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Awesome Again, the Glossary

Awesome Again (March 29, 1994December 15, 2020) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse and stallion.^[1]

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2020 racehorse deaths
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Accelerate (horse)

Accelerate (foaled May 10, 2013) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse, best known for winning the 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic. Awesome Again and Accelerate (horse) are Breeders' Cup Classic winners.

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Adena Springs

Adena Springs is a Thoroughbred horse breeding operation owned by Frank Stronach and his family.

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American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse

The American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred horse racing honor awarded annually in Thoroughbred flat racing.

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American Horse of the Year

The American Award for Horse of the Year, one of the Eclipse Awards, is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing.

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Awesome Again Stakes

The Awesome Again Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old or older over the distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt scheduled annually in September at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

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Awesome Gem

Awesome Gem (foaled February 6, 2003) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2007 San Fernando Stakes, 2009 Hawthorne Gold Cup, and 2010 Hollywood Gold Cup.

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Bay (horse)

Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish-brown or brown body color with a black point coloration on the mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs.

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Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbreds run at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Blushing Groom

Blushing Groom (8 April 1974 – 6 May 1992) was a French champion Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Awesome Again and Blushing Groom are Chefs-de-Race.

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Breeders' Cup

The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I Thoroughbred horse races, operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982.

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Breeders' Cup Classic

The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-olds and older run at a distance of on dirt.

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Breeders' Cup Distaff

The Breeders' Cup Distaff is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares, three years old and up.

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Breeders' Cup Juvenile

The Breeders' Cup Juvenile is a Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old colts and geldings raced on dirt.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Canadian Horse of the Year

The Canadian Horse of the Year is a thoroughbred horse racing honour given annually since 1951 by the Jockey Club of Canada.

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Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame

The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1976 to honour those who have made a significant contribution to the sport of harness and Thoroughbred horse racing in Canada.

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Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

The Canadian Triple Crown (branded as the OLG Canadian Triple Crown for sponsorship reasons) is a series of three Thoroughbred horse races run annually in Canada which is open to three-year-old horses foaled in Canada.

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Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs is a horse racing complex located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, famed for hosting the annual Kentucky Derby.

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Colt (horse)

A colt is a male horse, usually below the age of four years.

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Coronado's Quest

(February 15, 1995 – March 8, 2006) was an American-based Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Cryptocloser

Cryptocloser (1994–2000) was a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion racehorse. Awesome Again and Cryptocloser are 1994 racehorse births, racehorses bred in Ontario and racehorses trained in Canada.

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David Hofmans

David E. Hofmans (January 27, 1943 – July 3, 2024) was an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses.

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Deputy Minister (horse)

Deputy Minister (May 17, 1979 – September 10, 2004) was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred horse racing Champion. Awesome Again and Deputy Minister (horse) are Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees and racehorses trained in Canada.

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Donn Handicap

The Donn Handicap was an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually from 1959 through 2016 at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida.

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Dubai World Cup

| The Dubai World Cup (Arabic: كأس دبي العالمي) is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1996 and contested at the Meydan Racecourse (Arabic: ميدان) which in Arabic suggests a place where people congregate and compete, a sort of meeting point in the Emirate of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Eclipse Award

The Eclipse Award is an American Thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th-century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse.

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Filly

A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare.

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Frank E. Kilroe Mile

The Frank E. Kilroe Mile is an American Thoroughbred horse race run in early March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

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Frank Stronach

Frank Stronach (born 6 September 1932) is an Austro-Canadian billionaire businessman and politician. Awesome Again and Frank Stronach are Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees.

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Furlong

A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and United States customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to any of 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, 10 chains or approximately 201 metres.

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Game On Dude

Game On Dude (foaled April 26, 2007 in Kentucky) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse gelding.

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Gelding

A gelding is a castrated male horse or other equine, such as a pony, donkey or a mule.

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Georgetown, Kentucky

Georgetown is a home rule-class city in Scott County, Kentucky, United States.

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Ghostzapper

Ghostzapper (foaled April 6, 2000) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2004, outdistancing Roses in May by three lengths in a track record time of 1:59.02. Awesome Again and Ghostzapper are Breeders' Cup Classic winners.

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Ginger Punch

Ginger Punch (foaled April 23, 2003, in Florida) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Glossary of North American horse racing

Glossary of North American horse racing: Additional glossaries at.

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Haskell Stakes

The Haskell Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds run over a distance of miles on the dirt held annually in July at Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport, New Jersey.

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Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap

The Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap is a Grade III race for thoroughbred horses run at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney, Illinois each year.

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Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes

The Hollywood Gold Cup Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of miles on the dirt held at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California in May.

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Horse breeding

Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed.

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Horse length

A horse length, or simply length, is a unit of measurement for the length of a horse from nose to tail, approximately.

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Horse racing

Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.

