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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
ruler of Dubai (born 1949)
John Forsythe
American film and television actor (1918–2010)
Anheuser-Busch
thumb|Anheuser-Busch delivery Truck (1905) Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC ( ) is an American brewing company headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Since 2008, following the hostile takeover by AB Inbev of Belgium, it has been wholly owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (AB InBev), now the world's largest brewing company, which owns multiple global brands, notably Budweiser, Michelob, Stella Artois, and Beck's.
Secretariat
Thoroughbred racehorse; winner of U.S. Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1973
Bill Shoemaker
American jockey (1931–2003)
Frank Stronach
Canadian politician
American Pharoah
racehorse: won the Triple Crown in the U.S.
Jim McKay
American television sports journalist (1921–2008)
Ruffian
race horse
Paul Mellon
American art collector, philanthropist and racehorse owner (1907-1999)
A.P. Indy
horse
Steve Cauthen
American jockey
Northern Dancer
Canadian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Goldikova
Goldikova (15 March 2005 – 5 January 2021) was an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 2010 European Horse of the Year. A filly, Goldikova won a total of 14 Group One races in her home country, Great Britain and the United States, with nine victories over male horses. She is the only European-trained horse to have won more than ten Group One races. Trained by Freddy Head, Goldikova is the only horse to have won three (2008, 2009, 2010) Breeders' Cup Mile races. She was ridden by Olivier Peslier in all of her races.
Sunday Silence
Thoroughbred racehorse
Arrogate
Arrogate (April 11, 2013June 2, 2020) was a Thoroughbred racehorse. He was notable as the all-time leading North American-based runner by earnings.
Seattle Slew
Thoroughbred race horse; winner of US Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1977
Zenyatta
Zenyatta (foaled April 1, 2004) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Breeders' Cup Classic and Breeders' Cup Distaff and 19 of her 20 starts. She was the 2010 American Horse of the Year, and Champion Older Female in 2008, 2009, and 2010. She was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2016.
Curlin
Curlin (foaled March 25, 2004, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the American Horse of the Year in both 2007 and 2008. He retired in 2008 as the highest North American money earner with over US$10.5 million accumulated. His major racing wins included the 2007 Preakness Stakes, 2007 Breeders' Cup Classic, and 2008 Dubai World Cup. In August 2008, Timeform assigned a 134 rating for Curlin, calling him the best horse in the world on dirt. Curlin was elected to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame in 2014, his first year of eligibility.
Nelson Bunker Hunt
American businessman (1926-2014)
Bob Baffert
American horse owner and trainer
Ron Turcotte
Canadian thoroughbred jockey (1941–2025)
Godolphin Racing
thoroughbred racing stable
Affirmed
Affirmed (February 21, 1975 – January 12, 2001) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the eleventh winner of the American Triple Crown. Affirmed was well known for his famous rivalry with Alydar, whom he met ten times, including Alydar coming second in each of the three 1978 Triple Crown races. After Affirmed won the Triple Crown, there was a 37-year wait until American Pharoah swept the series in 2015.
D. Wayne Lukas
American horse trainer
Gary Stevens
American jockey
California Chrome
American Thoroughbred racehorse
Juddmonte
Juddmonte is a thoroughbred horse racing and breeding enterprise. It was founded in 1983 by Prince Khalid bin Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. Upon his death in 2021, ownership passed to members of his family.
Cigar
horse
Forever Young
japanese-bred Thoroughbred racehorse (2021–)
Cash Asmussen
American jockey
Mike E. Smith
American jockey
Rachel Alexandra
American Thoroughbred racehorse
José A. Santos
jockey
Invasor
Argentine Thoroughbred racehorse
Braulio Baeza
American jockey
Tiznow
Tiznow (foaled March 12, 1997 in California) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his wins in the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2000 and 2001, becoming the only horse to win this race twice. He was the 2000 American Horse of the Year and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2009.
E. P. Taylor
Canadian businessman (1901–1989)
Thunder Gulch
Thoroughbred racehorse
Manila
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
William Stamps Farish III
American diplomat
Sandy Hawley
Canadian jockey
Ouija Board
British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Garrett K. Gomez
American jockey
Javier Castellano
American jockey
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney
American businessman (1899-1992)
Pat Day
American jockey
Johnny Longden
American horse trainer and jockey (1907-2003)
Smarty Jones
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Andrew Beyer
American expert on horse race betting
Alysheba
Alysheba (March 3, 1984 – March 27, 2009) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won two legs of the Triple Crown in 1987. A successful sire, he produced 11 stakes winners.
Edgar Prado
American jockey
Ogden Phipps
American businessman
Russell Baze
American jockey