acres , ▁from ▁the ▁Hay ward ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁rem ode led ▁the ▁exterior ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁colors , ▁and ▁replaced ▁the ▁roof ▁for ▁pres ervation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁Complete ▁and ▁total ▁rest oration ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁by ▁Sh ell ▁Chem ical s ▁LP ., ▁Ge ism ar ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁used ▁for ▁private ▁corpor ate ▁and ▁employee ▁functions . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁The ▁m ansion ▁was ▁shown