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Encyclopedia > Claiborne Farm

Claiborne Farm is located in Paris, Kentucky, USA, and is one of the most famous thoroughbred horse farms in the state and in the nation. The farm has been in the Hancock family since its founding in the late 1800s. The farm has been visited twice by Queen Elizabeth II of England. Secretariat, who holds the record for completing the Kentucky Derby in the shortest amount of time, raced for Claiborne farm when he won the Triple Crown in 1973. From that time until his death in 1989, he stood in stud at Claiborne Farm. He was buried whole at Claiborne Farm, along with another racing great, Mr. Prospector. One of Mr. Prospector's most remarkable feats was siring one winner of each of the Triple Crown races, a feat his grandson, Unbridled, has also accomplished. His Triple Crown race winners were the 2000 Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus, a promising young sire; 1985 Preakness winner Tank's Prospect; and 1982 Belmont winner and Horse of the Year Conquistador Cielo. Paris is a city located in Bourbon County, Kentucky. ... The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ... Elizabeth II in an official portrait as Queen of Canada (on the occasion of her Golden Jubilee in 2002, wearing the Sovereigns badges of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit) Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary) (born 21 April 1926), styled HM The... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK...


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Pine Island Buried Monday at Claiborne Farm | bloodhorse.com (308 words)
I) at Churchill Downs, was buried at the Hancock family's Claiborne Farm near Paris, Ky., Monday Monday afternoon.
Her grave is located next to that of champion Banshee Breeze in the nursery's Marchmont cemetery, according to Claiborne manager Gus Koch.
Bred and raced by the Phipps Stable, Pine Island was foaled and raised at Claiborne.
Tom Rolfe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (211 words)
Retired to stud at Claiborne Farm near Paris, Kentucky, Tom Rolfe proved a successful sire.
Known today largely as a sire of outstanding broodmares, his best offspring on the track was the champion 2-year-old and leading sire Hoist The Flag.
Tom Rolfe died in 1989 and was buried at the farm's Marchmont cemetery.
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