& thoroughbred racing stable industry thoroughbred horse racing founded 1910 headquarters paris kentucky united states key people arthur b. hancock founding owner 1875 1957 arthur b. bull hancock jr. owner 1957 1972 seth w. hancock manager owner since 1972 website www.claibornefarm.com honors eclipse award for outstanding breeder 1984 claiborne farm is a thoroughbred horse breeding operation near paris kentucky . it was established in 1910 by arthur b. hancock owner of ellerslie farm in albemarle county virginia and has been operated by members of his family ever since . 1 owners edit arthur b. hancock 1875 1957 arthur b. bull hancock jr. 1910 1972 seth w. hancock b. 1949 arthur b. hancock iii b. 1943 owns stone farm a breeding operation nearby . arthur b. hancock imported breeding stock from europe that made claiborne farm an international leader in breeding sales and racing . he bred vigil the 1923 preakness stakes winner . among his famous sires was sir gallahad iii purchased from france who was the leading sire in 1930 1933 1934 and 1940 and who sired 1930 u.s. triple crown winner gallant fox . claiborne farm was part of a 1936 consortium that imported blenheim ii from england and in 1944 purchased princequillo who became the leading u.s. sire for 1957 and 1958 . claiborne farm won the eclipse award for outstanding breeder in 1979 and again in 1984 . it has been visited twice by queen elizabeth ii of the united kingdom who owns racehorses herself . the farm was home to all the major horses owned by the phipps family including orb the 2013 kentucky derby winner . secretariat was syndicated by seth hancock for breeding purposes and stood at stud at claiborne farm from the conclusion of his racing career at the end of 1973 until his death in 1989 . stallions as of september 2013 include algorithms arch blame data link eddington first samurai flatter horse greeley parading stroll trappe shot and war front . 2 racing historian edward l. bowen considers that claiborne farm is one of the most influential american breeding operation due to the many breeders who benefited from its horses and the length of time that influence has lasted . 3 some of the horses buried at claiborne farm are ambiorix 1946 1975 leading sire 1961 blenheim ii 1927 1958 bold ruler 1954 1971 leading sire 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 . 1968 1969 1973 buckpasser 1963 1978 double jay 1944 1972 gallant fox 1927 1954 gamely 1964 1975 hoist the flag 1968 1980 johnstown 1936 1950 mr. prospector 1970 1999 leading sire 1987 1988 nasrullah 1940 1959 leading sire 1955 1956 1959 1960 1962 nijinsky ii 1967 1992 princequillo 1940 1964 leading sire 1957 1958 pulpit 1994 2012 riva ridge 1969 1985 round table 1954 1987 leading sire 1972 secretariat 1970 1989 swale 1981 1984 war cloud 1915 1923 some of the horses buried at claiborne s marchmont farm division ack ack 1966 1990 chatterton 1919 1933 leading sire 1932 forli 1963 1988 christmas past 1979 2008 american champion three year old filly 1982 conquistador cielo 1979 2002 damascus 1964 1995 danzig 1977 2006 leading sire 1991 1992 1993 easy goer 1986 1994 moccasin 1963 1986 sir gallahad iii 1920 1949 leading sire 1930 1933 1934 1940 sir ivor 1965 1995 tom rolfe 1962 1989 unbridled 1987 2001 references edit notes claiborne farm history http www.claibornefarm.com stallions http www.eclipsepress.com index.html further reading miller haven spring 2002 . uk ag grad among world s top thoroughbred breeders . the ag magazine . lexington university of kentucky college of agriculture . oakford glenye cain july 31 2010 . claiborne at 100 pdf . daily racing form . new york daily racing form llc . patton janet july 28 2012 . at fabled claiborne farm yearling training is kindergarten for horses . lexington herald leader . lexington the mcclatchy company . external links edit official website coordinates 38 11 25.5 n 84 14 42.3 w 38.190417 n 84.245083 w 38.190417 ; 84.245083 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title claiborne farm & oldid 726201071 categories american racehorse owners and breedersbuildings and structures in bourbon county kentuckyeclipse award winnershancock familyhorse farms in kentucky1910 establishments in kentuckyhidden categories coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 20 june 2016 at 18 10 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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