Enter Seabiscuit. The horse lost 17 career races before winning his first in In , the racehorse won seven consecutive races. Despite missing his regular jockey due to a broken leg, Seabiscuit defeated his heavily favored opponent in one of the greatest upsets in sports history.
Any links on this page that lead to products on Amazon are affiliate links and I earn a commission if you make a purchase. Thanks in advance — I really appreciate it! Recently some friends and I discussed the greatest racehorses of all-time. We agreed on many of the horses, but disagreed about others, so I decided to do some research and compile my list for all to see.
Some racing enthusiasts may argue that any list of successful races horses must include Seabiscuit, Count Fleet, or a handful of others. Still, I limited the list to the ten greatest racehorses of all-time. After putting the list together, I noticed a few interesting things; first, only two colors are represented bay and chestnut. Next, there were some very impressive fillies and only one gelding. Affirmed may have been even better as a 4-year-old in , when he won the last seven starts of his career including six Grade 1 races.
That thoroughbred was American Pharoah, who achieved the feat in while in the care of Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert. Arrogate debuted late for a thoroughbred, in April of his 3-year-old year. But he quickly made up for the lost time. Just four months after his beginning, he set a new track record in winning the Grade 1 Travers Stakes at Saratoga, which was the first of four straight Grade 1 wins for him.
Black Caviar is regarded as one of the best horses in Australian racing history. She was never beaten in 25 career starts. Her legend was cemented when her connections shipped her to historic Royal Ascot for the Diamond Jubilee.
Despite dealing with a trip of more than 11, miles and suffering several injuries during the race, Black Caviar got her nose down over a top-class group of sprinters.
Upon the unbeaten Australian mare's retirement, her trainer Peter Moody admitted that the super sprinter "has done everything we asked her to do. He had a modest pedigree, with connections unknown to all but the most hardcore racing fans. Originally trained in France on the Flat, it was only when he moved back to Ireland and joined the famous stable of Willie Mullins that he showed his true potential. Hurricane Fly went on to win 22 Grade 1 hurdle races from 32 starts over the obstacles.
That was a world record in this sport until another of our famous racehorses eclipsed him. In , he regained the Champion Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival and was the first horse in 38 years to do so.
His five consecutive victories in the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown is a record. Hurricane Fly also holds the outright most wins in the Punchestown Champion Hurdle with four in succession The first of a few entries from Down Under on our list, Black Caviar enjoyed an undefeated career as a sprinter spanning between and Black Caviar was crowned Australian Champion Sprinter and Racehorse of the Year in three consecutive years between and In homage to her incredible record, she was also named European Champion Sprinter in despite just that one race in the Northern Hemisphere.
After retiring from the track, Kincsem became an influential broodmare. Famous racehorses descended from her include Polygamy and Camelot — a dual Derby winner in the UK and Ireland and leading thoroughbred sire in his own right.
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