The Blood-Horse's
TOP 100(50) RACEHORSES of the 20th CENTURY


1998年末、米国ブラッドホース誌が非常に興味深い企画を催しました。それは20世紀におけるベスト100の競走馬を選出してしまおうというもの・・・。
アメリカ人が1番好きな競走馬・・・それはビッグレッド・・・マンノーウォー!
立木をなぎ倒すか如く直線で他馬を抜き去る姿はまるで戦艦!(名前通り)
また、アメリカの偉大なところは・・・これらベスト100の上位に選ばれた競走馬の血統が今も息づいているという事です。
我々日本人もこの事には非常に留意しなければならないでしょう。
**注** 表中Sexのc・・・牡馬、f・・・牝馬、g・・・セン馬を示します。賞金額は当時の額そのままです。
Rank Horse Birth
Year
Sex Sire Dam Owner Breeder Trainer Race
Record
Earning

1

Man o’ War

1917

c

Fair Play

Mahubah

Samuel D. Riddle

August Belmont II and Nursery Stud (Ky)

Louis Feustel

21-20-1-0

$249,465

2

Secretariat

1970

c

Bold Ruler

Somethingroyal

Meadow Stable

Meadow Stud (Va)

Lucien Laurin

21-16-3-1

$1,316,808

3

Citation

1945

c

Bull Lea

Hydroplane II

Calumet Farm

Calumet Farm (Ky)

Ben A. Jones and H.A. (Jimmy) Jones

45-32-10-2

$1,085,760

4

Kelso

1957

g

Your Host

Maid of Flight

Bohemia Stable

Mrs. Richard C. du Pont (Ky)

Dr. John Lee and Carl H. Hanford

63-39-12-2

$1,977,896

5

Count Fleet

1940

c

Reigh Count

Quickly

Mrs. John D. Hertz

Mrs. John D. Hertz (Ky)

G.D. Cameron

21-16-4-1

$250,300

6

Dr. Fager

1964

c

Rough’n Tumble

Aspidistra

Tartan Stable

Tartan Farms (Fl)

John Nerud

22-18-2-1

$1,002,642

7

Native Dancer

1950

c

Polynesian

Geisha

Alfred G. Vanderbilt

Alfred G. Vanderbilt (Ky)

W.C. Winfrey

22-21-1-0

$785,240

8

Forego

1970

g

Forli

Lady Golconda

Lazy F Ranch

Lazy F Ranch (Ky)

Frank Whiteley Jr.

57-34-9-7

$1,938,957

9

Seattle Slew

1974

c

Bold Reasoning

My Charmer

Tayhill Stable

Ben S. Castleman (Ky)

William H. Turner and Douglas Peterson

17-14-2-0

$1,208,726

10

Spectacular Bid

1976

c

Bold Bidder

Spectacular

Hawksworth Farm

Mrs. William Jason and Mrs. William Gilmore (Ky)

Grover G. (Bud) Delp

30-26-2-1

$2,781,608

11

Tom Fool

1949

c

Menow

Gaga

Greentree Stable

Duval Headley (Ky)

John M. Gaver

30-21-7-1

$570,165

12

Affirmed

1975

c

Exclusive Native

Won’t Tell You

Louis Wolfson

Harbor View Farm (Fl)

Lazaro S. Barrera

29-22-5-1

$2,393,818

13

War Admiral

1934

c

Man o’ War

Brushup

Glen Riddle Farm

Samuel D. Riddle (Ky)

George Conway

26-21-3-1

$273,240

14

Buckpasser

1963

c

Tom Fool

Busanda

Ogden Phipps

Ogden Phipps (Ky)

W.C. Winfrey, Eddie A. Neloy

31-25-4-1

$1,462,014

15

Colin

1905

c

Commando

Pastorella

James R. Keene

James R. Keene (Ky)

James G. Rowe Sr.

15-15-0-0

$178,110

16

Damascus

1964

c

Sword Dancer

Kerala

Mrs. Thomas Bancroft

Mrs. Thomas Bancroft (Ky)

Frank Y. Whiteley Jr.

32-21-7-3

$1,176,781

17

Round Table

1954

c

Princequillo

Knight’s Daughter

A.B. Hancock Jr. and Travis M. Kerr

Claiborne Farm (Ky)

Moody Jolley and William Molter

66-43-8-5

$1,749,869

18

Cigar

1990

c

Palace Music

Solar Slew

Allen E. Paulson

Allen E. Paulson (Md)

William I. Mott

33-19-4-5

$9,999,815

19

Bold Ruler

1954

c

Nasrullah

Miss Disco

Wheatley Stable

Wheatley Stable (Ky)

James (Sunny Jim) Fitzsimmons

33-23-4-2

$764,204

20

Swaps

1952

c

Khaled

Iron Reward

Rex C. Ellsworth

Rex C. Ellsworth (Cal)

Meshach (Mesh) Tenney

25-19-2-2

$848,900

21

Equipoise

1928

c

Pennant II

Swinging

C.V. Whitney

Harry Payne Whitney (Ky)

Fred Hopkins and T.J. Healey

51-29-10-4

$338,610

22

Phar Lap (NZ)

1926

g

Night Raid

Entreaty

David J. Davis and H.R. Telford

A.F. Roberts (NZ)

Tommy Woodcock

51-37-3-2

$332,250

23

John Henry

1975

g

Ole Bob Bowers

Once Double

Dotsam Stable

Golden Chance Farm (Ky)

Ronald McAnally

83-39-15-9

$6,591,860

24

Nashua

1952

c

Nasrullah

Segula

Belair Stud and Leslie Combs II syndicate

Belair Stud (Ky)

