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Excellent Art (25 February 2004) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. As a two-year-old he was trained in England and showed good form, winning the National Stakes and the Mill Reef Stakes and being placed in both the Prix Morny and the Railway Stakes .
John Henry, in the view of many followers of thoroughbred racing, was one of the best come-from-behind horses (or "closers") in recent history. In The Blood-Horse ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century , he was ranked #23.
The Thoroughbred, as it is known today, was developed in 17th- and 18th-century England, when native mares were crossbred with imported stallions of Arabian, Barb, and Turkoman breeding. All modern Thoroughbreds can trace their pedigrees to three stallions originally imported into England in the 17th and 18th centuries, and to a larger number ...
The highest price paid at auction for a Thoroughbred was set in 2006 at $16,000,000 for a two-year-old colt named The Green Monkey, [14] who was a descendant of Northern Dancer. Record prices at auction often grab headlines, though they do not necessarily reflect the animal's future success; in the case of The Green Monkey, injuries limited him ...
Art Collector (February 11, 2017 – August 17, 2023) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2021 Woodward Stakes, the 2023 Pegasus World Cup and the Grade II Charles Town Classic twice. In a career spanning five seasons, he won or placed in seven graded stakes races.
Pedigree of Foolish Pleasure (USA), bay horse, 1972 [4] Sire What A Pleasure (USA) 1965 Bold Ruler (USA) 1954 Nasrullah: Nearco: Mumtaz Begum Miss Disco: Discovery: Outdone Grey Flight (USA) 1945 Mahmoud: Blenheim: Mah Mahal Planetoid Ariel La Chica Dam Fool-Me-Not (USA) 1958 Tom Fool (USA) 1949 Menow: Pharamond: Alcibiades: Gaga Bull Dog ...
Genuine Risk: Thoroughbred Legends Eclipse Press (2003) ISBN 978-1-58150-092-9; Blood-Horse Aug 18, 2008 "Derby Winner Genuine Risk Dies" Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine; Sailing World July 21, 2008 'Genuine Risk Takes Chicago Mackinac Line Honors' 48 Degrees North, August 2004, 'Coming Back in Style'
This was the second-highest price for a filly at that year's sale, a reflection of Natalma's excellent breeding. Her sire was the great Native Dancer, and her dam was the highly influential Almahmoud. In addition to Natalma, Almahmoud also produced Cosmah, the 1974 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year, and Bubbling Beauty.