Ruffian 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.
Legacy. Ruffian is buried near a flag pole in the infield of Belmont Park, with her nose pointed toward the finish line. Ruffian posthumously earned the 1975 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Three-Year-Old Filly.
Black Gold (February 17, 1921 – January 18, 1928) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 50th running of the Kentucky Derby in 1924.
Much to the outrage of many horse racing enthusiasts, reports indicate that in 2002, Ferdinand was sent to slaughter in Japan with no fanfare or notice to previous owners. He likely became either pet food or steaks for human consumption.
Barbaro was cremated shortly after he was euthanized. On January 29, 2008 it was announced that his remains would be interred in front of an entrance to Churchill Downs, and that a bronze statue of Barbaro would be placed atop his remains.
Barbaro's Broken Leg. Okay, we know. Barbaro is a horse and not a human. But he was a famous sport icon whose broken hind leg drew huge international attention when he was unbeaten and a serious contender for the Triple Crown.
During the Great Depression, a time when Americans were looking for someone — or something — to root for, an underdog came along in the form of a small, lazy Thoroughbred named Seabiscuit. After losing his first 17 races, Seabiscuit became a star with a sudden streak of against-the-odds victories.
Sadly, gentle Shergar did not get the happy ending he deserved, and, shortly before 8pm on February 8, 1983, the five-year-old horse was kidnapped from his stable in Kildare, just as he was preparing for his second breeding season.
Secretariat – Maybe the most well-known racehorse of all time was the first in racing history to be awarded the Horse of the Year Award. His US Triple Crown performances ingrained his place in history. He became the first racehorse to win the Kentucky Derby – starting from last place – winning in under 2-minutes.
John Atcheler was reputedly horse slaughterer to Queen Victoria.
However, in the one hundred and thirty-seven Kentucky Derbys, seven gray colts have won, and Winning Colors, a roan with a white face, was a filly who beat the boys in 1988, but no horse so pale as ivory as Hansen has ever won.
But the most famous war horse of all to return in glory was Warrior. His story, like the million other British horses who served, should never be forgotten. Warrior, a small sturdy bay thoroughbred, born in April 1908 a couple of miles from General Jack Seely's home on the Isle of Wight, cheated death for five years.
Some breeds of horses, such as the Friesian horse, Murgese and Ariegeois (or Merens), are almost exclusively black. Black is also common in the Fell pony, Dales pony, Ostfriesen and Alt-Oldenburger, Kladruber, and Groningen.
Because horses can not stay off their feet for long periods, broken bones do not have a chance to heal, and so often sadly the kindest way to help a horse with a broken limb is to put it down.
Maximum White Sabino
This stunning coat color is one of the rarest to occur in horses and can be found in a variety of breeds. Maximum Sabino horses are born with a variety of white markings, ranging from four white stockings to a completely white face.
The earliest proven horse burial in the Old World dates back to the fifth or fourth millennium BC and is found in S'ezzhee, in a cemetery on the Samara River from the Samara culture.
Godolphin superstar Anamoe emerged as the nation's most outstanding weight-for-age horse in 2022 with five Group 1 wins include four consecutive majors during the spring carnival. He won feature races from 1400m to 2000m culminating with his Cox Plate triumph, earning a Timeform rating of 126.
The horse Phar Lap is a legend of Australian sporting history. His sensational rise from humble beginnings captured the public's imagination during the difficult years of the 1930s Depression. Phar Lap won 37 races from 51 starts, including the 1930 Melbourne Cup.
Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989), also known as Big Red, was a champion American thoroughbred racehorse who was the ninth winner of the American Triple Crown, setting and still holding the fastest time record in all three of its constituent races.
Shergar, a beloved thoroughbred racehorse worth over $15 million, was kidnapped from his stable in County Kildare by a gang of machine gun-wielding men in balaclavas. After failed attempts to demand money for the stallion, gentle Shergar was brutally killed and his body was never found.
Damascus' career record speaks for itself. He won at distances of six furlongs, seven furlongs, one mile, a mile and 70 yards, 1 1/16 miles, 1 1/8 miles, 1 3/16 miles, 1 1/4 miles, 1 1/2 miles, and two miles.
It is widely believed that the IRA killed the most famous and valuable race horse in the world at the time when the multiple group 1 winning Shergar disappeared in 1983 following a raid on a stud farm in Ireland, carried out by a group of men in balaclavas.
Sergeant Reckless is America's greatest warhorse. During the Korean War, Reckless carried ammunition to the front lines and helped rescue wounded soldiers. She's pictured here at Camp Pendleton in 1957. Reckless, pictured here in 1953, carried ammunition for a recoilless rifle.
Burmese (1962–1990), a black Police Service Horse (PSH) mare, was given to Queen Elizabeth II by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and ridden by the Queen for Trooping the Colour for 18 consecutive years, from 1969 to 1986.
Arabian horses are among the world's most noble and oldest horse breeds: In addition to Arabian thoroughbred horses, this also includes other breeds such as Shagya Arabian horses, the Anglo-Arabian horses and half-Arabian horses. The animals are native to the Arabian Peninsula.