James (Sunny Jim) Fitzsimmons

30-22-4-1

$1,288,565

25

Seabiscuit

1933

c

Hard Tack

Swing On

Wheatley Stable and Charles S. Howard

Wheatley Stable (Ky)

James (Sunny Jim) Fitzsimmons and Tom Smith

89-33-15-13

$437,730

26

Whirlaway

1938

c

Blenheim II

Dustwhirl

Calumet Farm

Calumet Farm (Ky)

Ben A. Jones

60-32-15-9

$561,161

27

Alydar

1975

c

Raise a Native

Sweet Tooth

Calumet Farm

Calumet Farm (Ky)

John H. Veitch

26-14-9-1

$957,195

28

Gallant Fox

1927

c

Sir Gallahad III

Marguerite

Belair Stud

Belair Stud (Ky)

James (Sunny Jim) Fitzsimmons

17-11-3-2

$328,165

29

Exterminator

1915

g

McGee

Fair Empress

J. Cal Milam and Willis Sharpe Kilmer

F.D. (Dixie) Knight (Ky)

J. Cal Milam, Henry McDaniel, J. Simon Healy, Will McDaniel, F. Curtis, Bill Knapp, Eugene Wayland, Will Shields, and John I. Smith

100-50-17-17

$252,996

30

Sysonby

1902

c

Melton

Optime

James R. Keene

James R. Keene (Ky)

James G. Rowe Sr.

15-14-0-1

$184,438

31

Sunday Silence

1986

c

Halo

Wishing Well

Dr. Ernest Gaillard, Arthur Hancock, and Charles Whittingham

Oak Cliff Thoroughbreds Ltd. (Ky)

Charles Whittingham

14-9-5-0

$4,968,554

32

Skip Away

1993

c

Skip Trial

Ingot Way

Carolyn Hine

Anna Marie Barnhart (Fl)

Hubert (Sonny) Hine

38-18-10-6

$9,616,360

33

Assault

1943

c

Bold Venture

Igual

Robert J. Kleberg Jr.

King Ranch (Tx)

Max Hirsch

42-18-6-7

$675,470

34

Easy Goer

1986

c

Alydar

Relaxing

Ogden Phipps

Ogden Phipps (Ky)

Claude R. (Shug) McGaughey III

20-14-5-1

$4,873,770

35

Ruffian

1972

f

Reviewer

Shenanigans

Locust Hill Farm

Mr. and Mrs. Stuart S. Janney (Ky)

Frank Y. Whiteley Jr.

11-10-0-0

$313,428

36

Gallant Man

1954

c

Migoli

Majideh

Ralph Lowe

Aga Khan III and Prince Aly Khan (Eng)

John Nerud

26-14-4-1

$510,355

37

Discovery

1931

c

Display

Ariadne

Adolphe Pons and Alfred G. Vanderbilt

Walter J. Salmon Jr. (Ky)

John R. Pryce and J.H. Stotler

63-27-10-10

$195,287

38

Challedon

1936

c

Challenger II

Laura Gal

William L. Brann

Branncastle Farm (Md)

L.J. Schaefer

44-20-7-6

$334,660

39

Armed

1941

g

Bull Lea

Armful

Calumet Farm

Calumet Farm (Ky)

Ben A. Jones and H.A. (Jimmy) Jones

81-41-20-10

$817,475

40

Busher

1942

f

War Admiral

Baby League

Col. E.R. Bradley and L.B. Mayer

Idle Hour Stock Farm (Ky)

J.W. Smith and George Odom

21-15-3-1

$334,035

41

Stymie

1941

c

Equestrian

Stop Watch

King Ranch and Ethel D. Jacobs

Max Hirsch (Tx)

Max Hirsch and Hirsch Jacobs

131-35-33-28

$918,485

42

Alysheba

1984

c

Alydar

Bel Sheba

Dorothy and Pamela Scharbauer

Preston Madden (Ky)

Jack C. Van Berg

26-11-8-2

$6,679,242

43

Northern Dancer

1961

c

Nearctic

Natalma

E.P. Taylor

E.P. Taylor (Can)

Horatio Luro

18-14-2-2

$580,647

44

Ack Ack

1966

c

Battle Joined

Fast Turn

Forked Lightening Ranch

Harry F. Guggenheim (Ky)

Frank A. Bonsal

27-19-6-0

$636,641

45

Gallorette

1942

f

Challenger II

Gallette

William L. Brann

Preston M. Burch (Md)

Edward A. Christmas

72-21-20-13

$445,535

46

Majestic Prince

1966

c

Raise a Native

Gay Hostess

Frank M. McMahon

Leslie Combs II (Ky)

John Longden

10-9-1-0

$414,200

47

Coaltown

1945

c

Bull Lea

Easy Lass

Calumet Farm

Calumet Farm (Ky)

Ben A. Jones and H.A. (Jimmy) Jones

39-23-6-3

$415,675

48

Personal Ensign

1984

f

Private Account

Grecian Banner

Ogden Phipps

Ogden Phipps (Ky)

Claude R. (Shug) McGaughey III

13-13-0-0

$1,679,880

49

Sir Barton

1916

c

Star Shoot

Lady Sterling

John E. Madden and Cmdr. J.K.L. Ross

John E. Madden and Vivian A. Gooch (Ky)

W.S. Walker and H. Guy Bedwell

31-13-6-5

$116,857

50

Dahlia

1970

f

Vaguely Noble

Charming Alibi

Nelson Bunker Hunt

Nelson Bunker Hunt (Ky)

Maurice Zilber

48-15-3-7

$1,489,105