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Horses were often entered and shown at the Swan Inn in Stockbridge. Race week was usually in June or July. [4] The track had a straight mile and a severe 'elbow'. [5] In the years before its closure, the major races at the course were: [6] Bibury Stakes - a 1 1/2 mile handicap, worth £251 in 1898; Stockbridge Cup Stakes - a 6 furlong race ...
In 1951, Citation became the first million-dollar-winning horse by winning the Hollywood Gold Cup in his final start. On July 3, 1977, recent Triple Crown winner, Seattle Slew, finished fourth in the Swaps Stakes, a major upset. Niatross wins the American Pacing Classic in a world record 1.52 1/5. [25]
The Colonel (1825–1847) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for running a dead heat in The Derby and winning the St Leger Stakes in 1828. In a racing career which lasted from 1827 until 1831, The Colonel ran fifteen times and won ten races at distances ranging from six furlongs to three miles.
John Henry (March 9, 1975 – October 8, 2007) was an American champion Thoroughbred racehorse.He was sired by Ole Bob Bowers (by Prince Blessed) out of Once Double (by Double Jay).
Accompanied by a parade, a horse racing meet, a rodeo and a number of social activities, it attracts rodeo stock contractors from the United States and Canada who are looking for saddle bronc, bareback bronc, and bucking bull prospects. The first official Miles City Bucking Horse Sale began in 1951, though an unofficial sale was held in 1950. [1]
It is the oldest auction company of its kind in North America. Its first headquarters were in Madison Square Garden in New York, and Fasig-Tipton initially sold high-class road and carriage horses in addition to Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing stock. [3] Fasig-Tipton's main horse auction in the early 20th century was referred to as "Old ...
The Green Monkey (February 4, 2004 – May 2018) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.A descendant of both Northern Dancer and Secretariat, The Green Monkey was sold in 2006 as a two-year-old colt for the highest price ever paid at auction for a Thoroughbred—$16,000,000.
Spectacular Bid was bred at Buck Pond Farm near Lexington, Kentucky by Madelyn Jason and her mother, Mrs. William Gilmore. [2] He was a very dark gray (described as "steel-gray" [3] and "battleship-colored" [4]) during his racing career although, like all grays, his coat lightened as he aged, and he eventually took on a "flea-bitten gray" appearance.