Veterinarian Alex Harthill Dead at 80

by: Stephanie L. Church, Managing Editor-Print
Alexander Harthill, DVM, a renowned Central Kentucky racehorse veterinarian known as "Derby Doc" to his colleagues, died July 16. He was 80 years old. Harthill died at Hospice and Palliative Care in Louisville, Ky., after complications from a stroke and pneumonia, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal. He earned his nickname from treating as many as 27 Kentucky ...