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Beckett (horse), the Glossary

Beckett (19 March 1998 – 1 August 2016) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.^[1]

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2016 racehorse deaths
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Aidan O'Brien

Aidan Patrick O'Brien (born 16 October 1969 in County Wexford, Ireland) is an Irish horse racing trainer.

Almahmoud

Almahmoud (1947–1971) was an American Thoroughbred racemare that was best known as an influential broodmare who produced Natalma and Cosmah.

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Anglesey Stakes

| The Anglesey Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbreds.

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Ballydoyle

Ballydoyle is a racehorse training facility located in County Tipperary in Ireland.

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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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Blushing Groom

Blushing Groom (8 April 1974 – 6 May 1992) was a French champion Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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Bold Reason

Bold Reason (1968–1985) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and Champion broodmare sire.

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Champion Stakes

| The Champion Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older.

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City of York Stakes

| The City of York Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older.

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Coolmore Stud

Coolmore Stud, in Fethard, County Tipperary, Ireland, is headquarters of the world's largest breeding operation of thoroughbred racehorses.

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County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny (Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland.

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Curragh Racecourse

The Curragh Racecourse is a flat racecourse in County Kildare, Ireland.

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Dermot Weld

Dermot K. Weld (born 29 July 1948), a former jockey is one of Ireland's most successful racehorse trainers.

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Echuca

Echuca is a town on the banks of the Murray River and Campaspe River in Victoria, Australia.

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Entrepreneur (horse)

Entrepreneur (foaled 4 March 1994) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Beckett (horse) and Entrepreneur (horse) are thoroughbred family 6-e.

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Exclusive (horse)

Exclusive (foaled 8 April 1995) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Beckett (horse) and Exclusive (horse) are thoroughbred family 6-e.

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Exclusive Native

Exclusive Native (April 17, 1965 – May 10, 1983) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Sanford Stakes and Arlington Classic.

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Fairy King (horse)

Fairy King (1982–1999) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and a successful sire. Beckett (horse) and Fairy King (horse) are racehorses trained in Ireland.

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Falbrav (28 February 1998 – 12 January 2024) was a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, bred in Ireland but trained in Italy and the United Kingdom during his racing career which ran from 2000 to 2004. Beckett (horse) and Falbrav are 1998 racehorse births and racehorses bred in Ireland.

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Forli (horse)

Forli (1963–1988) was an Argentine Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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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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Futurity Stakes (Ireland)

| The Futurity Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Ireland open to two-year-old thoroughbreds.

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Going (horse racing)

Going (UK), track condition (US) or track rating (AUS) are the track surface of a horse racing track prior to a horse race or race meet.

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Group races

Group races, also known as Pattern races, or '''Graded races''' in some jurisdictions, are the highest level of races in Thoroughbred horse racing.

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Guinea (coin)

The guinea (commonly abbreviated gn., or gns. in plural) was a coin, minted in Great Britain between 1663 and 1814, that contained approximately one-quarter of an ounce of gold.

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Hail To Reason

Hail to Reason (April 18, 1958 – February 24, 1976) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and an influential sire.

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Helissio

Helissio (1993–2013) was a Thoroughbred racehorse sired by Fairy King and a grandson of Northern Dancer.

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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 markings

Markings on horses are usually distinctive white areas on an otherwise dark base coat color.

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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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Joel Stakes

| The Joel Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older.

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John Magnier

John Magnier (born 10 February 1948) is an Irish business magnate.

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Lalun

Lalun (1952 – 1977) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and successful broodmare.

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Leopardstown Racecourse

Leopardstown Racecourse is an Irish horse-racing venue, located in Leopardstown, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, south of the Dublin city centre.

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Lyphard

Lyphard (10 May 1969 – 10 June 2005) was an American-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and an important sire.

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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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Malhub

Malhub (foaled 26 April 1998) is an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. Beckett (horse) and Malhub are 1998 racehorse births.

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Michael Kinane

Michael J. Kinane (born 22 June 1959) is an Irish former flat racing jockey.

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Michael Tabor

Michael Barry Tabor (born 28 October 1941) is a racehorse owner.

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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.

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National Hunt racing

National Hunt racing is a form of horse racing particular to France, Great Britain, and Ireland, that requires horses to jump fences and ditches.

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Native Dancer

Native Dancer (March 27, 1950 – November 16, 1967), nicknamed the Gray Ghost, was one of the most celebrated and accomplished Thoroughbred racehorses in American history and was the first horse made famous through the medium of television.

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Nayef (horse)

Nayef (foaled 1 May 1998) is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. Beckett (horse) and Nayef (horse) are 1998 racehorse births.

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Nearco

Nearco (January 24, 1935 – June 27, 1957) was an Italian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse described by Thoroughbred Heritage as "one of the greatest racehorses of the Twentieth Century" and "one of the most important sires of the century." He was unbeaten, winning 14 races at distances from 1000m (5 furlongs) to 3000m (1 mile 7 furlongs), including the Derby Italiano and Grand Prix de Paris.

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Nearctic realm

The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface.

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Newmarket Racecourse

Newmarket Racecourse is a British Thoroughbred horse racing venue in Newmarket, Suffolk, comprising two individual racecourses: the Rowley Mile and the July Course.

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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.

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Oath (horse)

Oath (foaled 22 April 1996) is a retired Thoroughbred race horse, bred in Ireland and trained by Henry Cecil in Great Britain, best known for winning the 1999 Epsom Derby. Beckett (horse) and Oath (horse) are racehorses bred in Ireland.

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Odds

In probability theory, odds provide a measure of the probability of a particular outcome.

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Racing Post

Racing Post is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting publisher published in print and digital formats.

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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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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beckett_(horse)

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2016 racehorse deaths

Thoroughbred family 6-e

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