One year after the death of Kentucky Derby Winner Alysheba, the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., will unveil a memorial statue at his grave.

The famous son of Alydar had resided at the park for only five months when he was euthanized as a result of an accidental fall in March 2009. The 25-year-old stallion was buried at the Hall of Champions.

Before coming to the Kentucky Horse Park, Alysheba spent the previous eight years of his life in the royal stables of His Majesty King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, after standing his first years at stud at William S. Farish's Lane's End Farm in Versailles, Ky. Known on the track as "America's horse," he was sent to the Kentucky Horse Park as a gift from His Majesty to the American people in Oct. 2008.

The bronze memorial statue was commissioned by Clarence Scharbauer III of Midland, Tx., whose family owned Alysheba when he was racing. Sculpted by renowned artist Shelley Hunter, it was conceived as a complementary piece to the John Henry memorial statue adjacent to it, which Hunter also created. The two statues will form an impressive honor guard for the Hall of Champions