Arthur B. Hancock III
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Born | Arthur B. Hancock, Jr. Waddell Walker | February 22, 1943
Arthur Boyd Hancock III (born February 22, 1943, in
Hancock is a member of one of the pre-eminent American horse racing families. His grandfather,
After graduating from Vanderbilt University, Hancock moved to the New York City area where he worked as an apprentice under future Hall of Fame trainer Edward A. Neloy. While Hancock's younger brother Seth would eventually take over the running of Claiborne Farm, Hancock built Stone Farm into a respected and successful breeding and racing operation which earned the family its first ever win in the Kentucky Derby. In partnership with one of his longtime clients, Manhattan real estate broker Leone J. Peters, he bred and raced Gato Del Sol who won the 1982 Derby.[2] He and Peters also teamed up to breed Risen Star, winner of the 1988 Preakness and Belmont Stakes.
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Hancock is a devotee of Bluegrass music and has written songs which have been recorded by artists such as
He lives at Stone Farm in Paris, Kentucky with his wife Staci and their six children.
References
- ^ http://www.stonefarm.com/history.html Stone Farm official website with brief Hancock family history
- ^ "Leone Peters, 76, Dies; Real-Estate Chairman". The New York Times. 7 June 1988.
- ^ "Stone Productions: Sunday Silence (CD)". www.stonefarm.com. Archived from the original on 2001-08-24.