He raised more than one Kentucky Derby champion and wrote music recorded by the likes of Willie Nelson. He also spoke out against abuses in horse racing.
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Arthur Hancock III, Derby Breeder With a Flair for Bluegrass, Dies at 83
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Ruffian, Ill-Fated Hall of Fame Race Horse, Is Reburied in Kentucky
The filly, perhaps the greatest female thoroughbred in history, died after a 1975 race at Belmont Park in which she injured her ankle.