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Oju Chosan: Steeplechase race horse who won numerous JG1 races, most notably winning the Nakayama Grand Jump five times in a row. Orb: 2013 Kentucky Derby winner; Orfevre: winner of almost 20 million US dollars in earnings and is one of the highest earning racehorses ever; Overdose: champion Hungarian sprinter and winner of 14 straight races.
Citation, the first racehorse to win one million dollars. rMiss Woodford was the first to earn over $100,000, in 1885. [610] In 1951, Citation became the first horse to win one million dollars. In 1979, Affirmed became the first horse to break the two million dollar barrier, [611] finishing his career with earnings of $2.3 million. Purses began ...
Bucephalus, favorite horse of Alexander the Great; one of the most famous horses of antiquity; following his death after the Battle of Hydaspes in 326 BCE, Alexander promptly founded the city of Bucephala upon the spot in his memory; Chetak, war horse of Maharana Pratap of Mewar in India; died defending its master in 1576 during the Battle of ...
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Man o' War, shown with jockey Clarence Kummer in 1920, was voted number one on the list. Around 1998, The Blood-Horse magazine polled a seven-person panel of distinguished horse racing people: Keeneland racing secretary Howard Battle, Maryland Jockey Club vice president Lenny Hale, Daily Racing Form columnist Jay Hovdey, Sports Illustrated senior writer William Nack, California senior steward ...
But names can come from anything -- current events, a favorite pastime, a location or pop culture. In 2010, a Bleacher Report article listed its top 20 picks for the funniest racehorse names of ...
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The lists below show notable Thoroughbred horse races in various countries around the world. In countries with a grading system , the included races are normally Group or Grade 1. However, some restricted races such as the Queen's Plate in Canada are also included, and all races at the Royal Ascot festival are included because of their prestige.