I was about to say that Winx is female. She has the same sire, Street Cry, as Zenyatta and Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense. Black Caviar is also a female. The post refers to her as "it".
I'm just saying there are other horse sports besides racing and many iconic horses in history. I didn't know the video was only about racing until I watched the first few. Lol.
@@pbszebra I was looking forward to learning more about Traveler, Beautiful Jim Beam, and maybe a horse of note I haven't learned about yet. Color me sad. There is more to horses than just running fast. I worked at a horse farm where they did hippotheraphy (physical therapy on horseback) I took care of horses so smart, they'd step sideways if they felt their riders skipping off sideways. They are worthy of honor, too.
@@NBF1865 There are other horses in history that were not race horses. One important horse that should always be on lists about greatest horses in history is Comanche. The mount of Captain Miles W. Keogh, Comanche was the legendary sole survivor of Custer's Last Stand.
Lucky you! I was in the car with my parents, listening to a Walkman radio, and heard him win. I remember looking up at my parents and saying, "We have a new Triple Crown champion!"
I am so jealous!!!!! Just watching this majestic creature can bring tears to my eyes. I am a horse lover, have owned many and Secretariat will always be "thee horse" in the history of race horses.
John Henry should be on the list. Won one his two HOY at age nine. When he retired he was the number one money winner in the world. Not bad for a horse that cost $1100 as a yearling.
@@suzanneblackmon4727 Winx was referred to as he. Too bad she's a mare I guess. Most disrespectful to the fillies and mares. Some great female racers like Zenyatta, Rachel Alexandra, Songbird, Beholder... and many more. Watch the 2016 Breeders Cup Distaff for the showdown between Beholder and Songbird for about the most exciting race I have seen. That and the 2007 Belmont Stakes with Rags to Riches beating out Curlin.
@@dimitrikaron1159Ruffian would beaten both of them she was built like a colt, acted like a colt and race like a colt she won all of her races she had Bold Ruler in her bloodlines Bold Ruler was Secretariat sire
The title is most misleading. These 10 racehorses certainly left their mark in history BUT, they are not the most iconic horses of history. Among many others that could lay claim as famous horses in history; Comanche, Sgt Reckless, Copehagen, Marengo, Justin Morgan, Cardigan Bay, Eclipse, Phar Lap and the list goes on.
Wonderful, but please note Red Rum was bred here in Ireland....which is the case in at least more than one other of these heroes! The Republic of Ireland is NOT British!
Ok I HAVE to make a correction to what all this is. Man o’ War was a whole world faster than the horses around him. His stride length was the longest ever recorded among thoroughbreds TO THIS DAY. He was also wildly popular, even among the people who had never seen a race before. Man o’ War SHOULD NOT be third. In my opinion, even 2nd is a wild understatement. But, then again, this is just my opinion. Everyone is allowed to have their own. Also-Red rum as 4th??? What is this….I don’t own horses. Compared to people who do, I know little about them. But looking at EVERY SINGLE ranking of racehorses on google, NOTHING mentions him as even IN the top 10 of thoroughbreds. *me realizing this video was about popularity not stats* 😢😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Do you mean to call Phar Lap an IT also? If you are referring to Top 10 status then this is nothing but Phar Lap hysteria, Just because they wrote a book and made a movie about him doesn't put him in the top 10. Aussie racing and 1 race in Tijuana Mexico were not the toughest venues to race in in the late 20's early 30's
What about the incomparable Kincsem?? You think Frankel was great with 14 straight wins? Kincsem's record, which stands to this day, is FIFTY FOUR starts and FIFTY FOUR wins. In four different countries.
Yes and no, but she is “iconic”. Short list should be easy to fill with icons. As far as Kincsem, huge English fish in the tiny pond of Hungary. Hardly raced anywhere else, and her strong English blood meant she was likely to dominate. She raced only 2 serious races, 1 each in France and England (Goodwood). 6 of those races were walk-overs, so really just 48 races (still huge). Context. Not quite as guaranteed great as made out to be.
Not sure why you assume that Hungary was a "tiny pond" of horse racing in the 1870's. More like a "hot bed". But I digress. "Hardly raced anywhere else"? In her juvenile season alone, Kincsem raced and won 10 times: 2 in Hungary, 6 in Germany, 1 each in Austria and Czechoslovakia. Do you consider the Grosser Preis von Baden ( which she won TWICE) a backyard race? It was one of the biggest races on the 1878 calendar, was part of the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series, and is still a Group 1 race. The horses she defeated were not "dominated by strong English blood" many of these horses came from the same bloodlines. The idea that Kincsem only raced against backyard nags is ludicrous. To quote Dr Charles Justice : " She may, indeed, be The Greatest Horse of All". @@theOlLineRebel
@@melisor9894 I am certainly not fully familiar with Austro-Hungarian (yes, they were 1 empire, so not really separate "places") pedigrees and how much of the origin English blood they used, but there is little doubt almost no talk is ever made of any national racing on the world stage in Europe except mother England, and a bit of France. To argue it's on par is like saying Maryland (today, not 100 years ago) or Illinois is on par with New York in quality racing. Everyone knows that is not true. Taking it a bit personally. I am a Marylander, and very proud of our heritage in racing, but to say it's high-class over the last 30 years or more is delusional. I especially don't like it because it USED to be great, and has fallen hugely while New York remains and Kentucky got better (as well as California). To say any other state has or had the same quality is just silly. There is no comparison and besides Kincsem, no one talks about "Austro-Hungarian racing" in the big racing histories. You can also tell by how few horses ever appear with those various nationalities as birthplace in major legend (or even just best of the year) pedigrees. Not personal, just true.