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Irish Champion Stakes

| The Irish Champion Stakes (Irish: Curadh-Dhuais na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to horses aged three years or older.

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Jim Dandy Stakes

The Jim Dandy Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race.

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Kentucky Broodmare of the Year

The Kentucky Broodmare of the Year is selected each year by the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association.

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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes

| The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older.

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King's Plate

The King's Plate (known as the Queen's Plate from 1860 to 1901 and 1952 to 2022) is Canada's oldest thoroughbred horse race and the oldest continuously run race in North America, having been founded in 1860.

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Macho Uno

Macho Uno (foaled April 24, 1998 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Awesome Again and Macho Uno are thoroughbred family 1-c.

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Maiden race

In horse racing a maiden race is an event for horses that have not won a race.

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Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap

The Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap was a Thoroughbred horse race first run in September 1973 at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Midway, Kentucky

Midway is a home rule-class city in Woodford County, Kentucky, in the United States.

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Monmouth Park Racetrack

Monmouth Park Racetrack is an American race track for thoroughbred horse racing in Oceanport, New Jersey, United States.

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Mr. Prospector

Mr. Awesome Again and Mr. Prospector are Chefs-de-Race.

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Nasrullah (horse)

Nasrullah (March 2, 1940 – May 26, 1959) was a Thoroughbred racehorse that was bred in Ireland and trained in the United Kingdom before becoming a champion sire in both Europe and North America. Awesome Again and Nasrullah (horse) are Chefs-de-Race.

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Natalma

Natalma (March 26, 1957 – January 29, 1985) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the dam (mother) of the most important sire, and sire of sires, of the late 20th Century, Northern Dancer. Awesome Again and Natalma are Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees and racehorses trained in Canada.

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Nearctic (horse)

Nearctic (February 11, 1954 – July 27, 1973) was a Canadian-bred Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. Awesome Again and Nearctic (horse) are Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees, racehorses bred in Ontario and racehorses trained in Canada.

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Newmarket, Ontario

Newmarket (2021 population: 87,942) is a town and regional seat of the Regional Municipality of York in the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Northern Dancer

Northern Dancer (May 27, 1961 – November 16, 1990) was a Thoroughbred that, in 1964, became the first Canadian-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. Awesome Again and Northern Dancer are Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees, Chefs-de-Race, King's Plate winners, racehorses bred in Ontario and racehorses trained in Canada.

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Old Friends Equine

Old Friends is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) equine retirement facility in Georgetown, Kentucky, accredited by the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA).

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Ontario

Ontario is the southernmost province of Canada.

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Oxbow (horse)

Oxbow (foaled March 26, 2010), an American Thoroughbred racehorse, is best known for winning the second jewel in the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, the 2013 Preakness Stakes.

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Pacific Classic Stakes

The Pacific Classic Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds and older over a distance of one and one quarter miles on the dirt track scheduled annually in August or September at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California.

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Pat Day

Patrick Alan "Pat" Day (born October 13, 1953, in Brush, Colorado) is a retired American jockey.

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Patrick B. Byrne

Patrick B. Byrne (born March 8, 1956, in London, England) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who has won three Breeders' Cup races and who in 1997 conditioned Favorite Trick to American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and American Horse of the Year honors and Countess Diana to American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly honors.

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Paynter (horse)

Paynter (March 4, 2009 – November 10, 2023) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse noted for a three-year-old racing season that included a second-place finish in the 2012 Belmont Stakes and a victory in the Haskell Invitational, cut short by a near-fatal case of colitis requiring abdominal surgery, complicated by laminitis.

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Pimlico Special

The Pimlico Special is a Grade 3 American thoroughbred horse race for horses age three and older over a distance of miles (furlongs) held at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland in mid May.

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Raise a Native

Raise a Native (April 18, 1961 – July 28, 1988) was an undefeated Thoroughbred racehorse that was named 1963 champion two-year-old colt in the Turf and Sport Digest poll and was the highest rated juvenile in the Experimental Free Handicap. Awesome Again and Raise a Native are Chefs-de-Race.

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Red God

Red God (15 February 1954 – 8 February 1979) was a Thoroughbred race horse foaled in Kentucky who competed in England and the United States but who is best known as the sire of Blushing Groom who prominent turfman Edward L. Bowen calls one of the great international sires of the 20th century.

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Riva Ridge

Riva Ridge (April 13, 1969 – April 21, 1985) was a Thoroughbred racehorse, the winner of the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes in 1972.

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Round Pond (horse)

Round Pond (foaled May 21, 2002) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Santa Anita Handicap

The Santa Anita Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early March at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

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Santa Anita Park

Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States.

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Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap

The Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap was a Grade II Thoroughbred race for horses three-years-old and up run on dirt at Saratoga Race Course in New York from 1994 through 2005.

