FAMOUS
HORSES
Listed below
are links to histories and tributes to famous runners
of the past and present.
Citation
History and photos of the great
Triple Crown winner of 1948.
Count
Fleet
History of the 1943 Triple Crown
winner by Ron Hale
Dr.
Fager
The history his career by Ron
Hale.
John
Henry
A short history of the great
gelding with several photos.
Kelso
History of the 5 time horse of
the year with photos.
Man
O'War
Historical info about and photos
of the great champion.
Personal
Ensign
History of one of the best
fillies of all time by Ron Hale.
Your
Host
The sire of the great Kelso and
a great horse in his own right who was known as
"The Magnificent Cripple".
Fan
Clubs
Fan oriented pages about
specific horses.
Alydar
Lots of info about Alydar
Assault
A nice
history of the Texas bred Triple Crown winner with
some very good photos from King Ranch.
Barton
Bank
Tribute
page for the popular British steeplechaser, now
retired.
Benny
the Dip
Tribute
page to the winner of the 1997 Epson Derby
Best
Pal
Nice
tribute to the gallant gelding with some good photos.
Blushing
K.D. Tribute
Tribute
page with lots of photos, charts, and info about the
recently retired filly.
Bosra
Sham
Tribute
page to the recently retired English filly.
Cam
Fella
1982 and
1983 harness racing horse of the year and very
influential sire of 12 $1 million winners.
Cigar
History,
photos, and merchandising of the famous racer.
Cigar's
Retirement at Churchill Downs
A page
of photos and video from his final public appearance
and official retirement.
Dan
Patch
A brief
history of the famous trotter.
Desert
Orchid
The
beloved English steeplechase champion.
Easy
Goer
Fan
appreciation page with lots of photos, nice history,
and why they think he is better than Sunday Silence.
Famous
Horses from the UK
Steve
Parrott's home page with a large number of very nice
tribute pages to famous horses, both flat and jumps.
Several are linked separately here but the list is
growing so long now I thought a link to the main index
was in order.
Favorite
Trick
Info and
merchandising of the 2 Year Old Champion and 1997
Horse of the Year.
Forego
A nice
tribute to the gallant gelding from the Blood
Horse.
Gallery
of Greats
From
Thoroughbred Champions with charts of all the
championships plus photos and history of many past
greats.
Go
For Wand
A poetic
eulogy to the deceased champion by Dale McClare
Lamtarra
Tribute
to the lightly raced but undefeated winner of the 1995
Epsom Derby and Arc de Triomphe.
The
Look of Eagles
Photos,
pedigree, and lots more info about Silver Charm, Free
House, Gentlemen, Silverbulletday and John Henry.
Northern
Dancer
Photos
and history from Thoroughbred Champions.
Omaha
Info
about the career of the 1935 Triple Crown winner with
photos.
One
Man Memorial
Tribute
to the popular gray steeplechaser who was fatally
injured in a race in April 1998.
Peteski
Info on
the racing and breeding careers of the Canadian
champion.
Phar
Lap
A
tribute page from Flemington and the Victoria Racing
Club. Includes his complete race record.
Phar
Lap in the Victoria Museum
All
about Phar Lap. Shows photos of him in life and as he
is today, mounted in the museum. Interesting series of
photos shows how he was stuffed after his untimely
death.
Reams
of Verse
Tribute
page to the winner of the 1997 Espom Oaks
Red
Rum
Three
time winner of the Grand National and one of the most
famous and beloved steeplechasers in England.
Ruffian
History,
photos, and more on the famous filly.
Secretariat
History
and photos of the famous racer.
Secretariat
- Pure Heart
A very
moving story about the death of Secretariat.
Secretariat
Trivia
Fan page
with Derby trivia questions about Big Red.
Secretariat's
Grave
Just a
photo from the "Find A Grave" site.
Senor
El Betrutti
Tribute
page for the British steeplechaser.
Shadow
Leader
Tribute
page for the British hurdler who died this year in a
tragic spill.
Singspiel
Winner
of the 1997 Dubai Cup and 1996 Champion Turf horse in
the US.
Strike
the Gold
Lots of
photos and info about him and his progeny.
Suny
Bay
Tribuit
page to the popular gray steeplechaser.
Swain
Tribute
to the talented runner who recently won the King
George and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes for the
second consecutive year.
The
Grey Monk
Tribute
page for the British steeplechaser.
Troy
Dedicated
to Troy, winner of the 200th Epsom Derby in 1979, the
site covers his career on the racecourse and at stud.
Recently updated and looks much better.
Unbridled's
Song
Lots of
info about Unbridled's Song, but has not been updated
in over a year. There is a 102K gif at the top of this
page so it's a slow download.
