Dorothy Turner Scharbauer, who passed away in 2005, was the co-owner of the 1987 Kentucky Derby (Gr. I) winner Alysheba, a horse that became the all-time leading Thoroughbred earner and was later inducted into the National Horse Racing Hall of Fame.

Dorothy was co-owner of Valor Farm in Pilot Point, Texas with her husband, Clarence Scharbauer.

A lifelong Midland County resident, she and Clarence were known for their financial and personal contributions, especially to the Museum of the Southwest and Midland College. The college named its student center the Dorothy and Clarence Scharbauer, Jr. Student Center in May 1995.

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