Top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century
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For the new millennium, Blood-Horse magazine compiled a ranking of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century. It has been digitized here for educational and archival purposes only.
Blood-Horse magazine ranking of the top 100 United States thoroughbred horse racing champions of the 20th Century:
- 1) Man O' War
- 2) Secretariat
- 3) Citation
- 4) Kelso
- 5) Count Fleet
- 6) Dr. Fager
- 7) Native Dancer
- 8) Forego
- 9) Seattle Slew
- 10) Spectacular Bid
- 11) Tom Fool
- 12) Affirmed
- 13) War Admiral
- 14) Buckpasser
- 15) Colin
- 16) Damascus
- 17) Round Table
- 18) Cigar
- 19) Bold Ruler
- 20) Swaps
- 21) Equipoise
- 22) Phar Lap
- 23) John Henry
- 24) Nashua
- 25) Seabiscuit
- 26) Whirlaway
- 27) Alydar
- 28) Gallant Fox
- 29) Exterminator
- 30) Sysonby
- 31) Sunday Silence
- 32) Skip Away
- 33) Assault
- 34) Easy Goer
- 35) Ruffian
- 36) Gallant Man
- 37) Discovery
- 38) Challedon
- 39) Armed
- 40) Busher
- 41) Stymie
- 42) Alysheba
- 43) Northern Dancer
- 44) Ack Ack
- 45) Gallorette
- 46) Majestic Prince
- 47) Coaltown
- 48) Personal Ensign
- 49) Sir Barton
- 50) Dahlia
- 51) Susan's Girl
- 52) Twenty Grand
- 53) Sword Dancer
- 54) Grey Lag
- 55) Devil Diver
- 56) Zev
- 57) Riva Ridge
- 58) Slew o'Gold
- 59) Twilight Tear
- 60) Native Diver
- 61) Omaha
- 62) Cicada
- 63) Silver Charm
- 64) Holy Bull
- 65) Alsab
- 66) Top Flight
- 67) Arts and Letters
- 68) All Along
- 69) Noor (horse)
- 70) Shuvee
- 71) Regret
- 72) Go for Wand
- 73) Johnstown
- 74) Bald Eagle
- 75) Hill Prince
- 76) Lady's Secret
- 77) Two Lea
- 78) Eight Thirty
- 79) Gallant Bloom
- 80) Ta Wee
- 81) Affectionately
- 82) Miesque
- 83) Carry Back
- 84) Bimelech
- 85) Lure
- 86) Fort Marcy
- 87) Gamely
- 88) Old Rosebud
- 89) Bewitch
- 90) Davona Dale
- 91) Genuine Risk
- 92) Sarazen
- 93) Sun Beau
- 94) Artful
- 95) Bayakoa
- 96) Exceller
- 97) Foolish Pleasure
- 98) Beldame
- 99) Roamer
- 100) Blue Larkspur
This list was compiled by Blood-Horse. Blood-Horse is an international weekly news magazine about Thoroughbred horses, horse breeding, and horseracing. It was founded in 1916, the oldest continually published North American Thoroughbred magazine. The publisher claims it to be the number one magazine of its kind.
Issues cover races, analysis, events, trends, debate, farm management, pedigrees, people, profiles, medication issues, investigative reports, and breeding news.
The magazine is printed in full color by Blood-Horse Publications, in association with the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association. Blood-Horse Publications is located in Lexington, KY and publishes several other off-shoot magazines.
Blood-Horse has an online version, at [Bloodhorse.com]
The similarly titled, Australian Bloodhorse Review is unaffiliated.
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