Buckpasser
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Buckpasser was an American-bred Thoroughbred
racehorse who won he won nine of his eleven race starts for international record winnings for a two-year-old (2yo) of $586,090. Buckpasser was leading broodmare sire in 1983, 1984 and 1989.
He was a bay
colt that was bred and owned by Ogden Phipps
and foaled at Claiborne Farm
in Paris, Kentucky
. Buckpasser was by the Horse of the Year
winner, Tom Fool
, his dam was the stakes-winning mare, Busanda, by the Triple Crown
winner, War Admiral
. Busanda’s second dam was the Blue Hen broodmare, La Troienne
(FR). He was a half-brother to several other horses that included the stakes-winners, Bupers (won $221,688) and Bureaucracy ($156,635). Buckpasser was inbred in the fourth generation (4m x 4f) to the French racehorse and an influential sire, Teddy
.
A racing official, Dr. Manual Gilman said of him, "Generally, every horse has about a hundred faults of conformation. I would defy anybody to pick a flaw in Buckpasser." Renowned horse painter Richard Stone Reeves
said, "Buckpasser was the most perfectly proportioned Thoroughbred I have ever seen." Only two horses, Secretariat
and Affirmed
, have since been "in a class with Buckpasser".
. Bill Winfrey
began his training, and when he retired Eddie Neloy
took over and prepared Buckpasser for his three-year-old season.
His first race start was on May 13, 1965, in which he ran a poor fourth and it was the only time he was ever unplaced. Indeed, Buckpasser's record was so impressive, when he ran in the Flamingo Stakes
, the race was declared a non-wagering event, forever after called the "Chicken" Flamingo.
After a brilliant two-year-old season (2yo) and spring, he was placed at the top of the Experimental Free Handicap with 126 pounds. Buckpasser developed a quarter crack that kept him out of the 1966 Kentucky Derby
, as well as the Preakness
Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. It was almost three months before the crack healed.
In Chicago
's Arlington Classic
Kauai King, running against the strenuous protests of his trainer, broke down and was retired. Buckpasser won the race, setting a new world record for a mile with a time of 1:32 3/5. Buckpasser's record stood for two years until the great Dr. Fager
broke it in 1968, running 1:32 1/5, then in 1989 when Buckpasser's grandson, Hall of Fame Champion Easy Goer
ran a mile in 1:32 2/5.
After that, Buckpasser won 15 consecutive races that included the American Derby
(he broke the track record), the Chicago Stakes, the Brooklyn Derby, the Woodward Stakes
, the Travers Stakes
, the Malibu Stakes
, the Brooklyn Handicap
, the Lawrence Realization Stakes
, and finally, the gruelling two mile long Jockey Club Gold Cup
. With 13 victories as a three-year-old Buckpasser became the first horse to earn more than $1 million dollars before the age of four and he was named the 1966 American Horse of the Year
.
His four-year-old season commenced with a win in the San Fernando Stakes. Another quarter crack developed in Buckpasser’s off (right) fore hoof and he did not race for 4½ months. When he returned, he scored his fifteenth consecutive victory in the Metropolitan Mile. On June 17, 1967, Buckpasser's winning streak ended with his first and only attempt at racing on grass
. He finished a surprising third to stablemate Poker in the Bowling Green Handicap
at Aqueduct Racetrack
. Assagai
, the 1966 turf-course champion, finished second. As happens more than once (see Aristides, first winner of the Kentucky Derby
), a horse sent out to set the pace, namely Poker, a "rabbit" in horse racing parlance, did more than set the pace. As The Blood-Horse magazine
said in their July 24, 1967 issue: "Never had so many people had so many immunization shots in order to stay home and watch the Suburban Handicap
on Independence Day." There were three reasons advanced for his defeat: turf, shoes, and weight. It was also true that that day "Buck" held his head in an uncommon way, slightly sideways. No one has ever understood why.
Included in his get were:
Even though he has had three tail-male Kentucky Derby (G1) winners (Spend a Buck
-1985, Lil E. Tee
-1992 and Silver Charm
-1997), his record as a damsire stands out.
