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list of racehorses

This is an alphabetically ordered list of notable racehorses. (See also horse racing.)

  • Affirmed
  • Alysheba
  • Assault
  • Bahram
  • Blue Peter
  • Bret Hanover
  • Brigadier Gerard
  • Canonero II
  • Carry Back
  • Charismatic
  • Citation
  • Count Fleet
  • Dan Patch
  • Exterminator
  • Fairway
  • Fifinella
  • Funny Cide
  • Gainsborough
  • Gallant Fox
  • Greyhound
  • Hambletonian
  • I’ll Have Another
  • Isinglass
  • Kauai King
  • Kincsem
  • Mahmoud
  • Majestic Prince
  • Man o’ War
  • Messenger
  • Native Dancer
  • Nevele Pride
  • Niatross
  • Northern Dancer
  • Omaha
  • Pensive
  • Pleasant Colony
  • Pretty Polly
  • Real Quiet
  • Red Rum
  • Seabiscuit
  • Seattle Slew
  • Secretariat
  • Silver Charm
  • Sir Barton
  • Smarty Jones
  • Spectacular Bid
  • Sunday Silence
  • Swaps
  • Tim Tam
  • War Admiral
  • War Emblem
  • Whirlaway
This article was most recently revised and updated by Richard Pallardy.
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Article Title: list of racehorses
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Date Published: 10 April 2015
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Access Date: May 22, 2025