Well, no one is going to talk about "Austro-Hungarian racing" because between WWI, the Treaty of Trianon, Kun's Red Terror, WWII and the assorted Communist regimes, very few racing TB's survived slaughter let alone being able to race. Horse racing was considered elitest and race courses, stables and written records were routinely destroyed. I found this out first hand when I went to Hungary during the time of the "Hungarian Peoples Republic" (and don't think THAT wasn't scary at times). Yet monuments to Kincsem and streets bearing her name.survived: Even Kruschev couldn't overcome her legend. My escort told me that Kincsem was to be celebrated as a victim of Capitalist Exploitation. Okay, whatever. If that is not lasting fame in the face of rewritten history, what is? I truly believe that had it not been for Charles Hancock Reed (may he rest in peace and sing with the angels) and "Operation Cowboy," not only the Lippizan but many other Polish and Central European bloodlines would have been lost. As a native Californian, I take a modest pride in my states' providing refuge for many of those horses at Kellogg Ranch, Cal Poly Pomona and Camp Pendleton. Kudos on your loyalty to Maryland Racing. I was enthralled by "Thoroughbred" the series about Bonita Farms and it's adaptation to changing times. Given the subject of your presentation, most famous horses, and iconic horses, I humbly submit that Kincsem deserves a place on the list. @@theOlLineRebel
@@melisor9894 We can certainly agree to disagree. Since this was a top 10, I don't think even world-wide Kincsem could truly make it based on my views. It is very amazing you went to Hungary and that Kincsem is so revered there. To wit, do you know about Billy Barton? Maybe not. Laurel has a statue of him outside the grandstand, and he is buried on his owner's estate around the corner from me. For some he was a big deal, going to the Grand National 2x and winning alot in steeplechasing. Yet most don't know who he is. He is not even in the Hall of Fame here. Legend? Who knows. Perhaps a local legend, but maybe not on the scale of Battleship or Lonesome Glory. Back to this list, some I cannot believe are not on there (Phar Lap), and others, why (War Admiral)? Oh wait - famous. That is the only word. Or iconic. From that standpoint, yes, I could see Kincsem making it. (Still don't think WA would be on top 10 "famous" lists in 2024.)
There are many iconic racehorses so to limit it to 10 is not realistic. Desert Orchid was iconic as was Arkle as was Nijinsky (I have one of his GG grandsons). So very many have continued good bloodlines to produce some of the beautiful TBs we have today. There are other horses in other sports all absolutely lovely but for me, the TB is the F1 of the equestrian world and you don't get better than that.
You forgot to mention that in the Derby, Secretariat ran each quarter faster than the one before. It was another first. I was surprised that no one (as far as I know) broke down Rich Strike's Derby to see if he had done the same -since coming from behind seems to be the reason for that
They were of course the 3 foundation stallions for the TB. But this nonsense omits the likes of ECLIPSE, who is possibly THE most influential TB of them all.
The title is pretty broad, so I guess you could be correct. Heck, it doesn’t say “thoroughbred” or “racehorse”, so it could be Justin Morgan, or Dan Patch, or Trigger.
Came here to say this. The blood of one or more of these three runs in every thoroughbred who ever lived. Without them, none of these ten would exist. The Godolphin Arabian’s story alone is fascinating, and documented in Marguerite Henry’s historical-fiction book, ‘King of the Wind’.
Kelso holds the record for a mile and a half on turf at Laurel. He was 7 years old carrying 126 lbs and clocked 2:23.80 in the Washington DC International in 1964. I was there watching from the rail. Secretariat ran the Belmont in 2:24 also carrying 126 lbs, at 3 years old. During Kelso’s time, thoroughbreds ran races closer together, almost weekly. Today’s stakes winners run monthly. One important fact that was excluded from the narrative, Kelso won 5 consecutive Horse of the Year titles 1960-1964.
No problem with Secretariat being #1 the greatest filly of all time Ruffian should be next was never headed in a race and was in front when tragedy struck in the match race vs Foolish Pleasure besides being the great Filly of all time she also was one of the greatest thoroughbreds of all time male or female
Sorry - wrong title. There are brave horses but not the most famous in history. In HISTORY there are horses like Incitatus or Bucephalos far more famous WORDLWIDE.
Asi es, aunque SÓLO se mencionase a caballos de deporte, no sólo hay caballos iconicos en las carreras, también los hay en otras disciplinas (Doma, concurso de saltos...)
@@tukougly181 Well first off, as I realized down-threads, it's "iconic" or "famous", not truly great. If it was "great", no way would I have Seabiscuit on there. Famous, very much so, yes. 2nd, I think Aus is top racing. 3rd, I agree, 1 race at Tijuana was NOT a big harbinger of how good Phar Lap was vs. best American horses. None of even close to best American horses were there. it was a new race, new track, so the "track record" wasn't a big deal.
