A List of Famous Thoroughbred Racehorses
Affirmed - 11th American Triple Crown Winner and deserves all the rewards of greatness. Has done exceptionally well in the breeding industry.
Alydar - Affirmed beat Alydar every time to win the Triple Crown.
Assault - Had the nickname “club foot” from his limping walk, but it never stopped hi winning!
Awesome Again - Won the Breeders’ Cup Classic field and in doing so completed a perfect season in pretty much anonymity.
Bold Forbes - Not much speed or promise at 2. But was a champion horse in later years.
Cicada - Fantastic horse, and always caught the eye of the fillies.
Cigar - Impossible to write enough comments for this horse, exceptional, amazing, fantastic, the list goes on.
Citation - 1948 Triple Crown winner.
Count Fleet - Won 10 out of 15 starts at 2, went undefeated through the Triple Crown at 3.
Da Hoss - Won the 1998 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) after just one race in two years, and still doing well at stud.
Domino - Not well known during his racing career, but mention his name to any stud manager, and they will run off a long list of winners this one has sired.
Duke of Magenta - Enjoyed greater success on the racetrack.
Easy Goer - 1986 Juvenile Champion.
Exterminator - Ran 100 times from ages 2 to 9, winning 50 and on placed 84 times, while carrying heavy weights.
Fourstardave - Not great on the racetrack, but still managed to get a massive following and make a name for himself.
Genuine Risk - One of just a few fillies to win the Kentucky Derby, and took part in all three legs of the Triple Crown, finishing 2nd in both the others. Tough filly.
Gloaming - Australian-bred and one of the Southern hemispheres most famous horses.
Hindoo - 18 consecutive wins are still remembered to this day by many.
Kincsem - Possibly one of the greatest racehorses of all time must. A Hungarian filly, that won all 54 of her races against the best in Europe.
Lady’s Secret - Daughter of Secretariat won or placed in 15 of 17 starts at 3, but excelled at 4, winning 10 of her 15 races.
Majestic Prince - Star of 1969 he won the Derby and then the Preakness, his run in the Belmont ended his career. *
Man o’ War - Probably the most well-known horse in the USA, a fantastic runner, and grade 1 when it came to breeding.
Meadow Star - Star of 1990
Miesque - Winner of the Breeders’ Cup Mile in both ‘87 and ’88, and often won in style with some of the fastest time we have ever seen. Conquered Europe and America.
Mill Reef - Won the British Derby, Eclipse and King George, and finished off with a 3L victory in the Arc de Triomphe in Paris record time. Has made a hell of an impact to the breeding world.
Mumtaz Mahal - Famous for breeding Seattle Slew, Affirmed, Alydar, Northern Dancer, and Secretariat.
Northern Dancer - A small horse, but is another that now appears in many blood lines of the breeding stock.
Omaha - Became America’s 3rd Triple Crown winner, and also won big races in Europe.
Preakness - At 8, he won two of his best races, and was so good ended up having one of the Triple Crowns named after him!
Ruffian - Tragically died, but was never beaten in any races, and led every one of them. Hell of a tough horse.
Seabiscuit - A battered racehorse and captured the heart of a nation. If you haven’t seen the film, add it to your ‘must see’ list.
Seattle Slew - Went into the Triple Crown series having not yet lost a race, and emerged undefeated with the Triple Crown title.
Secretariat - Won the ‘73 Belmont, and is a horse that is forever immortal.
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