• Triple Crown Winners: Omaha (1935)
Omaha's victory was worth $35,480, and brought his total earnings to $106,930, of which $103,080 has been won this year. In 15 starts he has won five races, finished second five times, third once. He has won four of his six starts at three, finished once second, once third.
• Information on Deano's Beeno
In a career spanning eleven years, Deano's Beeno had an excellent hurdles record of eleven wins, one of which was in Ascot's Grade 1 Cantor Sport Long Walk Hurdle, ending the outstanding Baracouda's run of ten consecutive victories. Six of his hurdle wins were in Grade 2 events. A fast and fluent jumper, he was one of racing's top staying hurdlers.
• Fourstardave - The Sultan of Saratoga
The Fourstardave is named for the horse owned by Richard Bomze that won at least one race at Saratoga each year from 1987 to 1994. Trained by Leo O'Brien, the New York-bred won stakes races at Saratoga in five consecutive years, including the 1988 Albany Handicap, the 1989 and 1991 West Point Handicaps, and consecutive runnings of the Daryl's Joy in 1990 and 1991.
• Article about Man O'War
Man O'War, possibly the most famous race horse in history was born on March 29, 1917 in Lexington, Kentucky. His owner was August Belmont, son of the famous financier for whom the Belmont Stakes, and Belmont Park in New York was named. Belmont had carefully planned for the colt by breeding from pedigreed Arabian stock on the sire's side to the most respected English stock on the dam's.
• Nashua, by Edward L. Bowen
Nashua, a popular racehorse of the 1950s and the first Thoroughbred syndicated for a million dollars made news both on and off the racetrack. Nashua achieved fame both on and off the racetrack. On the track, he set the racing world abuzz with his charismatic nature and his nationally televised rivalry with Kentucky Derby winner Swaps.
• Horse Pedigree Report: Nearctic
Nearctic: Owner: Windfields Farm, Breeder: E. P. Taylor. 47 Starts, 21 Wins, 5 Places, 3 Shows Career Earnings: $152,384.
• Peteski.com - The Story of Peteski
Bred by Barry Schwartz, Peteski won the first race in the Canadian Triple Crown, the Queen's Plate Stakes (Can-IR) by six lengths, then added the Prince of Wales (Can-IR) and Breeders' (Can-IRT) Stakes to complete the triple. His triumph in the 1 3/16-mile Prince of Wales at Fort Erie came in track-record time of 1:54.40.
• Wales & Border Counties Harness Racing
WBCRA is the original independent harness racing organization in Great Britain. We cover the southern half of Wales and the bordering counties of England, extending from the West coast of Wales as far as the English county of Herefordshire, and from Caersws in Mid Wales to Ammanford in South Wales.
Location: United Kingdom
• AffirmedTribute.com
Due to an overwhelming outpouring of affection and appreciation for AFFIRMED, Jonabell Farm felt compelled to devote a website to this magnificent Thoroughbred. The 1978 Triple Crown winner, Hall of Fame member, and two-time Horse of the Year spent the last several years of his stud career at Jonabell Farm prior to his death in January, 2001.
• Triple Crown Winner Affirmed Euthanized
Affirmed was champion 2-year-old of 1977, champion 3-year-old and Horse of the Year in 1978, and a repeat Horse of the Year winner in 1979. The chestnut son of Exclusive Native - Won't Tell You, by Crafty Admiral had stood at Jonabell since 1992 and has been represented by 77 stakes winners to date. Trained by Lazaro S. Barrera, Affirmed made his racing debut at Belmont Park on May 24, 1977.
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