@@theOlLineRebel Horses are different. And i wasn't talking about proper English, but rather good manners and respect. Besides, why can't we give them the courtesy of their genders? If they could talk, I bet they'd do that for us!
@@jimmiemurvin1871 It's not a matter of "manners" or "respect" nor "rude" to use "it" when referring to animals (and they are not different - as a German Shepherd fan, you can't get much better). I myself prefer to state the animals with their sexes, but in grammar it is perfectly correct to simply have them as neutral. Nothing wrong with it. I read ancient DRFs pre-1925 all the time and frequently even those horse lovers and occupationists use neutral. But yes, I myself use "its" sex if I know "it".
You left out the greatest miler to ever set a hoof on a race track . The one and only Dr.Fager , there wasn’t a horse ever bred could stay with him . He owns the world record for the mile in 1:32 and a 1/5 under 134 lbs . There were only two horses that ever passed him in twenty two races , that’s the mark of a true CHAMPION.
War Admiral was black (or at least seal brown) not bay. Pretty sure this isn't him. Citation's trainer: "Citation has to be great for two minutes. Wing Commander has to be great for an hour." (Something like that.) Look him up
Title should’ve been about horse racing 👎 Wabout Genghis Kahn’s favorite war horse, Dulmukh- who helped conquer China, Emperor Caligula’s prized stallion Incitātus who was made a Roman consul, or General Custer’s Comanche- the ONLY survivor or at the Battle of Little Big Horn? Those horses sound way more historically significant lol
Another Champion you left out was Spectacular Bid , he owns the world record for 1 and 1/4 mile at 1:57and 4/5 ths . He also won 26 of 30 starts including the race every trainer and jockey dreams about , the KENTUCKY DERBY. Blood Horse has him ranked 10th of all time . A true CHAMPION also .
After watching the video for me the biggest name of the lot has been missed, Valegro, one of if not the best horse ever in the sport of Dressage, There are more horse sports than racing. There is Dressage, Cross Country, Show Jumping and 3 Day Eventing to consider as well, which brings Big Star, the horse on which Nick Skelton won his gold medal, Primmores Pride, Pippa Funnell's which died last year at the age of 30 and Toy Town which is what Zara Tindall was riding for her Olympic medal and thats only UK not looking further afield Given the shout Valegro would get the title by a mile I don't think any of the records held by Charlotte and Valegro will be broken in a very long time From the horse racing there is one massive name missing, Dessert Orchid
Part of determining the greatness of race horses is the number of great horses they produce. In that regard few exceed Man O’ War and Dust Commander. I might be mistaken but I believe Dust Commander is considered the greatest sire of champions of any other race horse.
The fantastic horse Beautiful Jim Key!!! What a wonderful horse and his owner!! What a true feel good story especially for Black history month!! Check it out!!
I agree with the comments of others, that the title of this video should be changed! Best Race Horses of all time and I want to ad that Zenyatta should be included!
I had that book and adored it! Incredible....the Godolphin is one of the only three pillars of the thoroughbred as we know it today! . The Darley Arabian and Byerley (sp??) Turk are the other two. The blood of these three- all Middle Eastern and arabian- transformed racehorses into the the fleet powerhouses we know today. Sorry if I made some mistakes. Speaking of the book King of the Wind, I had every single book by it's author Marguerite Henry. The illustrations by Walter Farley are simply magnificent!!
As far as conformation goes, Buckpasser without a doubt had the best conformation of any thoroughbred to set foot on a track . Affirmed and Secratariat were the closest to him .
Steroids can win Triple Crowns, just ask BB. Steroids can win Olympic Gold, just ask the 1972 East German Olympic Team that finished an amazing 3rd overall at the 1972 Munich Olympics. (Spoiler Alert, Spoiler Alert). Secretariat's 1973 Triple Crown was 3 yrs before the 1976 Montreal Olympics. The East German trans/female swim team won 11 of 13 gold medals before being disqualified of It's(sic) Medals.
This was lovely to see ❤❤❤. I am an old Lifelong horseman who used to clip out newspaper articles about racehorses and jockeys ❤❤❤ before I grew up and had horses of my own. There is something intrinsic about horses and racing ❤❤❤. Thank you for this compilation. 😊❤😊
Black Caviar and Winx are both mares. How disrespectful for the female equine athletes, who are just as great, if not better, than their male counterparts. (Jan Griffiths).
Because they copy and pasted whatever info they found and put it into a bot to read it. They’re lazy and don’t actually have the mind to care about the content they make.
@@johnwalsh3215 yeah I've know shall have waiting till it was almost over in my book man'owar is the greatest race horse ever in this life and after life 20 racing out of 21 start man'owar is king of horse racing
Why wasn’t Exterminator, Black Gold, Comanche, Traveller, Snowman, Midnight, Midnight Son, Touch of Class, or Valegro included on this “famous horses” list? If you are going to have a list of famous racehorses, then title it as such.
