Arthur B. Hancock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American racehorse breeder
Date of Birth: 26-Jun-1875
Place of Birth: Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 01-Apr-1957
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Arthur B. Hancock
- Arthur Boyd Hancock (June 26, 1875 - April 1, 1957) was a breeder of thoroughbred racehorses who established Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, United States. Born at Ellerslie Estate in Albemarle County, Virginia, near Charlottesville, Arthur Hancock was a brother to scholar and educator Harris Hancock (1867-1944).
- Their father, Capt.
- Richard Johnson Hancock, owned Ellerslie Stud in Albemarle County and Arthur chose to follow in his father's footsteps.
- Racing in partnership with Major Thomas W.
- Doswell, Capt.
- Hancock won the 1884 Preakness Stakes with Knight of Ellerslie. In 1908, Arthur Hancock married Nancy Tucker Clay of Paris, Kentucky who inherited a family farm property they named Claiborne Farm.
- Arthur Hancock expanded the Ellerslie Stud to his wife's Kentucky property and eventually transferred the bulk of his operation there.
- In 1946, Arthur Hancock sold Ellerslie Stud to Robert Schlesinger. Importing breeding stock from Europe Arthur Hancock 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.
- Hancock was part of a 1936 consortium that imported Blenheim from England and in 1944 he purchased Princequillo who became the leading U.S.
- sire for 1957 and 1958. During his lifetime, Arthur Hancock was active in various institutions that helped his industry.
- He served as president of the Thoroughbred Horse Association, was a voting trustee of the Keeneland Association on its establishment in 1936, and was part of the executive of the Kentucky State Racing Commission. In 1945, Hancock suffered a heart attack then two years later, the first of several strokes.
- As a result, Arthur Jr.
- took over the running of the business.
- Arthur Hancock died in 1957.
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