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Rugged Lark, famous quarter horse owned by Carol Harris, in the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame; Sampson, the tallest horse ever recorded; a Shire; stood 21.25 hands (86.5 inches; 220 cm) high; Spanker was a 17th-century sire of many important horses. Thunder, Red Ryder's horse; Traveler, mascot of the University of Southern California
Undefeated: Goldfinder, b.c. 1764 (Snap – mare, by Blank) The list of leading Thoroughbred racehorses contains the names of undefeated racehorses and other horses that had an outstanding race record in specific categories.
Desert Gold: race mare who won 19 races successive races during World War I; often raced against Gloaming; Desert Orchid: won King George four times and Cheltenham Gold Cup; Dr. Fager: "the Doctor"; set the world record at 1 mile on any surface, 1:32 1/5, and held it for more than 20 years. The only horse in American history who in 1968 won ...
Mare Jim Harlan Miss Paulo 45 Paulos Dandy James Nance Showing Miss Meyers: 2009 1949 1963 sorrel Mare Leo: Star's Lou Oklahoma Star: O.C. Meyers Racing Miss Olene: 2013 1957 Bay Mare Leo: Barbara L: Patriotic (TB) Racing/Broodmare Miss T Stuart: 2014 1961 1991 Dun Mare Breezy Buck Pretty Sally Big Shot Dun Robert T. Stuart Broodmare/Producer ...
Breeders speak of a "nick" occurring when a sire or grandsire produces significantly better offspring from the daughters of one particular sire than with mares from other bloodlines. The breeding of Bold Ruler with Somethingroyal is an example of a famous nick between Bold Ruler's sire Nasrullah and daughters of Princequillo. The goal was to ...
Lexington (March 17, 1850 – July 1, 1875) was a United States Thoroughbred race horse who won six of his seven race starts. Perhaps his greatest fame, however, came as the most successful sire of the second half of the nineteenth century; he was the leading sire in North America 16 times, and broodmare sire of many notable racehorses.
It was run on the Friday before the Belmont Stakes at 1½ miles. It was the only dirt race in the U.S. at longer than 1¼ miles for fillies and mares. [3] Theogony won the inaugural running on June 10, defeating four other fillies and mares by eight lengths. The event was held once. Churchill Downs has held the Rags to Riches Stakes since 2013.
La Troienne (1926–1954) was one of the most famous and influential Thoroughbred broodmares in twentieth century America. She produced 10 winners including two Hall of Fame inductees while at stud, while her daughters in turn produced many notable offspring.