An interesting if somewhat biased compilation of famous Race Horses, but with glaring omissions, such as "Shergar" and "Phar Lap" both mentioned in the comments here. Surely one of the most unforgivable omissions however, was the legendary "Nijinsky" who not only astounded the world with his brilliance on the track, but also passed on that brilliance to many of his progeny, many of whom went on to have eminent track victories, but were also successful at stud. These victories earned "NIJINSKI" the Very Rare Accolade of being named as " SIRE of SIRES"..!!
You forgot to mention Secretariat’s track record at the Belmont 2:24 and the fact that his jockey, Ronnie Turcotte barely used his whip in any of their races. Also, the reason for his speed and stamina was the size of his heart which weighed approximately 22 pounds or 9.97 kilograms.( no one knows exactly how much his heart actually weighs because they couldn’t bring themselves to remove it from the champion) Disney also made a movie about him in 2010. I know all about this horse so don’t get any facts wrong.
Interesting how the commentator when speaking about each horse referred to the males as "he", including the horse he thought was a male, however when speaking about the female, suddenly he switched to the pronoun "it". What's that about? Also, what about the mare Ruffian?
You can take this as you like it / "Winx "was a mare !!!!!!! Then you have Phar Lap - crossed an ocean, buggered foot and won at Agua Caliente by 3 , and stopped the nation.
The Admiral was a dark bay, nearly black animal, not a chestnut so that's not good picture. ALSO, he got handed his a$$ by his cousin Seabiscut in their match race.😊
I've heard of man o' war and red rum, a lot of people would know sea biscuit because of the movie. but my favorite and truly famous horse would be 'Phar lap' from New Zealand and Australia. A New Zealand horse saved by the Australians before he was sent to the slaughter house and became a true legend throughout Australasian.
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There is an error in the video, we make the correction: Winx is a mare and she is a female, thank you for your comments, greetings to all. 🙌
I was about to say that Winx is female. She has the same sire, Street Cry, as Zenyatta and Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense. Black Caviar is also a female. The post refers to her as "it".
Black caviar is a mare
@@shopahauliquewithjacquelin7025 I got that too. Maddening.
@@sharongoldsworthy3505 I was an EASY fact check.
Black Caviar is also a mare. You keep saying it.
These are all race horses. Title should read "Most Iconic RACE horses". There are hundreds of iconic horses in history that are not Thoroughbred.
Thoroughbreds are kings of sport 😉
I'm just saying there are other horse sports besides racing and many iconic horses in history. I didn't know the video was only about racing until I watched the first few. Lol.
@@pbszebra I was looking forward to learning more about Traveler, Beautiful Jim Beam, and maybe a horse of note I haven't learned about yet. Color me sad. There is more to horses than just running fast.
I worked at a horse farm where they did hippotheraphy (physical therapy on horseback) I took care of horses so smart, they'd step sideways if they felt their riders skipping off sideways. They are worthy of honor, too.
@@mslindadollBeautiful Jim KEY… read the book
@@NBF1865 There are other horses in history that were not race horses. One important horse that should always be on lists about greatest horses in history is Comanche.
The mount of Captain Miles W. Keogh, Comanche was the legendary sole survivor of Custer's Last Stand.
What about Pharlap and Shergar they are legends.
Cierto, parece que se olvidaron de ellos
Right? And Ruffian. Plus Huasso was a racehorse too before he jumped that jump
Americans only care about themselves.
WINX IS A FEMALE, NOT A MALE
Secretariat: Horse of the Century. Saw him fly at Belmont. Unbelievable. 😊
HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OF THEESE HORSES BUT
HAVE HEARD OF SECRATERIAT
+ MAN O WAR,SEA BISCUIT
I can’t believe you saw him!! Amazing
Lucky you! I was in the car with my parents, listening to a Walkman radio, and heard him win. I remember looking up at my parents and saying, "We have a new Triple Crown champion!"
I am so jealous!!!!! Just watching this majestic creature can bring tears to my eyes. I am a horse lover, have owned many and Secretariat will always be "thee horse" in the history of race horses.
John Henry should be on the list. Won one his two HOY at age nine. When he retired he was the number one money winner in the world. Not bad for a horse that cost $1100 as a yearling.
Black Caviar is not an it, she is a mare.
I picked up on that too. All the males are referred to as he, Black Caviar as it. You can tell it's a very deliberate effort.
And Winx is a he. @@suzanneblackmon4727
@@suzanneblackmon4727 Winx was referred to as he. Too bad she's a mare I guess. Most disrespectful to the fillies and mares. Some great female racers like Zenyatta, Rachel Alexandra, Songbird, Beholder... and many more. Watch the 2016 Breeders Cup Distaff for the showdown between Beholder and Songbird for about the most exciting race I have seen. That and the 2007 Belmont Stakes with Rags to Riches beating out Curlin.
NORTHERN DANCER - his impact as a sire worldwide is unsurpassed.
Where would ruffian be
at >100
Ruffian would have left Winx in the dust. She was built like a colt race like a colt and acted like a colt
Get your facts straight Winx was a female buddy
He don't know what he talking about
We could have also had Australian horse Pharlap and Sergeant Reckless of the USMC.
Two other absolute legends.
Winx is a mare!
You never know now a days maybe Winx wanted to be a colt 🤪 ROFL
My question is how would have it gone? Winx vs Zenyatta?
