A List of Famous Thoroughbred Race Horses
Affirmed – 11th American Triple Crown Winner and deserves all the rewards of greatness. Has done exceptionally well in the breeding industry.
Alydar – Affirmed beat Alydar every time to win the Triple Crown.
Assault – Had the nickname “club foot” from his limping walk, but it never stopped hi winning!
Awesome Again – Won the Breeders’ Cup Classic field and in doing so completed a perfect season in pretty much anonymity.
Bold Forbes – Not much speed or promise at 2. But was a champion horse in later years.
Cicada – Fantastic horse, and always caught the eye of the fillies.
Cigar – Impossible to write enough comments for this horse, exceptional, amazing, fantastic, the list goes on.
Citation – 1948 Triple Crown winner.
Cryptoclearance – Outstanding race record and made a big impact at stud.
Da Hoss – Won the 1998 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) after just one race in two years, and still doing well at stud.
Domino – Not well known during his racing career, but mention his name to any stud manager, and they will run off a long list of winners this one has sired.
Dr. Fager – Raced 22 times in his career, and resides in the Racing Hall of Fame.
Endurance by Right – Champion at 2.
Equipoise – Won 29 of 51 within 6 years of racing and was a champion 3 times including Horse of the Year twice.
Fourstardave – Not great on the racetrack, but still managed to get a massive following and make a name for himself.
Gallant Fox – Winner of the 1930 Triple Crown. The Preakness being the first of his 3 classics that year, and it was the first year a classic using the starting gates we know today.
Gloaming – Australian-bred and one of the Southern hemispheres most famous horses.
John Henry – Probably more remembered as being the ‘angry’ horse.
Kelso – 5-time Horse of the Year.
Lexington – All the way back to 1861, Lexington was America’s Leading Sire for 16 years, and has made a mark on most of today’s horses at some point.
Majestic Prince – Star of 1969 he won the Derby and then the Preakness, his run in the Belmont ended his career. *
Man o’ War – Probably the most well-known horse in the USA, a fantastic runner, and grade 1 when it came to breeding.
Meadow Star – Star of 1990
Miesque – Winner of the Breeders’ Cup Mile in both ‘87 and ’88, and often won in style with some of the fastest time we have ever seen. Conquered Europe and America.
Mill Reef – Won the British Derby, Eclipse and King George, and finished off with a 3L victory in the Arc de Triomphe in Paris record time. Has made a hell of an impact to the breeding world.
Mumtaz Mahal – Famous for breeding Seattle Slew, Affirmed, Alydar, Northern Dancer, and Secretariat.
Northern Dancer – A small horse, but is another that now appears in many blood lines of the breeding stock.
Omaha – Became America’s 3rd Triple Crown winner, and also won big races in Europe.
Preakness – At 8, he won two of his best races, and was so good ended up having one of the Triple Crowns named after him!
Ruffian – Tragically died, but was never beaten in any races, and led every one of them. Hell of a tough horse.
Seabiscuit – A battered racehorse and captured the heart of a nation. If you haven’t seen the film, add it to your ‘must see’ list.
Seattle Slew – Went into the Triple Crown series having not yet lost a race, and emerged undefeated with the Triple Crown title.
Secretariat – Won the ’73 Belmont, and is a horse that is forever immortal.
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