They are, without question, the two best fillies to race on dirt in this century. They most likely would both appear on a Top 10 list of North America’s all-time greatest fillies or mares. Their combined collection of wins includes such prestigious Grade 1 stakes as the Breeders’ Cup Classic, Preakness Stakes, Haskell Stakes, Breeders’ Cup Distaff, and Kentucky Oaks. They finished 1-2 in the balloting for 2009 Horse of the Years honors.
Tag: Legends
Native Diver: California’s Homegrown Horse Racing Superstar
Throughout the long history of horse racing in the United States, California has produced an abundance of locally bred stars.
Winning Colors: Legendary Trainer D. Wayne Lukas’ Kentucky Derby-Winning Filly
At the beginning of 1988, the attention of the racing world was focused – as usual – on the road to the Kentucky Derby. At the time, if you had asked racing fans to predict the winner of the 114th run for the roses, you might have heard support for Tejano, a four-time graded stakes winner in 1987; Forty Niner, the champion 2-year-old male; or perhaps Success Express, winner of the 1987 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile.
A Filly for the Ages: The Incredible Story of Dance Smartly, Canada’s Once-in-a-Lifetime Filly
In the United States, it took 37 years for American Pharoah to follow up Affirmed’s 1978 Triple Crown sweep.