@@dimitrikaron1159Ruffian would beaten both of them she was built like a colt, acted like a colt and race like a colt she won all of her races she had Bold Ruler in her bloodlines Bold Ruler was Secretariat sire
The title is most misleading. These 10 racehorses certainly left their mark in history BUT, they are not the most iconic horses of history. Among many others that could lay claim as famous horses in history; Comanche, Sgt Reckless, Copehagen, Marengo, Justin Morgan, Cardigan Bay, Eclipse, Phar Lap and the list goes on.
Wonderful, but please note Red Rum was bred here in Ireland....which is the case in at least more than one other of these heroes! The Republic of Ireland is NOT British!
Winx is a female
How about Zenyatta...19/20 wins...all from last to first.❤❤❤
WINX is a SHE not a HE!
Such a list really can't be limited to 10 Thoroughbreds.
Ok I HAVE to make a correction to what all this is. Man o’ War was a whole world faster than the horses around him. His stride length was the longest ever recorded among thoroughbreds TO THIS DAY. He was also wildly popular, even among the people who had never seen a race before. Man o’ War SHOULD NOT be third. In my opinion, even 2nd is a wild understatement. But, then again, this is just my opinion. Everyone is allowed to have their own.
Also-Red rum as 4th??? What is this….I don’t own horses. Compared to people who do, I know little about them. But looking at EVERY SINGLE ranking of racehorses on google, NOTHING mentions him as even IN the top 10 of thoroughbreds.
*me realizing this video was about popularity not stats* 😢😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Agree Man O War it 1st.
Not just racing record. But his "get" went on to be champions.
Others lacked in the breeding shed.
Native Dancer should be listed too
This list is really incomplete.
There were outstanding filies too.
Winx is a mare. All credibility gone. Unsubscribed.
Can't believe you referred to Black Caviar as an "it". And left out Phar Lap.
Do you mean to call Phar Lap an IT also?
If you are referring to Top 10 status then this is nothing but Phar Lap hysteria, Just because they wrote a book and made a movie about him doesn't put him in the top 10. Aussie racing and 1 race in Tijuana Mexico were not the toughest venues to race in in the late 20's early 30's
Black Caviar is also a mare, not an IT.
Yes! the stallions and gelding on this list are all he, his, him. Black Caviar is an "it" and Winx is apparently transgender!
It would appear that way lol!@@Boospoochie
What about the incomparable Kincsem?? You think Frankel was great with 14 straight wins? Kincsem's record, which stands to this day, is FIFTY FOUR starts and FIFTY FOUR wins. In four different countries.
Yes and no, but she is “iconic”. Short list should be easy to fill with icons. As far as Kincsem, huge English fish in the tiny pond of Hungary. Hardly raced anywhere else, and her strong English blood meant she was likely to dominate. She raced only 2 serious races, 1 each in France and England (Goodwood). 6 of those races were walk-overs, so really just 48 races (still huge). Context. Not quite as guaranteed great as made out to be.
Not sure why you assume that Hungary was a "tiny pond" of horse racing in the 1870's. More like a "hot bed". But I digress. "Hardly raced anywhere else"? In her juvenile season alone, Kincsem raced and won 10 times: 2 in Hungary, 6 in Germany, 1 each in Austria and Czechoslovakia. Do you consider the Grosser Preis von Baden ( which she won TWICE) a backyard race? It was one of the biggest races on the 1878 calendar, was part of the Breeders'
Cup Challenge Series, and is still a Group 1 race. The horses she defeated were not "dominated by strong English blood" many of these horses came from the same bloodlines. The idea that Kincsem only raced against backyard nags is ludicrous. To quote Dr Charles Justice : " She may, indeed, be The Greatest Horse of All". @@theOlLineRebel
@@melisor9894 I am certainly not fully familiar with Austro-Hungarian (yes, they were 1 empire, so not really separate "places") pedigrees and how much of the origin English blood they used, but there is little doubt almost no talk is ever made of any national racing on the world stage in Europe except mother England, and a bit of France. To argue it's on par is like saying Maryland (today, not 100 years ago) or Illinois is on par with New York in quality racing. Everyone knows that is not true. Taking it a bit personally. I am a Marylander, and very proud of our heritage in racing, but to say it's high-class over the last 30 years or more is delusional. I especially don't like it because it USED to be great, and has fallen hugely while New York remains and Kentucky got better (as well as California). To say any other state has or had the same quality is just silly. There is no comparison and besides Kincsem, no one talks about "Austro-Hungarian racing" in the big racing histories. You can also tell by how few horses ever appear with those various nationalities as birthplace in major legend (or even just best of the year) pedigrees. Not personal, just true.
Well, no one is going to talk about "Austro-Hungarian racing" because between WWI, the Treaty of Trianon, Kun's Red Terror, WWII and the assorted Communist regimes, very few racing TB's survived slaughter let alone being able to race. Horse racing was considered elitest and race courses, stables and written records were routinely destroyed. I found this out first hand when I went to Hungary during the time of the "Hungarian Peoples Republic" (and don't think THAT wasn't scary at times). Yet monuments to Kincsem and streets bearing her name.survived: Even Kruschev couldn't overcome her legend. My escort told me that Kincsem was to be celebrated as a victim of Capitalist Exploitation. Okay, whatever. If that is not lasting fame in the face of rewritten history, what is?
