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Claiborne Farm is a thoroughbred horse breeding operation near Paris, Kentucky. It was established in 1910 by Arthur B. Hancock , owner of Ellerslie Stud in Albemarle County , Virginia , and has been operated by members of his family ever since.
Studbook selection is a process used in certain breeds of horses to select breeding stock. It allows a breed registry to direct the evolution of the breed towards the ideal by eliminating unhealthy or undesirable animals from the population.
Hancock had plans for Sham, whom he called "my great horse", [7] but he died when the horse was two. To keep the breeding stock, the estate sold all the racing stock, and Sham went to Sigmund Sommer, who raced the horse against Secretariat during the Triple Crown in 1973. [8] Hancock was the first working horseman elected to The Jockey Club. He ...
Gamely was bred and born at Claiborne Farm outside Paris, Kentucky.Her dam was the stakes-winning mare Gambetta, and her sire was the great sire Bold Ruler.Gambetta's dam, Rough Shod II, also produced the top filly Moccasin, the stakes-winning colt Ridan, and Lt. Stevens, also a major stakes winner.
Hancock is a member of one of the pre-eminent American horse racing families. His grandfather, Arthur B. Hancock (1875–1957), founded Claiborne Farm , his father, Arthur B. "Bull " Hancock, Jr. (1910–1972), expanded the business to where it is considered the most important breeding farm in the U.S. during the 20th century and whose sales ...
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