Ruffian (April 17, 1972--July 7, 1975) was an American champion thoroughbred racehorse. Ruffian is considered by many to be the greatest female racehorse in history. en.wikipedia.or...
She belongs in every top ten list of the greatest ever!!! We lost her much to soon!! If this video doesn’t bring tears to your eyes you have no heart!! She was something special!!!!!!!
She will never be forgotten, she was a wonderful beauty with speed talent and everything you want in a race horse.. i cried so hard.. because she still running in heaven !
I will always remember this race. I was 12 years old. I had watched a few of her races. And my brother and I had all but a bet on who would win...After that. I didnt watch a race for several years. I kept the newspaper clipping for well over a decade. I cried when she broke down and again when she had to be put down. She was and always will be my favorite racer.
She was buried whole, just as Secretariat would be years later. A fitting tribute. She could not have been bred to Secretariat, I think, because Bold Ruler was his father and her grandfather, but imagine what that pairing would have produced if they had not been so closely related. Such a tragic loss.
I have told people something that they must study to know why I say it. “I will run on three legs and heart any time I must”. This has always been in honor of Miss Ruffian
That is beautiful! I would like to adopt that motto as well! “The main issue in life is not the victory, but the fight. The essential thing is not to have won, but to have fought well.” This is from a medal that was awarded to the great “Seabiscuit” during his career. It was for outstanding courage. Like Ruffian, he never gave up. I’m so glad I found your comment. I’m sitting in my car, in tears….
Ruffian saved Barbaro, since she inspired vets to use a pool to awaken horses from surgery so when they kick around they don't get hurt. Ruffian kicked her stall once she woke up and that's what killed her.
I have watched almost every triple crown race since I was born. Granted I don't remember the first few, but I have a vague memory of Riva Ridge (age 4). After the Match, my mother swore we would never watch another race. I missed 1976, but by 1977, I took over the dial for Seattle Slew and have only missed a few since. My mother's first race after was Mine That Bird's Kentucky Derby. Thankfully, she waited until after Barbaro, or she might never have seen another after 2006.
I was 19 when it happened. I was a Ruffian fan, not just because of the whole male/female thing. Shenanigans, her mom, was a daughter of Native Dancer. The Dancer was one of my faves, just below Man O' War. I didn't like Bold Ruler, so it was completely on her Native Dancer blood and her own brilliance. The first Kentucky Derby I can remember was '63, when Chatuegay won. I wanted to be a jockey when I was 12. I looked up to Bill Shoemaker, Braulio Baeza, Jacinto, Eddie Arcaro. This effected me in such a way that I actually missed Seattle Slew and Affirmed. I didn't come back until 1980, when I saw a bright chestnut filly finish 3rd in the Wood Memorial and knew I was looking at that year's Kentucky Derby winner, weeks before the Derby. The fact that that filly was also ridden by Jacinto just cemented my renewal. I am STILL a horse racing fan and will be until I die. However, I want to see the horror end. I never have been able to understand people who sell to slaughter, or strike, or starve, or completely are without feelings for one of the most majestic and noble of animals. I still cry when I watch, or read, about Ruffian. RIP, o' wonderful one! You are still remembered and loved!
Ruffian (April 17, 1972 - July 7, 1975) * Sire: Reviewer * Damsire: Bold Ruler * Dam: Shenanigans * Damsire: Native Dancer * Sex: Filly * Breeders & Owners: Stuart & Barbara Jenney * Trainer: Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. (R.I.P.) * Jockeys: Vincent Bracciale (2 for 2) Jacinto Vasquez (8 for 9) * 11 Starts * 10 Wins * 0 Seconds * 0 Thirds * 1 Did Not Finish * $ 313,428 (Current $ 1,702,056) * 1974 United States Champion 2-Year-Old Filly 🏇 * 1975 United States Triple Tiara Champion 🏇 * 1975 United States Champion 3-Year-Old-Filly 🏇 * Inducted to The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1976 * Number 35 in The Bloodhorse Magazine "Top 100 United States Racehorses of the 20th. Century List" * Top Ranked American Female Racehorse of the 20th. Century * Ruffian Stakes at Belmont Park since 1976 * Ruffian film (2007) * Rest In Peace, Female Champion! 😭We will always remeber you! * Greetings from Venezuela Ruffian (17 de Abril, 1972 - 7 de Julio, 1975) * Padre: Reviewer * Abuelo paterno: Bold Ruler * Madre: Shenanigans * Abuelo materno: Native Dancer * Sexo: Potranca * Criadores & Propietarios: Stuart & Barbara Jenney * Entrenador: Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. (Q.E.P.D.) * Jinetes: Vincent Bracciale (De 2-2) Jacinto Vásquez (De 9-8) * 11 Salidas * 10 Primeros * 0 Segundos * 0 Terceros * 1 No Pizarra * $ 313,428 ($ 1,702,056 actuales) * Campeona Dosañera en Estados Unidos 1974 🏇 * Campeona de la Triple Tiara de Estados Unidos 1975 🏇 * Campeona Tresañera en Estados Unidos 1975 🏇 * Exaltada al Museo Nacional de las Carreras y Salón de la Fama en 1976 * Número 35 en la "Lista de los 100 Mejores Caballos de Carrera del Siglo XX en Estados Unidos" de la Revista The Bloodhorse * Mejor Yegua de Carreras del siglo XX en Estados Unidos * Clásico Ruffian Stakes en Belmont Park desde 1976 * Película "Ruffian" (2007) * ¡Descansa En Paz, Campeona! 😭¡Siempre te recordaremos! * Saludos desde Venezuela
Didn't she hit her leg on the starting gate? Saw that in the movie or heard it somewhere many years ago. Best filly ever- a rocket ship... zenyatta would have never caught her.