I truly believe that had it not been for Charles Hancock Reed (may he rest in peace and sing with the angels) and "Operation Cowboy," not only the Lippizan but many other Polish and Central European bloodlines would have been lost. As a native Californian, I take a modest pride in my states' providing refuge for many of those horses at Kellogg Ranch, Cal Poly Pomona and Camp Pendleton.
Kudos on your loyalty to Maryland Racing. I was enthralled by "Thoroughbred" the series about Bonita Farms and it's adaptation to changing times.
Given the subject of your presentation, most famous horses, and iconic horses, I humbly submit that Kincsem deserves a place on the list.
@@theOlLineRebel
@@melisor9894 We can certainly agree to disagree. Since this was a top 10, I don't think even world-wide Kincsem could truly make it based on my views. It is very amazing you went to Hungary and that Kincsem is so revered there. To wit, do you know about Billy Barton? Maybe not. Laurel has a statue of him outside the grandstand, and he is buried on his owner's estate around the corner from me. For some he was a big deal, going to the Grand National 2x and winning alot in steeplechasing. Yet most don't know who he is. He is not even in the Hall of Fame here. Legend? Who knows. Perhaps a local legend, but maybe not on the scale of Battleship or Lonesome Glory. Back to this list, some I cannot believe are not on there (Phar Lap), and others, why (War Admiral)? Oh wait - famous. That is the only word. Or iconic. From that standpoint, yes, I could see Kincsem making it. (Still don't think WA would be on top 10 "famous" lists in 2024.)
Winx is a mare
Don’t you wonder how they can mess that up saying Winx is a male
Well, still a horse,.... And Very Very good 🤔
There are many iconic racehorses so to limit it to 10 is not realistic. Desert Orchid was iconic as was Arkle as was Nijinsky (I have one of his GG grandsons). So very many have continued good bloodlines to produce some of the beautiful TBs we have today. There are other horses in other sports all absolutely lovely but for me, the TB is the F1 of the equestrian world and you don't get better than that.
You forgot to mention that in the Derby, Secretariat ran each quarter faster than the one before. It was another first. I was surprised that no one (as far as I know) broke down Rich Strike's Derby to see if he had done the same -since coming from behind seems to be the reason for that
"History" includes the Byerly Turk, Gadolphin Araibian, and Darely Arabian. Clueless
They were of course the 3 foundation stallions for the TB.
But this nonsense omits the likes of ECLIPSE, who is possibly THE most influential TB of them all.
The title is pretty broad, so I guess you could be correct. Heck, it doesn’t say “thoroughbred” or “racehorse”, so it could be Justin Morgan, or Dan Patch, or Trigger.
Came here to say this. The blood of one or more of these three runs in every thoroughbred who ever lived. Without them, none of these ten would exist. The Godolphin Arabian’s story alone is fascinating, and documented in Marguerite Henry’s historical-fiction book, ‘King of the Wind’.
KELSO for the record was gelded, thus he saved energy and could devote his life to the track.
Kelso holds the record for a mile and a half on turf at Laurel. He was 7 years old carrying 126 lbs and clocked 2:23.80 in the Washington DC International in 1964. I was there watching from the rail. Secretariat ran the Belmont in 2:24 also carrying 126 lbs, at 3 years old. During Kelso’s time, thoroughbreds ran races closer together, almost weekly. Today’s stakes winners run monthly. One important fact that was excluded from the narrative, Kelso won 5 consecutive Horse of the Year titles 1960-1964.
You were there. I'm in awe!@@barbaradavis7571
Secretariat ❤
I would add Phar Lap, Shergar and Ruffian.
Where is ARKLE and WINX that fabulous horse is a mare
Ruffian
Where is Ruffian?
And Zenyatta 😊
No problem with Secretariat being #1 the greatest filly of all time Ruffian should be next was never headed in a race and was in front when tragedy struck in the match race vs Foolish Pleasure besides being the great Filly of all time she also was one of the greatest thoroughbreds of all time male or female
Sorry - wrong title. There are brave horses but not the most famous in history. In HISTORY there are horses like Incitatus or Bucephalos far more famous WORDLWIDE.
Asi es, aunque SÓLO se mencionase a caballos de deporte, no sólo hay caballos iconicos en las carreras, también los hay en otras disciplinas (Doma, concurso de saltos...)
What about Eclipse? He was the progenitor of many of these horses.
So was Black Cavier
What happened to Pharlap
Excellent point. He is a horse who should DEFINITELY be here as “iconic”. Unbelievable some included vs. excluded.
Sorry no one knew his potential as Aussie and Tijuana racing are hardly venues of note. > than 150 on the list
@@tukougly181 Well first off, as I realized down-threads, it's "iconic" or "famous", not truly great. If it was "great", no way would I have Seabiscuit on there. Famous, very much so, yes. 2nd, I think Aus is top racing. 3rd, I agree, 1 race at Tijuana was NOT a big harbinger of how good Phar Lap was vs. best American horses. None of even close to best American horses were there. it was a new race, new track, so the "track record" wasn't a big deal.
He was poisoned while racing in USA
@@PeterBarrett-s6f Deliberately is not at all proven. And he only raced once in North America - in Mexico. Never got to race IN the US.