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Saratoga Race Course

Saratoga Race Course is a Thoroughbred horse racing track located on Union Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York, United States. Opened in 1863, it is often considered to be the oldest major sporting venue of any kind in the U.S. It is the fourth oldest racetrack after Pleasanton Fairgrounds Racetrack (1858), Freehold Raceway (1854) and Fair Grounds Race Course (1852).

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Secretariat (horse)

Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989), also known as Big Red, was a champion American thoroughbred racehorse who was the ninth winner of the American Triple Crown, setting and still holding the fastest time record in all three of its constituent races. Awesome Again and Secretariat (horse) are Chefs-de-Race.

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Shoemaker Mile Stakes

The Shoemaker Mile Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for horses age three years old and older over a distance of one mile on the turf held annually in late May at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, USA.

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Silver Charm

Silver Charm (b. February 22, 1994) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and 1998 Dubai World Cup (of all of which he is the oldest surviving winner). Awesome Again and Silver Charm are 1994 racehorse births.

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Sir Winston (horse)

Sir Winston (foaled April 8, 2016) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2019 Belmont Stakes.

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Skip Away

Skip Away (April 4, 1993 – May 14, 2010), was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 1998 Horse of the Year, 1996 Champion Three-Year-Old, and 1997 and 1998 Champion Handicap Horse. Awesome Again and Skip Away are Breeders' Cup Classic winners.

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Sovereign Award

The Sovereign Award is given annually since 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada to the outstanding horses and people in Canadian Thoroughbred racing.

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Spun Sugar

Spun Sugar (foaled January 28, 2002 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred mare racehorse.

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Stallion

A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded (castrated).

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Stephen Foster Stakes

The Stephen Foster Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three and older over a distance of miles on the dirt run annually in mid-June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Stronach Stables

Stronach Stables is the North American racing arm of Thoroughbred horse racing owner and breeder, Frank Stronach, who also owns the horse breeding operation Adena Springs.

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Super Derby

The Super Derby is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually in September at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, Louisiana.

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Swain (horse)

Swain (12 February 1992 – 27 July 2022) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed for horse racing.

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Travers Stakes

The Travers Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York.

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United States dollar

The United States dollar (symbol: $; currency code: USD; also abbreviated US$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official currency of the United States and several other countries.

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Vice Regent

Vice Regent (April 29, 1967 – June 18, 1995) was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse and Canada's leading sire for thirteen years. Awesome Again and Vice Regent are Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees and racehorses trained in Canada.

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Victory Gallop

Victory Gallop (foaled May 30, 1995, in Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1998 Belmont Stakes to deny Real Quiet the Triple Crown, and was the 1999 Champion Older Dirt Male. Awesome Again and Victory Gallop are Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees.

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Whitney Stakes

The Whitney Stakes (run as the Whitney Handicap through 2013 and still sometimes referred to as such) is an American Grade 1 stakes race for Thoroughbred racehorses four years of age and older run at a distance of miles.

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Wilko (horse)

Wilko (foaled January 13, 2002 in Kentucky) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in the United Kingdom and in the United States.

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Woodbine Racetrack

Woodbine Racetrack is a race track for Thoroughbred horse racing in the Etobicoke area of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Woodward Stakes

The Woodward Stakes is an American Grade Il stakes race and is one of the premier races for older thoroughbred horses in the United States.

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World's Best Racehorse Rankings

The Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings (LWBRR), known as World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings (WTRR) before 2012, are horseracing's equivalent to World Rankings by other major sporting organizations such as ATP Tennis Rankings, World Golf Rankings, FIFA World Rankings for soccer and IRB Rugby World Rankings.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awesome_Again

, Midway, Kentucky, Monmouth Park Racetrack, Mr. Prospector, Nasrullah (horse), Natalma, Nearctic (horse), Newmarket, Ontario, Northern Dancer, Old Friends Equine, Ontario, Oxbow (horse), Pacific Classic Stakes, Pat Day, Patrick B. Byrne, Paynter (horse), Pimlico Special, Raise a Native, Red God, Riva Ridge, Round Pond (horse), Santa Anita Handicap, Santa Anita Park, Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap, Saratoga Race Course, Secretariat (horse), Shoemaker Mile Stakes, Silver Charm, Sir Winston (horse), Skip Away, Sovereign Award, Spun Sugar, Stallion, Stephen Foster Stakes, Stronach Stables, Super Derby, Swain (horse), Thoroughbred, Travers Stakes, United States dollar, Vice Regent, Victory Gallop, Whitney Stakes, Wilko (horse), Woodbine Racetrack, Woodward Stakes, World's Best Racehorse Rankings, 1997 Kentucky Derby, 2012 Belmont Stakes, 2013 Preakness Stakes, 2019 Belmont Stakes.

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See also

2020 racehorse deaths

Breeders' Cup Classic winners

Thoroughbred family 1-c

References