Buckpasser and was a leading broodmare sire in 1983, 1984, and 1989. His daughters have produced Champions and Classic Winners: They are led by Hall of Famers Easy Goer
and Slew o' Gold, Belmont Stakes
winners Coastal
and Touch Gold
, and With Approval
, as well as El Gran Senor
amongst a number of other influential stallions such as Seeking The Gold
, Miswaki
and Woodman
.
Buckpasser died in 1978 at age 15 and is buried at Claiborne Farm
.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse who won he won nine of his eleven race starts for international record winnings for a two-year-old (2yo) of $586,090. Buckpasser was leading broodmare sire in 1983, 1984 and 1989.
He was a bay
Bay (color)
Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish brown body color with a black mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs. Bay is one of the most common coat colors in many horse breeds....
colt that was bred and owned by Ogden Phipps
Ogden Phipps
Ogden Phipps was an American stockbroker, court tennis champion and Hall of Fame member, thoroughbred horse racing executive and owner/breeder, and an art collector and philanthropist...
and foaled at Claiborne Farm
Claiborne Farm
Claiborne Farm is a thoroughbred Horse breeding operation in near Paris, Kentucky. It was established in 1910, by Arthur B. Hancock, owner of Ellerslie Farm in Albemarle County, Virginia, and has been operated by members of his family ever since.-Owners:...
in Paris, Kentucky
Paris, Kentucky
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,183 people, 3,857 households, and 2,487 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 4,222 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 84.23% White, 12.71% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.16%...
. Buckpasser was by the Horse of the Year
Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year
The American Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. It has been awarded since 1887 to the horse, irrespective of age, whose performance during the racing year is deemed the most outstanding....
winner, Tom Fool
Tom Fool
Tom Fool was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, a winner of the American Horse of the Year award and a Hall of Fame inductee. He sired the outstanding racehorses Buckpasser and Tim Tam....
, his dam was the stakes-winning mare, Busanda, by the Triple Crown
United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing
In the United States, the "Triple Crown" is usually the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, a series of three Thoroughbred horse races for three-year-old horses run in May and early June of each year consisting of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.While Daily Racing Form...
winner, War Admiral
War Admiral
War Admiral was an American thoroughbred racehorse, the offspring of the great thoroughbred Man o' War and the mare Brushup. He inherited his father's fiery temperament and talent, but did not resemble him physically...
. Busanda’s second dam was the Blue Hen broodmare, La Troienne
La Troienne
La Troienne, was one of the most famous and influential Thoroughbred broodmares in twentieth century America. She produced 10 winners while at stud....
(FR). He was a half-brother to several other horses that included the stakes-winners, Bupers (won $221,688) and Bureaucracy ($156,635). Buckpasser was inbred in the fourth generation (4m x 4f) to the French racehorse and an influential sire, Teddy
Teddy
Teddy is a common informal variation of the given names Edward and Theodore and, more rarely, their female equivalents, Edwina and Theodora...
.
A racing official, Dr. Manual Gilman said of him, "Generally, every horse has about a hundred faults of conformation. I would defy anybody to pick a flaw in Buckpasser." Renowned horse painter Richard Stone Reeves
Richard Stone Reeves
Richard Stone Reeves was an American equine painter whom Blood-Horse magazine described as perhaps the greatest modern-day horse painter....
said, "Buckpasser was the most perfectly proportioned Thoroughbred I have ever seen." Only two horses, Secretariat
Secretariat (horse)
Secretariat was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, that in 1973 became the first U.S. Triple Crown champion in 25 years, setting new race records in two of the three events in the Series—the Kentucky Derby , and the Belmont Stakes —records that still stand today.Secretariat was sired by Bold...
and Affirmed
Affirmed
Affirmed was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the eleventh and most recent winner of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing...
, have since been "in a class with Buckpasser".
Racing record
Buckpasser had two trainers, both since elected to the U.S. Racing Hall of FameNational Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
. Bill Winfrey
William C. Winfrey
William C. "Bill" Winfrey was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Bill Winfrey was born Colin Dickard but after the passing of his father was adopted by Hall of Fame trainer, G. Carey Winfrey...
began his training, and when he retired Eddie Neloy
Edward A. Neloy
Edward Albert "Eddie" Neloy was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. At age fourteen, he began working at a racetrack then joined the United States Army during World War II...
took over and prepared Buckpasser for his three-year-old season.