Winx is a mare!!
It's rude to call horses "it". And Winx was a female, not a male.
Actually that is proper English. Even racing publications did that, until recently. Animals are generally not treated as humans.
@@theOlLineRebel Horses are different. And i wasn't talking about proper English, but rather good manners and respect. Besides, why can't we give them the courtesy of their genders? If they could talk, I bet they'd do that for us!
@@jimmiemurvin1871 It's not a matter of "manners" or "respect" nor "rude" to use "it" when referring to animals (and they are not different - as a German Shepherd fan, you can't get much better). I myself prefer to state the animals with their sexes, but in grammar it is perfectly correct to simply have them as neutral. Nothing wrong with it. I read ancient DRFs pre-1925 all the time and frequently even those horse lovers and occupationists use neutral. But yes, I myself use "its" sex if I know "it".
Let's not forget the Godolphin Arabian.
You left out the greatest miler to ever set a hoof on a race track . The one and only Dr.Fager , there wasn’t a horse ever bred could stay with him . He owns the world record for the mile in 1:32 and a 1/5 under 134 lbs . There were only two horses that ever passed him in twenty two races , that’s the mark of a true CHAMPION.
War Admiral was black (or at least seal brown) not bay. Pretty sure this isn't him.
Citation's trainer: "Citation has to be great for two minutes. Wing Commander has to be great for an hour." (Something like that.) Look him up
Desert orchid like pegasus but WITH INVISIBLE WINGS ❤❤THE GREY GHOST❤❤XX LEGENDXX
I am an Aussie. 1. PharLap is our Legend. 2. Winx is a mare not a stallion as is Black Caviar.
What about Arkle....Desert Orchid....mainly boring flat racers....
Totally agree
Where’s Ruffian??!!😡
What about Trigger the Famous movie star horse. Trigger also did his own stunts.
Winx is a female though
What about DESSERT ORCHID A LEGEND ❤❤XX
I was hoping you'd mention "Northern Dancer".
Winx is a mare!
Secretariat, Seabiscuit, and War Admiral was related to Man O’ War all great race horses
Where is Ruffian or Rachel Alexander?
at > 100
And no Zenyatta??!!?? Where did you do your research? Outrage!!
Title should’ve been about horse racing 👎
Wabout Genghis Kahn’s favorite war horse, Dulmukh- who helped conquer China, Emperor Caligula’s prized stallion Incitātus who was made a Roman consul, or General Custer’s Comanche- the ONLY survivor or at the Battle of Little Big Horn? Those horses sound way more historically significant lol
Another Champion you left out was Spectacular Bid , he owns the world record for 1 and 1/4 mile at 1:57and 4/5 ths . He also won 26 of 30 starts including the race every trainer and jockey dreams about , the KENTUCKY DERBY. Blood Horse has him ranked 10th of all time . A true CHAMPION also .
Agreed 💯❤
Yes remember the match race with Spectral Bid and Ruffin had to put her down on the back straight she broke put her down right on the track
What about Winning Colors... wasn't she a great horse battling againy the big guys?
And Genuine Risk?
At >150
@@Boospoochie at > 200
After watching the video for me the biggest name of the lot has been missed, Valegro, one of if not the best horse ever in the sport of Dressage, There are more horse sports than racing. There is Dressage, Cross Country, Show Jumping and 3 Day Eventing to consider as well, which brings Big Star, the horse on which Nick Skelton won his gold medal, Primmores Pride, Pippa Funnell's which died last year at the age of 30 and Toy Town which is what Zara Tindall was riding for her Olympic medal and thats only UK not looking further afield
Given the shout Valegro would get the title by a mile
I don't think any of the records held by Charlotte and Valegro will be broken in a very long time
From the horse racing there is one massive name missing, Dessert Orchid
Part of determining the greatness of race horses is the number of great horses they produce. In that regard few exceed Man O’ War and Dust Commander. I might be mistaken but I believe Dust Commander is considered the greatest sire of champions of any other race horse.
Narrator sounds like he reading from Wikipedia about each horse. Most likely not a true racing fan.
The fantastic horse Beautiful Jim Key!!! What a wonderful horse and his owner!! What a true feel good story especially for Black history month!! Check it out!!
I agree with the comments of others, that the title of this video should be changed! Best Race Horses of all time and I want to ad that Zenyatta should be included!
Why no mention of the arabian that made the throughbreds of today? King of the Wind a very good read.
I had that book and adored it! Incredible....the Godolphin is one of the only three pillars of the thoroughbred as we know it today! . The Darley Arabian and Byerley (sp??) Turk are the other two. The blood of these three- all Middle Eastern and arabian- transformed racehorses into the the fleet powerhouses we know today. Sorry if I made some mistakes. Speaking of the book King of the Wind, I had every single book by it's author Marguerite Henry. The illustrations by Walter Farley are simply magnificent!!
A video about historic horses should be about history not just racing
Well said
Winx was a she not a he. She was neither transgendered nor confused.
Secretariat reportedly had *perfect* conformation.
Well as close to perfect as possible.
As far as conformation goes, Buckpasser without a doubt had the best conformation of any thoroughbred to set foot on a track . Affirmed and Secratariat were the closest to him .
