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Ruffian (April 17, 1972 – July 7, 1975) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won ten consecutive races, including the Acorn, Mother Goose and Coaching Club American Oaks, then known as the American Triple Tiara.
In the Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century, she is ranked #91. Retired from breeding in 2000 after losing several foals or failing to conceive, Genuine Risk spent the rest of her life at the Firestone's Newstead Farm in Upperville, Virginia. During Memorial Day Weekend in 2007, several hundred visitors ...
Lady's Secret was sired by U.S. Triple Crown champion Secretariat and out of Great Lady M., a daughter of Icecapade who was a half brother to Ruffian. Lady's Secret was also closely related to Ruffian on her sire's side since Secretariat and Reviewer (Ruffian's sire) shared a sire in Bold Ruler. She was a small horse, weighing no more than ...
Ruffian was foaled in Reviewer's first crop. [4] The filly was euthanized in 1975 following surgery to repair a broken leg sustained in a race. Reviewer himself broke three legs during his career before being retired to stud; he suffered a fourth broken leg in a paddock accident at Claiborne Farm and was subsequently euthanized.
Queen of Trumps: Great Britain: Br.m. 1832: Velocipede x Princess Royal by Castrel: 1835 Scarborough Stakes, 2nd (attacked by dog) 11:10–0–0 Ruffian: United States Dk b/br.m. 1972 Reviewer x Shenanigans by Native Dancer: 1975 Match race against Foolish Pleasure, DNF 11:10–0–1: Wheel of Fortune: Great Britain: B.m. 1869: Adventurer x ...
A new documentary film brings to life the extraordinary friendship between Queen Elizabeth and a cowboy from California.. Monty Roberts, famously known as the "Horse Whisperer," reflects on how he ...
The following year the New York Racing Association scheduled the inaugural running of the Ruffian Stakes on 9 October 1976 as a 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles race for fillies and mares, three-year-old and older. The event was won by Revidere who defeated the Argentine bred Bastonera II by 14 lengths on a sloppy track in a time of 2:01 flat. [ 2 ]
Troopers in the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment assembled in the Parade Square at Hyde Park Barracks to take part in an annual event to find the best turned out soldier and horse.