His first race start was on May 13, 1965, in which he ran a poor fourth and it was the only time he was ever unplaced. Indeed, Buckpasser's record was so impressive, when he ran in the Flamingo Stakes
Flamingo Stakes
The Flamingo Stakes was an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in March at the Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida. Run over a distance of nine furlongs, the inaugural race took place in 1926 at the Tampa, Florida racetrack...
, the race was declared a non-wagering event, forever after called the "Chicken" Flamingo.
After a brilliant two-year-old season (2yo) and spring, he was placed at the top of the Experimental Free Handicap with 126 pounds. Buckpasser developed a quarter crack that kept him out of the 1966 Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
, as well as the Preakness
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a Grade I race run over a distance of 9.5 furlongs on dirt. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds ; fillies 121 lb...
Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. It was almost three months before the crack healed.
In Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
's Arlington Classic
Arlington Classic
The Arlington Classic Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-old horses held annually at the end of June at Arlington Park race track near Chicago, Illinois...
Kauai King, running against the strenuous protests of his trainer, broke down and was retired. Buckpasser won the race, setting a new world record for a mile with a time of 1:32 3/5. Buckpasser's record stood for two years until the great Dr. Fager
Dr. Fager
Dr. Fager was an American a thoroughbred racehorse who had what many consider one of the greatest single racing seasons by any horse in the history of the sport. "The Doctor" was the only horse who ever held four titles in one year...
broke it in 1968, running 1:32 1/5, then in 1989 when Buckpasser's grandson, Hall of Fame Champion Easy Goer
Easy Goer
Easy Goer was an American Champion Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse, famous for earning American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors in 1988, and defeating 1989 American Horse of the Year Sunday Silence in the Belmont Stakes by 8 lengths. The victory deprived Sunday Silence of the Triple Crown...
ran a mile in 1:32 2/5.
After that, Buckpasser won 15 consecutive races that included the American Derby
American Derby
The American Derby is a Thoroughbred horse race in the United States run annually at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights, Illinois. The inaugural American Derby was held at the city's old Washington Park race track and raced there until 1905 when the facility was closed and the track demolished....
(he broke the track record), the Chicago Stakes, the Brooklyn Derby, the Woodward Stakes
Woodward Stakes
The Woodward Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race and is one of the premier races for older thoroughbred horses in the United States. Named for prominent racehorse owner, George Nicholas Woodward, it is run at 1⅛ miles on the dirt for a purse of $750,000.The Woodward was run as a handicap in...
, the Travers Stakes
Travers Stakes
The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.First held in 1864, it was named for William R. Travers, the president of the old Saratoga Racing Association. His horse, Kentucky, won the first running of the Travers...
, the Malibu Stakes
Malibu Stakes
The Malibu Stakes is a race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses of either gender held each December at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California...
, the Brooklyn Handicap
Brooklyn Handicap
The Brooklyn Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, on Long Island. It currently is a Grade II event open to three-year-olds and up willing to race one and one-half miles on dirt....
, the Lawrence Realization Stakes
Lawrence Realization Stakes
The Lawrence Realization Stakes was an American horse race first run on the turf in 1889. The race, for three-year-old Thoroughbred colts, geldings and fillies, was last run in 2005.-History:...
, and finally, the gruelling two mile long Jockey Club Gold Cup
Jockey Club Gold Cup
The Jockey Club Gold Cup, established in 1919, is a prestigious thoroughbred flat race open to horses of either gender three-years-old and up. It is typically the main event of the fall meeting at Belmont Park, just as the Belmont Stakes is of the spring meeting and the Travers Stakes is of the...
. With 13 victories as a three-year-old Buckpasser became the first horse to earn more than $1 million dollars before the age of four and he was named the 1966 American Horse of the Year
Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year
The American Award for Horse of the Year is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. It has been awarded since 1887 to the horse, irrespective of age, whose performance during the racing year is deemed the most outstanding....
.