Steroids can win Triple Crowns, just ask BB. Steroids can win Olympic Gold, just ask the 1972 East German Olympic Team that finished an amazing 3rd overall at the 1972 Munich Olympics. (Spoiler Alert, Spoiler Alert). Secretariat's 1973 Triple Crown was 3 yrs before the 1976 Montreal Olympics. The East German trans/female swim team won 11 of 13 gold medals before being disqualified of It's(sic) Medals.
Are you implying secretariat was given steroids?
This was lovely to see ❤❤❤. I am an old Lifelong horseman who used to clip out newspaper articles about racehorses and jockeys ❤❤❤ before I grew up and had horses of my own. There is something intrinsic about horses and racing ❤❤❤. Thank you for this compilation. 😊❤😊
Wow, THERE ALL GREAT HORSES! John P.
Black Caviar and Winx are both mares. How disrespectful for the female equine athletes, who are just as great, if not better, than their male counterparts. (Jan Griffiths).
Agreed. In sports where animals are the stars the girls are just as good as the fellows. That is where it ends.
Yes, there was Reckless, famous warhorse, Justin Morgan, foundation for the Morgan horse, and so many others.
Justin morgan was a school teacher and Figure was the stallion that founded the morgan breed via his 5 stallion sons
No horse is an “it” they are either a he or a she.
Just to clarify, 2 minutes 24 seconds flat is the world record for 1 and half miles on dirt. World record.
Secretariat in 1983
Winx is a mare therefore he is a she.
Awesome race horses
Man O War… they really took impressive photos in 1917….
and even in color.
No Slew? No phar lap?😢
How can you not have Zenyatta on this list ???
And,..... Ruffian, 😏
And call Winx a he? Stupid mistake! 🙄
It’s a 10-horse list, apparently world-wide. I can easily see them all not being on it.
Because they copy and pasted whatever info they found and put it into a bot to read it. They’re lazy and don’t actually have the mind to care about the content they make.
Hall of Fame trainer John Nerud about Zenyatta. She was as good or better then any mare he’d ever seen.
WINX IS A MARE
Nearco, Ribot, Kincsem, Nijinsky, Shergar, Gladiateur, Al Capone, Arkle
Very incomplete list!
How come man'o war not on list
He was number three
@@johnwalsh3215 yeah I've know shall have waiting till it was almost over in my book man'owar is the greatest race horse ever in this life and after life 20 racing out of 21 start man'owar is king of horse racing
This list😂
I really wish youtube would stop showing me American biased bollocks.
Why wasn’t Exterminator, Black Gold, Comanche, Traveller, Snowman, Midnight, Midnight Son, Touch of Class, or Valegro included on this “famous horses” list? If you are going to have a list of famous racehorses, then title it as such.
An interesting if somewhat biased compilation of famous Race Horses, but with glaring omissions, such as "Shergar" and "Phar Lap" both mentioned in the comments here. Surely one of the most unforgivable omissions however, was the legendary "Nijinsky" who not only astounded the world with his brilliance on the track, but also passed on that brilliance to many of his progeny, many of whom went on to have eminent track victories, but were also successful at stud. These victories earned "NIJINSKI" the Very Rare Accolade of being named as " SIRE of SIRES"..!!
You forgot to mention Secretariat’s track record at the Belmont 2:24 and the fact that his jockey, Ronnie Turcotte barely used his whip in any of their races. Also, the reason for his speed and stamina was the size of his heart which weighed approximately 22 pounds or 9.97 kilograms.( no one knows exactly how much his heart actually weighs because they couldn’t bring themselves to remove it from the champion) Disney also made a movie about him in 2010. I know all about this horse so don’t get any facts wrong.
Interesting how the commentator when speaking about each horse referred to the males as "he", including the horse he thought was a male, however when speaking about the female, suddenly he switched to the pronoun "it". What's that about? Also, what about the mare Ruffian?
War Admiral & Citation were black horses. There are many pictures you could have shown. I don’t know why you didn’t show the real champions.
You can take this as you like it / "Winx "was a mare !!!!!!! Then you have Phar Lap - crossed an ocean, buggered foot and won at Agua Caliente by 3 , and stopped the nation.
I know he always ran in hes Country but Camarero won 51 straight races look him up 51 my friend
The Admiral was a dark bay, nearly black animal, not a chestnut so that's not good picture. ALSO, he got handed his a$$ by his cousin Seabiscut in their match race.😊
I've heard of man o' war and red rum, a lot of people would know sea biscuit because of the movie. but my favorite and truly famous horse would be 'Phar lap' from New Zealand and Australia. A New Zealand horse saved by the Australians before he was sent to the slaughter house and became a true legend throughout Australasian.
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Where is Pharlap? arguably the greatest racehorse ever. Winx by the way would rival any of the top 3 in this list
What a pity the commentator thinks Winx and Black caviar are males, obviously they are both Mares😢
Lol, yu lack respect and knowledge of, horse racing...please don't do any more
I wonder how this list was compiled, “most FAMOUS.”
Yes I remember he was kidnapped and never found him. You didn't name John Henry and Cigar was great horses
The greatest horse of them all is Phar Lap... You missed him off your list.