Claiborne Farm Archives

The Producers: Carrumba, Dam of Kentucky Derby Winner Golden Tempo

May 9, 2026
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That must have been a good sandwich. It was certainly a memorable one. Walker Hancock of Claiborne Farm distinctly remembers eating subs from Jersey Mike's one fall afternoon in 2021 with Daisy Phipps Pulito and Claiborne's farm manager Bradley Purcell…

Breeding Digest: Tempo a Long Time in The Making

May 5, 2026
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Every dogmatist will have his day. Overall, however, our sport is too variable and unpredictable to sustain inflexible rules. As an old school type, admittedly, it's hard to resist treating Golden Tempo (Curlin)-culmination of a multi-generational breed-to-race project-as a reproof…