Started as a 100-acre (0.40 km2) tract, Hancock gradually added on until it became a rambling 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) property with over 100 paddocks, with Leone J. Peter's, Cabin, as the first stallion to stand at stud.
In its over 30 years of history, Stone Farms has raised more than 100 stakes winners with more than one-third of them graded stakes race winners.
stone, farm, american, thoroughbred, horse, breeding, farm, near, paris, kentucky, founded, 1970, arthur, hancock, part, prominent, hancock, family, claiborne, farm, fame, started, acre, tract, hancock, gradually, added, until, became, rambling, acre, property. Stone Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding farm near Paris Kentucky It was founded in 1970 by Arthur B Hancock III part of the prominent Hancock family of Claiborne Farm fame Started as a 100 acre 0 40 km2 tract Hancock gradually added on until it became a rambling 2 000 acre 8 1 km2 property with over 100 paddocks with Leone J Peter s Cabin as the first stallion to stand at stud In its over 30 years of history Stone Farms has raised more than 100 stakes winners with more than one third of them graded stakes race winners As of 2006 the farm has produced four winners of an Eclipse Award six American Classic and two Breeders Cup Classic winners Some of the operation s famous horses include Sunday Silence Risen Star Menifee Gato Del Sol Valdez and Fusaichi Pegasus the 2000 Kentucky Derby champion In August 2007 Gato Del Sol had to be humanely euthanized due to old age He was 28 References editOfficial website for Stone Farm Bloodhorse com article on Stone Farm Retrieved October 10 2007 38 07 23 N 84 11 23 W 38 1231 N 84 1897 W 38 1231 84 1897 nbsp This horse racing related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article related to sports in Kentucky is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Bourbon County Kentucky state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stone Farm amp oldid 1114409888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