t a No, her side shoulder hit the gate ... there was birds on the track and miss place her footing when the birds toke off. Horses have thin legs it not hard for then to snap plus when horses run that use that outer front leg more for push sprint that is why most front legs are broken rather the hide legs
Mrs HorrorQueen her butt hit the gate on the start , watch the video. She came out of the gate wrong but then straighten out ( that could cause unbalance on her fragile legs which could have also been a reason to the breakdown. )
However, the part where you see her hobbling with the cast on, that must have been done backwards as it was her right leg she broke and not her left. This part is at about 1:05
Susan Nunes most race horses do due to thin legs plus pushing and pressure on those front legs more then likely to snap I worked at race track in Edmonton the horse are a year old carrying a human and racing at two. Bones are not strong or full grown very hard on the body. TB horses are not big either about 15-16HH weight being 1,000
@@darthkitten95 A TB does not weigh no 2000 pounds!!! They're not Clydesdales. Ruffian weighed in the neighborhood of 1100 pounds, same as Secretariat when he was racing. Foolish Pleasure weighed a bit less-- around 1050 pounds. (Jan Griffiths).
she was related to secretariat, the genes with secretariat, it can cause problems.. ruffian was the best filly .. but her legs wasnt any good , they were like glass they were fragile . the best racehorse genes can cause health problems for being a stud to continue the legacy of another horse
She was a big horse, and pushed too hard, too young....the bones and muscles of a 3 year old horse, especially if they are big, are simply not strong enough, and NOT ready to do that distance at full speed.......What a waste...When will we EVER learn?
Henry Ciesielski, Secretariat did that distance at full speed in record time and didn't break down. Ruffian was great, but tragedy was in her blood. Both her sires had leg injuries.
Henry Ciesielski if you noticed a bird took off right in front of her right where she took the misstep and she broke down, it would seem that had more to do with what happened than your comment
Ruffian's death signaled the eventual end of horse racing. Her wounds reflected many issues: training horses far too young, greed, man's pagentry of horses, "glamour," male vs. female.... Ruffian's death was not in vain. Though advances have been made medically as long as there is money, ego, and greed animals of all kinds will be used, used, used and then disgarded.
Ruffian and barbaro probably having a match race somewhere out there! ruffian would have been horse of the decade if that match race never happened.. yes i just said it! big red and everyone at the meadows and claiborne will agree.. ruffian would have been undefeated her entire career.. she was a freak horse that comes once in a million years! speed and emdurance plus a heart! did not want to lose!
Crackpot Chavakokang that’s speculation but she was well on her way to not ever losing, she was a very special horse that’s for sure!!! She definitely belongs in the top 10 greatest ever
@@douglasgriffiths3534 . "On hand" was meant as "On the track". Particularly when emotions by humans are running high to Save & horse suffering. Owners & all in state of indecision. Make sense!?
No. Not really. No female could touch her. All fans wanted to see it. Prove she was the best. And. She WOULD have won. It wasnt greed. It was as they said. Male against female. And as a 12 year old girl that had watched her win EVERY race and win BIG. ALL wanted to see her run against one that MIGHT give her some competition
@@kuiama23 I think the whole idea of a “Battle of the Sexes” match race is probably among one of the stupidest ideas ever! This is why I hate feminism (and I am a woman)!
