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Arthur B. Hancock III

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Arthur Boyd Hancock III (born February 22, 1943, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American owner of Thoroughbred racehorses, the owner of Stone Farm, a 2,000 acre (8 km²) horse breeding operation in Paris, Kentucky, and a composer of Bluegrass music. [1]

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American Horse of the Year

The American Award for Horse of the Year, one of the Eclipse Awards, is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing.

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Arthur B. Hancock

Arthur Boyd Hancock (June 26, 1875 - April 1, 1957) was an American breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses who established the renowned Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky.

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Arthur B. Hancock Jr.

Arthur B. "Bull" Hancock Jr. (1910–1972) was a breeder and owner of thoroughbred racehorses at Claiborne farm in Kentucky.

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Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Blue Grass Stakes

The Blue Grass Stakes, currently the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes due to sponsorship by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is a horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds held annually in April at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Bluegrass music

Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music named after Kentucky mandolin player and songwriter Bill Monroe's band, the Bluegrass Boys 1939-96, and furthered by musicians who played with him, including 5-string banjo player Earl Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt, or who simply admired the high-energy instrumental and vocal music Monroe's group created, and carried it on into new bands, some of which created subgenres (Progressive Bluegrass, Newgrass, Dawg Music etc.). Bluegrass is influenced by the music of Appalachia and other styles, including gospel and jazz.

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Board of directors

A board of directors is a recognized group of people who jointly oversee the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit business, nonprofit organization, or a government agency.

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Breeders' Cup Classic

The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-olds and older run at a distance of on dirt.

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Claiborne Farm

Claiborne Farm is a thoroughbred horse breeding operation near Paris, Kentucky.

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Edward A. Neloy

Edward Albert "Eddie" Neloy (May 15, 1924 - May 26 1971) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Fasig-Tipton

The Fasig-Tipton Company, Inc. is an auction house for Thoroughbred horses founded in 1898.

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Fusaichi Pegasus

Fusaichi Pegasus (foaled April 12, 1997) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the Kentucky Derby in 2000.

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Gato Del Sol

Gato Del Sol (February 23, 1979 – August 7, 2007) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his win in the 1982 Kentucky Derby.

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Grandpa Jones

Louis Marshall Jones (October 20, 1913 – February 19, 1998), known professionally as Grandpa Jones, was an American banjo player and "old time" country and gospel music singer.

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H-G-W Partners

H-G-W Partners (Hancock-Gaillard-Whittingham) represents the names of the three American partners who owned the Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse, Sunday Silence (1986-2002).

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Haskell Invitational Stakes

The Haskell Invitational (formerly known as the Haskell Invitational Handicap) is an American Grade I race for thoroughbred horses.

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Horse breeding

Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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Jockey Club (United States)

The Jockey Club is the breed registry for Thoroughbred horses in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

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Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby, is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.

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Kentucky Oaks

The Kentucky Oaks is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies staged annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

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Leone J. Peters

Leone J. Peters (September 16, 1911 – June 4, 1988) was an American businessman and an owner-breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses.

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Manhattan

Manhattan is the most densely populated borough of New York City, its economic and administrative center, and its historical birthplace.

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Menifee

Menifee (born 1996 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse that competed in the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1999.

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Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Ownership

Ownership is the state or fact of exclusive rights and control over property, which may be an object, land/real estate or intellectual property.

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Paris, Kentucky

Paris is a home rule-class city in Bourbon County, Kentucky, in the United States.

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Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Ray Price (musician)

Noble Ray Price (January 12, 1926December 16, 2013) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

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Risen Star

Risen Star (March 25, 1985 – March 13, 1998), was an American champion thoroughbred race horse which won the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes in 1988.

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Stone Farm

Stone Farm is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding farm in Paris, Kentucky.

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Sunday Silence

Sunday Silence (March 25, 1986 – August 19, 2002) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and Sire.

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Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Willie Nelson

Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_B._Hancock_III

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