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Henrietta Catherine Knight (born 15 December 1946) is an English Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.Knight is best known as a trainer of National Hunt racehorses. She trained triple Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Best Mate (2002, 2003, 2004), also winner of the 2003 King George VI Chase, and the 2000 Queen Mother Champion Chase winner Edredon Bleu, also winner of the 2003 King George VI Chase.
The English Triple Crown Winners is a three-race competition for Thoroughbred racehorses.. The English Triple Crown consists of the 2000 Guineas Stakes (at 1 mile), The Derby (at 1½ miles), and the St Leger Stakes (at 1 mile 6 furlongs and 127 yds) although the distances have varied throughout the years.
Nicknamed "The Iron Lady," Lady's Secret was the first female to win the Whitney Stakes since Gallorette in 1948. She finished her year by winning the Breeders' Cup Distaff with Pat Day aboard. Her margin of victory was 2½ lengths in defeating a strong field that included Fran's Valentine and Outstandingly . [ 2 ]
Nearco: Italian bred Thoroughbred racehorse. ''Thoroughbred Heritage'' described him as "one of the greatest racehorses of the Twentieth Century" and "one of the most important sires of the century." He was undefeated and his sire line was dominant. Needles: the first Florida-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby (1956), also won the Belmont Stakes
Thoroughbred Winning Brew holds the Guinness world record for the fastest speed from the starting gate for a Thoroughbred racehorse, at 70.76 km/h (43.97 mph) over two furlongs, [3] although Quarter Horses attain higher speeds over shorter distances than Thoroughbreds. [4] Such speeds may also be achieved by elite racehorses during the stretch ...
She was one of D. Wayne Lukas 's first-call jockeys in the 1990s and rode numerous stakes winners, at the time making her the second leading money-earner of all time among female Thoroughbred jockeys. She won 1,130 races in her career. In terms of earnings, Barton still ranks fourth among female jockeys even though she retired in 1998. [1]
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For a number of years, in the 1970s and 1980s, horses sired by Northern Dancer (1961–1990) held the top ten price records, with 174 Northern Dancer offspring selling for a total $160 million at the Keeneland Sales over 22 years. [13] The National Thoroughbred Racing Association calls him "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred ...