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West Coast (foaled May 14, 2014) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse, foaled, raised and sold by historic Thoroughbred nursery, Hermitage Farm. Unraced at age two, he was named the Champion three-year-old colt of 2017 after wins in the Travers Stakes and Pennsylvania Derby , plus a third-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Classic .
West grew up in Washington, DC. [1] She began riding at age five, and her father was involved in horse showing and owned a farm in Howard County, Maryland.As a junior, she showed ponies and horses up the East Coast, as one of the few black equestrian competitors at events such as the Upperville Colt and Horse Show, the Devon Horse Show and the Washington International Horse Show.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 October 2024. Horses running at a ranch in Texas Horses have been an important component of American life and culture since before the founding of the nation. In 2023, there were an estimated 6.65 million horses in the United States, with 1.5 million horse owners, 25 million citizens that participate ...
In one state, North Dakota, the state horse is officially designated the "honorary state equine". [2] Two additional states have not designated a specific state horse, but have designed a horse or horse breed as its official state animals: the horse in New Jersey and the Morgan horse breed in Vermont.
American Paint Horse [2]: 435 Paint Horse: American Quarter Horse [2]: 435 Quarter Horse [2]: 497 American Saddlebred [2]: 435 American Shetland Pony [2]: 435 American Sorraia Mustang [2]: 435 of Iberian origin, in the Colonial Spanish horse group; no connection to the Sorraia has been demonstrated [2]: 435
Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States. It offers some of the prominent horse racing events in the United States during early fall, winter and in spring. The track is home to numerous prestigious races, including both the Santa Anita Derby and the Santa Anita Handicap.
In 1948 Rampart became the first female horse to win the race, defeating Armed at odds of 26–1. [4] Graded stakes race status: Grade II : 1973–1974, 2003–present; Grade 1 : 1975–2002; In 1997, Barbara Minshall became the first female trainer to win the race in its fifty-two-year history.
The list of American and Canadian Graded races is a list of Thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada that meet the graded stakes standards maintained by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association [1] and the Jockey Club of Canada. A specific grade level (I, II, III or listed) is then ...