Not that Frank Whiteley didn't love her. I'm sure he did. But did his love mean that he didn't use whatever methods were at his disposal at the time to make her win?
Not entirely. She was genetically predisposed to brittle bones from both her parents. Many tragic circumstances went into Ruffian being put down. But don’t put the blame solely on the owner. Yes they played a part but they are not solely responsible for Ruffian’s death
Think about it, you are running a two-three yr old horse bones are not fully grown or strong yet and you are making them run so fast 1200 pounds it self plus the jockey that that me 170pounds at least. A lot of young TBs break down and it’s super sad and I don’t support racing, I use to be a stable had at one in Edmonton.
Ruffian has since been moved from Belmont Park and is now buried at Claiborne Farm where she was born. She was no doubt one of the greatest.
I saw it happen on TV and will never ever forget it. Almost 50 years later, and my Heart is still broken
She belongs in every top ten list of the greatest ever!!! We lost her much to soon!! If this video doesn’t bring tears to your eyes you have no heart!! She was something special!!!!!!!
She will never be forgotten, she was a wonderful beauty with speed talent and everything you want in a race horse.. i cried so hard.. because she still running in heaven !
tanjexlovex, well, if she's still running in Heaven you should be glad not sad.
I will always remember this race. I was 12 years old. I had watched a few of her races. And my brother and I had all but a bet on who would win...After that. I didnt watch a race for several years. I kept the newspaper clipping for well over a decade. I cried when she broke down and again when she had to be put down. She was and always will be my favorite racer.
I was eight and Dad was already taking me to the New York tracks regularly. I had already been to Belmont.
❤ 🌹 Always love for this beautiful creation! 🌹 ❤
RIP BABY GIRL,YOU ARE THE GREATEST FILLY OF ALL TIMES,PAST PRESENT OR FUTURE.
SLEEP WELL PRINCESS YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. 🐎
julie hertz, Ruffian was great, but I think Secretariat was a slight better filly.
@@auletjohnast03638 Secretariat is a male.
The greatest filly is zenyatta
@@newproduct8107 no ruffian is the best she pulled in front whenever horses try to catch up she is the best
@@spaz5138 stop comparing them their both good so what if she pulled in front Secretariat still won many races stop comparing them.
You'll never be forgotten ruffain.
She was buried whole, just as Secretariat would be years later. A fitting tribute. She could not have been bred to Secretariat, I think, because Bold Ruler was his father and her grandfather, but imagine what that pairing would have produced if they had not been so closely related. Such a tragic loss.
I have told people something that they must study to know why I say it. “I will run on three legs and heart any time I must”. This has always been in honor of Miss Ruffian
That is beautiful! I would like to adopt that motto as well!
“The main issue in life is not the victory, but the fight. The essential thing is not to have won, but to have fought well.”
This is from a medal that was awarded to the great “Seabiscuit” during his career. It was for outstanding courage. Like Ruffian, he never gave up. I’m so glad I found your comment. I’m sitting in my car, in tears….
I was there that terrible day at Belmont. Heartbreaking.
Heartbreaking is a understatement!!! She was won special horse!!
Can't watch. Saw it in person. Heart broke.
So sad, what a shame ,such a beautiful courageous horse.💔
Ruffian was one of the best
Her life reads like a sad story...❤🙏🛐😇
Sad sad storey of a brilliant legendary horse she will never be forgotten
RIP Best Racehorsewe will never forgett you girl
She's way more the class than any other phillie that ever lived !!!!!!!
Ruffian saved Barbaro, since she inspired vets to use a pool to awaken horses from surgery so when they kick around they don't get hurt. Ruffian kicked her stall once she woke up and that's what killed her.
I have watched almost every triple crown race since I was born. Granted I don't remember the first few, but I have a vague memory of Riva Ridge (age 4). After the Match, my mother swore we would never watch another race. I missed 1976, but by 1977, I took over the dial for Seattle Slew and have only missed a few since. My mother's first race after was Mine That Bird's Kentucky Derby. Thankfully, she waited until after Barbaro, or she might never have seen another after 2006.
I remember that day.
I cried.
