The public's fascination with horse racing just took a giant leap forward with American Pharoah's feat of winning the Triple Crown just as the summertime racing season is about to begin. © 2020 ABG-SI LLC. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. Some of the best racehorses in the history of the sport have captured the public's fancy in this era. Seattle Slew was expected to dominate from the start, going off as the 1-2 favorite in the Kentucky Derby. http://video.search.yahoo.com/video/play?p=1943%20belmont%20stakes&tnr=21&vid=435871613244&l=43&turl=http%3A%2F%2Fts1.mm.bing.net%2Fvideos%2Fthumbnail.aspx%3Fq%3D435871613244%26id%3D8d7e63635cec91de12dd5afb9cb14aaa%26bid%3DALqsKxvvuzyO3g%26bn%3DThumb%26url%3Dhttp%253a%252f%252f207.232.119.242%252fnyra%252fbelmonts%252f1946%252flo.asx&rurl=http%3A%2F%2F207.232.119.242%2Fnyra%2Fbelmonts%2F1946%2Flo.asx&sigr=11gdupv6i&newfp=1&tit=New+York+Racing+Association+-+Belmont+Parkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlNaBhmLW_s&feature=relatedOthers to finish outside the placings: Zarathustra, Norfolk, Flying Flag, Saint Raphael, Ambiax, Cobetto, Tenareze, Vattel, Sicarelle, and Apollonia.ame width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/o3dHRh465v4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>

Sunday Silence failed in his bid to win the Triple Crown, losing to Easy Goer in the Belmont Stakes after beating him in both the Derby and Preakness. Following her retirement from racing, Zenyatta was bred in Kentucky and is confirmed to be in foal today.Easy Goer might have had his issues beating Sunday Silence, but he still managed to win 14 of his 20 races in his career. This is bound to shed more light on the sport of horse racing and some of the others that have forged their own legacies in the exciting sport.Horse racing might have really come into prominence in 1938 with the historic match race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral, but in the modern era many tracks have faced financial difficulties with the latest recession coupled with a lack of prominent stars contributing to a decline in attendance. There are many great horses that didn’t make my list. He faced Affirmed twice, topping his rival both times.Seattle Slew suffered a setback by finishing in fourth place in Hollywood Park's Swaps Stakes immediately following his Belmont Stakes Triple Crown win. Following his retirement, he went on to sire over 80 stakes winners, earning what was then a record $14.4 million for his services.Seattle Slew was an electric dark brown colt who joined horse racing's elite by winning the Triple Crown in 1977. Despite the slow start, Cigar recovered to win 19 of 33 races, setting an earnings record that fell a couple hundred dollars short of $10 million.After finishing second and third in his final two races, Cigar retired in October of 1996. He earned the distinction of being ranked #2 out of the Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century. He was a huge favorite in 13 of his 14 races, and more than earned his place on this list.Cigar came into prominence on the racetrack with a pedigree that included both Seattle Slew and Palace Music, two very accomplished runners. Unfortunately for Spectacular Bid, his breeding career did not exactly measure up to what he was able to do on the track. Craig enjoys writing about the NFL and NBA, but follows all sports including NCAA football and basketball. He did notch nine Grade I stakes wins, despite having ailing ankles throughout his career. Becoming just the 12th horse in history to achieve one of sport's more difficult accomplishments, American Pharoah has become one of the modern era's elite racehorses. Despite never racing in the U.S., Frankel was declared the best racehorse that the World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings Committee had ever assessed since its inception in 1977. 10 Wrestlers Who Were Amazing, Until They Got To WWE In 1973, Secretariat not only became the ninth horse (at that time) to win horse racing's prestigious Triple Crown, but he also ended up setting course records in all three events. In his 20 races, he finished in the money each time, never missing a win, place, or show. In that race, Spectacular Bid had to recover from having a safety pin embedded in his hoof along with a poor ride from jockey Ronnie Franklin who took him to the front too early in the mile and a half race. He has been recognized as the ninth best horse of the top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century. Zenyatta retired in 2010, following a narrow loss in the Breeder's Cup Classic at Churchill Downs. While 23 horses have won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, but have failed at winning the Belmont Stakes, Secretariat went out and won at Belmont by a record 31 lengths.Secretariat didn't have a long career, but did finish with 16 wins in 21 starts. He was the first horse to win 16 consecutive stakes races since Citation accomplished it in 1948-1950. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. After becoming the 12th horse to win a Triple Crown, he is a cinch to become this year's American Horse of the Year. A switch was made to Victor Espinoza for the Del Mar Futurity and American Pharoah has since gone on to win seven straight stakes races by an average margin of over five lengths.

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