A List of Famous Thoroughbred Racehorses

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!

Black Gold – Won the Kentucky Derby winner of 1924, failed at stud and came back at 6 & 7 to race again. Died during a race.

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.

Count Fleet – Won 10 out of 15 starts at 2, went undefeated through the Triple Crown at 3.

Da Hoss – Won the 1998 Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) after just one race in two years, and still doing well at stud.

Desert Stormer – This horse is remembered for the tough battles during racing.

Duke of Magenta – Enjoyed greater success on the racetrack.

Easy Goer – 1986 Juvenile Champion.

Equipoise – Won 29 of 51 within 6 years of racing and was a champion 3 times including Horse of the Year twice.

Forego – Improved with age, and was a top handicapper.

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.

Lady’s Secret – Daughter of Secretariat won or placed in 15 of 17 starts at 3, but excelled at 4, winning 10 of her 15 races.

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!

Regret – 1912 filly and never feared taking on the colts, beating them in the Kentucky Derby, the first filly to do so.

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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