Mr. Prospector moves from Florida to stand at Claiborne [destined to become a two-time leading sire and eight-time leading broodmare sire, through 2005]. Danzig enters stud at Claiborne [destined to become a three-time leading sire].

MR. PROSPECTOR --1970: b. H, Raise a Native - Gold Digger
Breeder: Leslie Combs II
State Bred: KY
Winnings: 14 Starts: 7 - 4 - 2, $112,171

At 3:
2nd Derby Trial S.

At 4:
Won Gravesend H., Whirlaway H.; 2nd Firecracker H. -G3, Carter H. -G2, Royal Poinciana S.; 3rd Paumonok H. -G3

NTR Gulfstream 6f 1:07 4/5
NTR Garden State 6f 1:08 3/5
Died June 1999, buried at Claiborne Farm.

DANZIG
Owner: Henryk de Kwiatkowski
Breeder: Derry Meeting Farm & W.S. Farish III
State Bred: PA
Winnings: 3 Starts: 3 - 0 - 0, $32,400

Claiborne-bred Caerleon wins the French Derby [and is destined to become a leading sire in England and Ireland].

CAERLEON --1980: b. H, Nijinsky - Foreseer Owner: Mr. R. E. Sangster
Breeder: Claiborne Farm
State Bred: KY
Winnings: 8 Starts: 4 - 2 - 0, $379,327

1st Prix du Jockey-Club (Fr-G1), Benson and Hedges Gold Cup (Eng-G1), Anglesey S. (Ire-G3), Tyros S.(IRE). 2ND Irish Sweeps Derby (Ire-G1).

Sold $800,000 Keenland Select Yearling sale. Champion 3-Year-Old Colt in France. Died of a heart attack at Coolmore Stud (IRE) in February 1998.

Claiborne homebred Swale wins the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes and is named champion 3-year-old. Claiborne leads the breeders list for the first time under Seth Hancock.

SWALE
Owner: Claiborne Farm
Breeder: Claiborne Farm
State Bred: KY
Winnings: 14 Starts: 9 - 2 - 2, $1,583,660

At 2:
Won Young America S. [G1], Breeders' Futurity [G2], Futurity S. [G1], Saratoga Special S. [G2]
3rd Hopeful S. [G1]

At 3:
Won Belmont S. [G1], Florida Derby [G1], Kentucky Derby [G1], Hutcheson S. [G3]
2nd Lexington S.
3rd Fountain Of Youth S. [G2]

Champion Three Year Old Colt, 1984.
Died in 1984, age 3 (heart attack) during a bath after the Belmont Stakes. Buried at Claiborne Farm.

Claiborne homebred Forty Niner is the champion 2-year-old [and trains on at three to win the Travers Stakes].

FORTY NINER
Owner: Claiborne Farm
Breeder: Claiborne Farm
State Bred: KY
Winnings: 19 Starts: 11 - 5 - 0, $2,726,000

At 3:
Won Travers S. [G1], Haskell Invitational H. [G1], N.Y.R.A. Mile H., Fountain Of Youth S. [G2], Lafayette S.
2nd Woodward H. [G1], Florida Derby [G1], Kentucky Derby [G1], Lexington S. [G2], Hutcheson S. [G3]
4th Breeders' Cup Classic [G1]

1987 Eclipse Champion Two-Year-Old Male.

Claiborne-foaled horses bred by longtime patron Ogden Phipps set earnings record of more than $6 million; they include unbeaten distaff champion Personal Ensign and future Claiborne stallion Easy Goer.

PERSONAL ENSIGN --1984: b. M, Private Account - Grecian Banner
Owner: Ogden Phipps
Breeder: Ogden Phipps
State Bred: KY
Winnings: 13 Starts: 13 - 0 - 0, $1,679,880

At 2:
Won Frizette S. -G1

At 3:
Won Beldame S. -G1, Rare Perfume S. -G2

At 4:
Won Breeders' Cup Distaff -G1, Beldame S. -G1, Whitney H. -G1, Hempstead H. -G1, Shuvee H. -G1, Molly Pitcher H. -G2, Maskette S. -G1

1998 Eclipse Champion Older Female
Elected to Hall of Fame in 1993
1996 Broodmare of the Year

EASY GOER --1986: ch. H, Alydar- Relaxing
Owner: Ogden Phipps
Breeder: Phipps Stable
State Bred: KY
Winnings: 20 Starts: 14 - 5 - 1, $4,873,770

At 2:
1st MSW, Cowdin Stakes (G1), Champagne Stakes (G1), 2nd BC Juvenile (G1)

At 3:
1st Swale S., Gotham S.(G2), Wood Memorial (G1), Belmont (G1), Whitney (G1), Travers (G1), Woodward (G1), Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1), 2nd Kentucky Derby (G1), Preakness (G1), BC Classic (G1)

At 4:
1st Gold Stage Stakes, Suburban (G1), 3rd Met Mile (G1)

Champion 2YO colt. Set stakes & track record of 1:32.2 winning the Gotham Stakes, narrowly missing Dr. Fager's world record.
Died in 1994 of anaphylactic shock.
Inducted into Hall of Fame 1997.