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The famous race horse names from around the world goes on and on. Actually, the U.S. famous race horse names would be lengthy; thus, I am only focusing on a few of the famous race horse names from the United States mainly the Triple Crown winners.
• Sir Barton – won the first Triple Crown in 1919; he had a record of 13 wins, 6 second place finishes and 5 third place finishes from 31 starts.
• Gallant Fox – won the Triple Crown in 1930; he won 9 out of his 10 races as a 3-year-old and had 11 wins, 3 second place finishes and 2 third place finishes from 17 starts.
• Omaha – won the Triple Crown in 1935; he had a record of 9 wins, 7 second place finishes and 2 third place finishes from 22 starts.
• War Admiral – won the Triple Crown in 1937; he had a record of 21 wins, 3 second place finishes and 1 third place finish from 26 starts.
• Whirlaway – won the Triple Crown in 1941; he had a record of 32 wins, 15 second place finishes and 9 third place finishes from 60 starts.
• Count Fleet – won the Triple Crown in 1943; he had a record of 16 wins, 4 second place finishes and 1 third place finish from 21 starts.
• Assault – won the Triple Crown in 1946; he had a record of 18 wins, 6 second place finishes and 8 third place finishes from 42 starts.
• Citation – won the Triple Crown in 1948; he had a record of 32 wins, 10 second place finishes and 2 third place finishes from 45 starts.
• Secretariat – won the Triple Crown in 1973; he set race records in all three races; he had a record of 16 wins, 3 second place finishes and 1 third place finish from 21 starts.
• Seattle Slew – won the Triple Crown in 1977; he is still the only horse to have won the Triple Crown unbeaten; he had a record of 14 wins, 2 second place finishes and 0 third place finishes from 17 starts.
• Affirmed – was the last horse to win the Triple Crown in 1978; he was the great-great-grandson of War Admiral who won in 1937; he had a record of 22 wins, 5 second place finishes and 1 third place finish from 29 starts.I intended to keep at Triple Crown winners, and so I am doing just that even though I want to mention a few more names. What are some of the famous race horse names that come to your mind?
Man o’ War, sire of War Admiral. 20 wins out of 21 runs. Didn’t race in the Kentucky Derby because his owner didn’t like racing in that state ansd thought the distance too far that early in the season for a 3-year old, otherwise he’d probably be another Triple Crown success. He won both the Belmont and Preakness. He was also the grand-sire of Seabiscuit. The "Match of the Century" race in 1938 was between War Admiral and Seabiscuit.
And my username of course: Black Gold, winner of the 1924 Kentucky Derby.
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John Henry
Both these geldings won lots of races at the highest level, lots of money, and lots of awards including Horse of the Year multiple times.
DOnt know where they rank but the American horses I first came to know were Sunday Silence and Easy Goer.
I thought they had beautiful names as well
SHL
Exterminator is another Kentucky Derby winner (1918). From 99 starts he won 50 and finished second 17 times and third 17 times. So placed in 84 out of 99 races. Not a bad record for a horse his owner called "the Goat".
For me, Man O’ War has to rank as the greatest ever American trained thoroughbred, followed by Secretariat, and Citation. Penny Chenery said that for people even to mention her great horse, Secretariat, in the same breath as Man O’ War, was indeed an honour in itself.
Special mention must also go to the magnificent grey, Native Dancer – often overlooked, but for me, has to be up right up there with the very best America has ever produced.
Winner of 21 of his 22 races, he was only beaten a short head by Dark Star in the 1953 Kentucky Derby, despite being impeded twice during the race. He won the other two legs of the ’53 Triple Crown and finished the rest of his career having won all his remaining races. He also raced at four and was due to contest the 1954 Prix De L’Arc de Triomphe before a foot injury prevented him from doing so.
Native Dancer also sired Dan Cupid, himself sire of the great Sea Bird II
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