His four-year-old season commenced with a win in the San Fernando Stakes. Another quarter crack developed in Buckpasser’s off (right) fore hoof and he did not race for 4½ months. When he returned, he scored his fifteenth consecutive victory in the Metropolitan Mile. On June 17, 1967, Buckpasser's winning streak ended with his first and only attempt at racing on grass
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
. He finished a surprising third to stablemate Poker in the Bowling Green Handicap
Bowling Green Handicap
The Bowling Green Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annualkly at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Raced on turf, the Grade II event is open to three-year-olds and up who are willing to race the one and three-eighths miles distance...
at Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack
Aqueduct Racetrack is a thoroughbred horse-racing facility and racino in Ozone Park, Queens, New York. Its racing meets usually are from late October/early November through April.-History:...
. Assagai
Assagai (horse)
Assagai was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in Kentucky, he was sired by Warfare and out of the mare, Primary. Purchased by the international business tycoon Charles W. Engelhard, Jr., he was trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, MacKenzie Miller. At age three, Assagai was...
, the 1966 turf-course champion, finished second. As happens more than once (see Aristides, first winner of the Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry...
), a horse sent out to set the pace, namely Poker, a "rabbit" in horse racing parlance, did more than set the pace. As The Blood-Horse magazine
The Blood-Horse magazine
The Blood-Horse is an international weekly news magazine about Thoroughbred horses, horse breeding, and horseracing. It was founded in 1916, the oldest continually published North American Thoroughbred magazine. The magazine is based in Lexington, Kentucky, the Horse Capital of the World...
said in their July 24, 1967 issue: "Never had so many people had so many immunization shots in order to stay home and watch the Suburban Handicap
Suburban Handicap
The Suburban Handicap is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is run at the classic one-and-one-quarter mile distance on dirt for a $400,000 purse....
on Independence Day." There were three reasons advanced for his defeat: turf, shoes, and weight. It was also true that that day "Buck" held his head in an uncommon way, slightly sideways. No one has ever understood why.
Stud record
When he retired, Buckpasser was syndicated for $4,800,000, breaking a record $150,000 a share. He stood at stud at the farm where he was born. In eleven years, Buckpasser sired 313 foals: 35 won stakes races.Included in his get were:
- La PrevoyanteLa PrevoyanteLa Prevoyante was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred race horse elected to the Racing Halls of Fame in the United States and Canada. A filly, she was bred and owned by Jean-Louis Lévesque...
(Sovereign Award for Horse of the YearSovereign Award for Horse of the YearThe Canadian Horse of the Year is a thoroughbred horse racing honor given annually since 1951 by the Jockey Club of Canada. It is the most prestigious honor in Canadian thoroughbred horse racing....
in CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Eclipse AwardEclipse AwardThe Eclipse Award is an American thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. The Eclipse Awards, honoring the champions of the sport, are sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association , Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers...
Champion 2yo Filly in the US, Champion Older Female in Canada), - L'EnjoleurL'EnjoleurL'Enjoleur was a Canadian Thoroughbred race horse. Bred and owned by prominent Montreal businessman Jean-Louis Lévesque, L'Enjoleur was sired by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Buckpasser, a son of another Hall of Famer, Tom Fool...
(CAN) (won Manitoba DerbyManitoba DerbyThe Manitoba Derby is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the beginning of August at Assiniboia Downs in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A nongraded stakes race for three-year-olds, it is contested on dirt over a distance of 1⅛ miles ....
, Quebec DerbyQuebec DerbyThe Quebec Derby was a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually between 1961 and 1975 at Blue Bonnets Raceway in Montreal, Canada. A race for three-year-olds on dirt, it was run over a distance of 1⅛ miles ....
etc.) - Numbered AccountNumbered Account (horse)Numbered Account was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 1971. She was bred and raced by Ogden Phipps and trained by Roger Laurin....
, (Champion 2yo Filly, dam of Private Account, sire of undefeated Personal Ensign) - Paristo (Illinois DerbyIllinois DerbyThe Illinois Derby is a race for Thoroughbred horses held in early April each year. First run in 1923, the Derby takes place at Hawthorne Race Course located in Stickney/Cicero, Illinois, just west of Chicago...
) - Quick As Lightning (1,000 Guineas)
- RelaxingRelaxing (horse)Relaxing was a bay thoroughbred born in 1976 at the Ogden Phipps stud farm in Kentucky. Relaxing exceled as both a racer and as a broodmare beyond what most other mares accomplish.-Racing:As a youngster Relaxing was sent to England to race...
