, Relaxing b. 1976 d. May, 1999 Champion Racehorse, Broodmare. Mother of champion racehorse Easy Goer, she was also a champion racer. Born on the Ogden Phipps stud farm, she was trained by John Dunlop and Angel Penna. Her major wins include the Ferenze Handicap, the Gallant Fox Handicap, the Ruffian Handicap, the Delaware Handicap, the John B. Campbell Handicap and the Assualt Handicap. Her awards include the 1981 United States Eclipse Champion Older Mare and the 1989...[Read More] (Bio by: Whispers FromThe Grave) Claiborne Farm Equine Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Gallant Fox b. 1927 d. November 13, 1954 Racehorse. The 2nd Triple Crown Winner. Ridden by jockey Earl Sande, who came out of retirement to participate in the 1930 Triple Crown. He had twice retired because of injuries and struggles with weight. The Preakness was run before the Kentucky Derby and the horse survived trouble to win by a mere half length. The Derby was won easily by two lengths and the Belmont by three. He was...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield) Claiborne Farm Equine Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA Plot: Hillside outside horse cemetery
Goer, Easy b. March 21, 1986 d. May 12, 1994 Champion Racehorse. Sired by the legendary racehorse Alydar, he won 14 of his 20 starts. His victories include the Champagne Stakes, the Cowdin Stakes, the Gotham Stakes, the Swale Stakes, the Travers Stakes, the Jockey Club Gold Cup, the Wood Memorial Stakes, the Whitney Handicap, the Woodward Stakes, the Suburban Handicap, and the Belmont Stakes. He won the 1988 United States Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt Award and was posthumously inducted into...[Read More] (Bio by: Whispers From The Grave) Claiborne Farm Equine Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Nasrullah b. 1940 d. May 26, 1959 Champion thoroughbred sire. Claiborne Farm wanting to improve its stock puchased Nasrullah already a leading sire in Europe from the Aga Khan and imported him to Kentucky for stud service. The backbone of horseracing in North America are horses put to stud and the offspring they produce. A title "Sire of the Year" is designated each year to the animal that has sired horses that have accumulated the most earnings in a given year. Nasrullah led the sire list five times...1955, 1956, 1959, 1960...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield) Claiborne Farm Equine Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA Plot: Horse Cemetery
Secretariat b. March 30, 1970 d. October 4, 1989 Secretariat - 9th Triple Crown Winner. The name Secretariat is synonymous with horse racing. In 1973, Secretariat won the first triple crown in a quarter-century at the Belmont Stakes, where he won by thirty-one lengths and his time of 2:24 for the one-and-a-half-mile race set a world record that may never be broken. His fame went well beyond the race tracks. This horse also broke the time/track record at Churchill downs in the 1973 Kentucky Derby at 1:59 and 2/5ths seconds. "Big Red" in the...[Read More] Claiborne Farm Equine Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Swale b. April 21, 1981 d. June 17, 1984 Race Horse. Foaled at Claiborne Farm in Kentucky on April 21, 1981, he was sired by Seattle Slew, the 1977 Triple Crown winner. Swale won the 1984 Kentucky Derby and the 1984 Belmont Stakes and accumulated earnings of $1,583,660.00 in just two seasons as a racehorse. Eight days after winning the Belmont Stakes following a workout at Belmont Park the horse collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack. He was buried at Claiborne Farm where he was born just a short three years before. He was...[Read More] (Bio by: gravelyconcerned) Claiborne Farm Equine Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
b. 1927 d. November 13, 1954
