The Hancock side of the family had a more serious passion: raising thoroughbreds.

When he left politics for writing, Dr. Berman retired to a 50-acre horse farm in Lutherville, Md., where he raised thoroughbreds.

I don't have horses but my daughter raises thoroughbreds and sometimes she'll let a couple of her brood mares graze in my pasture.

Mr. Walter began raising thoroughbreds at a former apple farm near Sebastopol.

Henshel was an avid horse racing enthusiast who raised thoroughbreds, including famous horses such as Shockproof.

The Carrolls raise thoroughbreds on a 400-acre stud farm in Newmarket, in southern England.

And he had engaged an English couple with experience as horsebreeders to turn Rockwood into a "stud farm," to raise thoroughbreds and indulge his passion for polo.

In 1952, he moved to West Grove where he raised thoroughbreds and devoted time to painting.

They both raise thoroughbreds at their North Ridge Farm in Lexington, Ky.

Before entering the family development business, Mr. Janss raised thoroughbreds on the family's ranch in Conejo Valley.