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Blood-Horse magazine List of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century
In 1999, The Blood-Horse magazine assembled 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 -
Preakness Stakes
The Preakness Stakes is a Grade I Stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred racehorses, held on the third Saturday in May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. It is a distance of 1 -
Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I thoroughbred stakes race for three-year-old racehorses, ran annually on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. It is one and a quarter -
Travers Stakes
The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred Horse Race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. First held in 1864, it was named for William R. Travers, the president of -
Belmont Stakes
The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I Stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred racehorses, held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. It is run at 1-1/2 miles (2 -
Secretariat
Secretariat was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that became the ninth Triple Crown winner; setting records in all three races, two of which still stand today. He is considered to be one the the greatest, if -
Affirmed
Affirmed was an American Thoroughbred racehorse, and the 11th and most recent Triple Crown winner. He and his equally famous rival, Alydar, met 10 times, including all three of the Triple Crown races. Affirmed was -
Man o'War
Man o'War (March 29, 1917 - November 1, 1947) is considered one of the greatest thorougbred racehorses of all time. During his career just after World War I, he won 20 of 21 races and$249 -
Seattle Slew
Seattle Slew (February 15, 1974 - May 7, 2002) was an American throughbred race horse who won the Triple Crown in 1977-the tenth of eleven horses to accomplish the feat. He remains the only horse -
2013 Kentucky Derby
The attendence for the race was 151,616. Security was increased in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings; coolers and large purses were banned. For the first time, the colts making the field in -
Breeders' Cup Classic
The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-olds and older, run at a distance of 1-1/4 miles (2,000 m) on dirt. It -
Gary Stevens
Gary Stevens (born March 6, 1963) is an American thoroughbred racing jockey, actor, television personality, and sports anchor who works for both HRTV and NBC Sports as a horse racing analyst. Although forced to wear -
Whitney Handicap
The Whitney Handicap (often referred to as the "Whitney Stakes") is an American Grade I handicap race for thoroughbred racehorses three years of age and older, run at a distance of 1-1/8 miles -
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Greece, Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the -
Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs, located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a thoroughbred racetrack most famous for hosting the Kentucky Derby annually. It officially opened in 1875, and held its first Kentucky Derby -
Ron Turcotte
Ronald Joseph Morel Turcotte (born July 22, 1941) is a Hall of Fame thoroughbred race horse jockey, best known for winning the 1973 U.S. Triple Crown with Secretariat. Turcotte began his racing career in -
Orb
Orb (foaled February 24, 2010) is an American thoroughbred racehorse. After being defeated in his first three starts, Orb won five consecutive races, culminating with a win in the Kentucky Derby on May 4, 2013 -
Laffit Pincay, Jr.
Laffit Alejandro Pincay, Jr. (born December 29, 1946 in Panama City, Panama) was flat racing's all-time winningest jockey, still holding second place many years after his retirement. He competed primarily in the United -
D. Wayne Lukas
Darrell Wayne Lukas (born September 2, 1936) is an American horse trainer and a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee. He has won the Breeder's Cup a record 19 times and has won -
2013 Preakness Stakes
The 2013 Preakness Stakes was the 138th running of the Preakness Stakes. The race was held on May 18, 2013, and was televised on NBC. The race was won by Oxbow.The attendence for the -
Eddie Arcaro
George Edward Arcaro (February 9, 1916 - November 4, 1997), known professionaly as Eddie Arcaro, was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who won more American classic races than any other jockey in -
Laz Barrera
Lazaro Sosa Barrera (May 8, 1924 - April 25, 1991) was a Cuban-born American Hall of Fame thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Born in Havana, "Laz" Barrera was one of nine brothers who went on to become -
Lucien Laurin
Lucien Laurin (March 18, 1912 - June 26, 2000), was a French-Canadian jockey and Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. Laurin's career in thoroughbred horse racing began in 1929 as a jockey at Blue -
Palace Malice
Palace Malice (foaled May 2, 2010) is an American thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2013 Belmont Stakes. Palace Malice is a dark bay horse with a small star and is 16 hands tall -
Riva Ridge
Riva Ridge (1969-1985) was a thoroughbred racehorse, the winner of the 1972 Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes. A son of First Landing out of Iberia (by Heliopolis), he was owned and bred by the
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