(Champion Older Female, Broodmare of the Year), - Silver Buck (Whitney HandicapWhitney HandicapThe Whitney Handicap is an American Grade 1 handicap race for Thoroughbred racehorses three years of age and older run at a distance of 1⅛ miles. In 2007, the Breeders' Cup Ltd...
, Suburban HandicapSuburban HandicapThe Suburban Handicap is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is run at the classic one-and-one-quarter mile distance on dirt for a $400,000 purse....
, sire of Kentucky Derby winner Silver Charm) - State DinnerState dinnerA state dinner is a dinner or banquet paid by a government and hosted by a head of state in his or her official residence in order to renew and celebrate diplomatic ties between the host country and the country of a foreign head of state or head of government who was issued an invitation. In many...
(Century HandicapCentury HandicapThe Century Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually from 1901 through 1909 at Sheepshead Bay Race Track in Brooklyn, New York...
etc.) - Toll Booth (Broodmare of the Year).
Even though he has had three tail-male Kentucky Derby (G1) winners (Spend a Buck
Spend A Buck
Spend A Buck was an American thoroughbred race horse.-Background:Spend A Buck was sired by Buckaroo out of the dam Belle de Jour...
-1985, Lil E. Tee
Lil E. Tee
Lil E. Tee was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who in 1992 scored one of the biggest upsets in the history of the Kentucky Derby.-Background:...
-1992 and Silver Charm
Silver Charm
Silver Charm is an American Champion Thoroughbred race horse. Trained by Bob Baffert and ridden by Gary Stevens, Silver Charm will be remembered most for winning the 1997 Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes in the Triple Crown....
-1997), his record as a damsire stands out.
Buckpasser and was a leading broodmare sire in 1983, 1984, and 1989. His daughters have produced Champions and Classic Winners: They are led by Hall of Famers Easy Goer
Easy Goer
Easy Goer was an American Champion Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse, famous for earning American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt honors in 1988, and defeating 1989 American Horse of the Year Sunday Silence in the Belmont Stakes by 8 lengths. The victory deprived Sunday Silence of the Triple Crown...
and Slew o' Gold, Belmont Stakes
Belmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is a 1.5-mile horse race, open to three year old Thoroughbreds. Colts and geldings carry a weight of 126 pounds ; fillies carry 121 pounds...
winners Coastal
Coastal (horse)
Coastal was an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. He was sired by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Majestic Prince out of the mare, Alluvial, who was in turn was sired by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame stallion, Buckpasser. He was a half-brother, thru Alluvial, to Slew o' Gold.Owned by William...
and Touch Gold
Touch Gold
Touch Gold is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the winner of the Classic Belmont Stakes in which he ended Silver Charm's bid for the U.S.Triple Crown....
, and With Approval
With Approval
With Approval was a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Canadian Triple Crown in 1989 under jockey Don Seymour. He finished second in the 1990 Breeders' Cup Turf and the Arlington Million....
, as well as El Gran Senor
El Gran Senor
El Gran Senor was an American-bred Thoroughbred race horse, foaled at Windfields Farm in Maryland.An outstanding two-year-old who went on to win European classics over a mile and over 12 furlongs, El Gran Senor received a Timeform rated 136...
amongst a number of other influential stallions such as Seeking The Gold
Seeking The Gold
Seeking The Gold is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by the leading stud, Mr. Prospector, who in turn was a son of Raise a Native, out of the mare, Con Game....
, Miswaki
Miswaki
Miswaki was an American bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was a Group 1 winner in France as well as a stakes race winner in the United States...
and Woodman
Woodman (horse)
Woodman was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who raced in Ireland but who is best known as a sire of a number of important racehorses....
.
Honors
In the Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, Buckpasser is #14.Buckpasser died in 1978 at age 15 and is buried at Claiborne Farm
Claiborne Farm
Claiborne Farm is a thoroughbred Horse breeding operation in near Paris, Kentucky. It was established in 1910, by Arthur B. Hancock, owner of Ellerslie Farm in Albemarle County, Virginia, and has been operated by members of his family ever since.-Owners:...
.