I was 19 when it happened. I was a Ruffian fan, not just because of the whole male/female thing. Shenanigans, her mom, was a daughter of Native Dancer. The Dancer was one of my faves, just below Man O' War. I didn't like Bold Ruler, so it was completely on her Native Dancer blood and her own brilliance. The first Kentucky Derby I can remember was '63, when Chatuegay won. I wanted to be a jockey when I was 12. I looked up to Bill Shoemaker, Braulio Baeza, Jacinto, Eddie Arcaro. This effected me in such a way that I actually missed Seattle Slew and Affirmed. I didn't come back until 1980, when I saw a bright chestnut filly finish 3rd in the Wood Memorial and knew I was looking at that year's Kentucky Derby winner, weeks before the Derby. The fact that that filly was also ridden by Jacinto just cemented my renewal. I am STILL a horse racing fan and will be until I die. However, I want to see the horror end. I never have been able to understand people who sell to slaughter, or strike, or starve, or completely are without feelings for one of the most majestic and noble of animals. I still cry when I watch, or read, about Ruffian. RIP, o' wonderful one! You are still remembered and loved!
Ruffian
(April 17, 1972 - July 7, 1975)
* Sire: Reviewer
* Damsire: Bold Ruler
* Dam: Shenanigans
* Damsire: Native Dancer
* Sex: Filly
* Breeders & Owners: Stuart & Barbara Jenney
* Trainer: Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. (R.I.P.)
* Jockeys: Vincent Bracciale (2 for 2)
Jacinto Vasquez (8 for 9)
* 11 Starts
* 10 Wins
* 0 Seconds
* 0 Thirds
* 1 Did Not Finish
* $ 313,428 (Current $ 1,702,056)
* 1974 United States Champion 2-Year-Old Filly 🏇
* 1975 United States Triple Tiara Champion 🏇
* 1975 United States Champion 3-Year-Old-Filly 🏇
* Inducted to The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1976
* Number 35 in The Bloodhorse Magazine "Top 100 United States Racehorses of the 20th. Century List"
* Top Ranked American Female Racehorse of the 20th. Century
* Ruffian Stakes at Belmont Park since 1976
* Ruffian film (2007)
* Rest In Peace, Female Champion! 😭We will always remeber you!
* Greetings from Venezuela
Ruffian
(17 de Abril, 1972 - 7 de Julio, 1975)
* Padre: Reviewer
* Abuelo paterno: Bold Ruler
* Madre: Shenanigans
* Abuelo materno: Native Dancer
* Sexo: Potranca
* Criadores & Propietarios: Stuart & Barbara Jenney
* Entrenador: Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. (Q.E.P.D.)
* Jinetes: Vincent Bracciale (De 2-2)
Jacinto Vásquez (De 9-8)
* 11 Salidas
* 10 Primeros
* 0 Segundos
* 0 Terceros
* 1 No Pizarra
* $ 313,428 ($ 1,702,056 actuales)
* Campeona Dosañera en Estados Unidos 1974 🏇
* Campeona de la Triple Tiara de Estados Unidos 1975 🏇
* Campeona Tresañera en Estados Unidos 1975 🏇
* Exaltada al Museo Nacional de las Carreras y Salón de la Fama en 1976
* Número 35 en la "Lista de los 100 Mejores Caballos de Carrera del Siglo XX en Estados Unidos" de la Revista The Bloodhorse
* Mejor Yegua de Carreras del siglo XX en Estados Unidos
* Clásico Ruffian Stakes en Belmont Park desde 1976
* Película "Ruffian" (2007)
* ¡Descansa En Paz, Campeona! 😭¡Siempre te recordaremos!
* Saludos desde Venezuela
Didn't she hit her leg on the starting gate? Saw that in the movie or heard it somewhere many years ago. Best filly ever- a rocket ship... zenyatta would have never caught her.
t a No, her side shoulder hit the gate ... there was birds on the track and miss place her footing when the birds toke off. Horses have thin legs it not hard for then to snap plus when horses run that use that outer front leg more for push sprint that is why most front legs are broken rather the hide legs
Mrs HorrorQueen her butt hit the gate on the start , watch the video. She came out of the gate wrong but then straighten out ( that could cause unbalance on her fragile legs which could have also been a reason to the breakdown. )
Both Ruffian and Zenyatta are the greatest of filly’s ever! To pick one over the other impossible!!
Totally makes me think of Haviah.
However, the part where you see her hobbling with the cast on, that must have been done backwards as it was her right leg she broke and not her left. This part is at about 1:05
Ruffian is the greatest filly of all time.💕
poor poor Ruffian. :(
A match race with one horse is nothing at all٫ the horse that looked the winner before injury is the winner
The sad irony is both her sire and dam suffered from leg injuries.
Susan Nunes most race horses do due to thin legs plus pushing and pressure on those front legs more then likely to snap I worked at race track in Edmonton the horse are a year old carrying a human and racing at two. Bones are not strong or full grown very hard on the body. TB horses are not big either about 15-16HH weight being 1,000
@@darthkitten95 A TB does not weigh no 2000 pounds!!! They're not Clydesdales. Ruffian weighed in the neighborhood of 1100 pounds, same as Secretariat when he was racing. Foolish Pleasure weighed a bit less-- around 1050 pounds. (Jan Griffiths).
@@douglasgriffiths3534 I didn’t mean to put 2000 TBs are 1,000
It’s part of the business to over race the horses. They do everything you ask and you killed her. Shame shame shame
she was related to secretariat, the genes with secretariat, it can cause problems.. ruffian was the best filly .. but her legs wasnt any good , they were like glass they were fragile . the best racehorse genes can cause health problems for being a stud to continue the legacy of another horse
They couldn’t have kept her sedated while she was healing to keep her from freaking out ?
I read in an article that they did try to do that but the sedatives didn’t do anything for her
She was a big horse, and pushed too hard, too young....the bones and muscles of a 3 year old horse, especially if they are big, are simply not strong enough, and NOT ready to do that distance at full speed.......What a waste...When will we EVER learn?
And added wirh weaning too early eg. 4.5 mths , not favourable to skeletal it's said.
Henry Ciesielski, Secretariat did that distance at full speed in record time and didn't break down. Ruffian was great, but tragedy was in her blood. Both her sires had leg injuries.
Henry Ciesielski if you noticed a bird took off right in front of her right where she took the misstep and she broke down, it would seem that had more to do with what happened than your comment
It could have been something hereditary too
Henry, you can blame it all on that but there are other reasons on why she may have broken down.
Ruffian's death signaled the eventual end of horse racing. Her wounds reflected many issues: training horses far too young, greed, man's pagentry of horses, "glamour," male vs. female.... Ruffian's death was not in vain. Though advances have been made medically as long as there is money, ego, and greed animals of all kinds will be used, used, used and then disgarded.
Ruffian and barbaro probably having a match race somewhere out there! ruffian would have been horse of the decade if that match race never happened.. yes i just said it! big red and everyone at the meadows and claiborne will agree.. ruffian would have been undefeated her entire career.. she was a freak horse that comes once in a million years! speed and emdurance plus a heart! did not want to lose!
Crackpot Chavakokang that’s speculation but she was well on her way to not ever losing, she was a very special horse that’s for sure!!! She definitely belongs in the top 10 greatest ever
Winx or black cavier might cruise up and beat both
Not to mention phar lap
She was so beautiful. They pushed her too much
Painkillers NOW. Most important thing, always on hand.
No doubt she was on massive doses of painkillers. As much as could be given. (Jan Griffiths).
@@douglasgriffiths3534 . "On hand" was meant as "On the track". Particularly when emotions by humans are running high to Save & horse suffering. Owners & all in state of indecision. Make sense!?
match race = Greed !
No. Not really. No female could touch her. All fans wanted to see it. Prove she was the best. And. She WOULD have won. It wasnt greed. It was as they said. Male against female. And as a 12 year old girl that had watched her win EVERY race and win BIG. ALL wanted to see her run against one that MIGHT give her some competition
Her leg didn't break just because it was a match race
@@kuiama23 I think the whole idea of a “Battle of the Sexes” match race is probably among one of the stupidest ideas ever! This is why I hate feminism (and I am a woman)!
Does anyone else wonder about the cocaine allegations made in "Horse of a Different Color" by Jim Squires?
The owners were just greedy.She started racing way to early.
Not that Frank Whiteley didn't love her. I'm sure he did. But did his love mean that he didn't use whatever methods were at his disposal at the time to make her win?
❤️😢
Ruffian war die schönste Stute, wie wäre ein Rennen mit Sekretariat wohl ausgegangen
They jinxed her.
She would’ve won.
Owners fault that she was injured and killed. Shame on people like that
Not entirely. She was genetically predisposed to brittle bones from both her parents. Many tragic circumstances went into Ruffian being put down. But don’t put the blame solely on the owner. Yes they played a part but they are not solely responsible for Ruffian’s death
Think about it, you are running a two-three yr old horse bones are not fully grown or strong yet and you are making them run so fast 1200 pounds it self plus the jockey that that me 170pounds at least. A lot of young TBs break down and it’s super sad and I don’t support racing, I use to be a stable had at one in Edmonton.
She was a great horse but in my opinion shergar is better and his ending is worse