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Ruffian (April 17, 1972 – July 7, 1975) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who won ten consecutive races, including the Acorn, Mother Goose and Coaching Club American Oaks, then known as the American Triple Tiara.
That year the event became the Ruffian Stakes again in 2014 and the conditions were changed to the current format of fillies and mares ages four-years-old and older allowed to enter. [3] Fiftyshadesofhay won the race, giving John Velazquez his sixth win in the race, currently the leading jockey to have won this event.
A ruffian is a scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person. Ruffian may refer to: Ruffian (horse) (1972–1975), a famous thoroughbred racehorse; Ruffian, a 2007 television movie about the racehorse; Ruffian Games, a Scottish games developer; Ruffian, a chess engine; Ruffian 23, Irish sailboat designed by Billy Brown
Ruffian is a 2007 American television film that tells the story of the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred filly Ruffian who went undefeated until her death after breaking down in a nationally televised match race at Belmont Park on July 6, 1975 against the Kentucky Derby winner, Foolish Pleasure.
Ruffian, Foolish Pleasure, Genuine Risk, Forego, Princess Rooney, Manila, Risen Star Jacinto Vásquez (born January 4, 1944) is a retired Panamanian thoroughbred horse racing jockey . He rode two Kentucky Derby winners, Foolish Pleasure in 1975 and the filly Genuine Risk in 1980.
Ruffian was foaled in Reviewer's first crop. [4] The filly was euthanized in 1975 following surgery to repair a broken leg sustained in a race. Reviewer himself broke three legs during his career before being retired to stud; he suffered a fourth broken leg in a paddock accident at Claiborne Farm and was subsequently euthanized.
Significant horses Coastal , Astray , Highland Blade , Just A Game , Northernette , Revidere , Tiller , Waya David Anders Whiteley (October 21, 1944 - August 13, 2017) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who trained three Champions [ 1 ] and who in 1979 won the third leg of the U.S. Triple Crown .
In 1972, Shenanigans foaled her most famous progeny: a brown filly by Reviewer named Ruffian. [2] This tall, almost jet black filly destroyed track and stakes records for two seasons before she broke down in a match race against Kentucky Derby winner Foolish Pleasure. Many claim that Ruffian's tragic end was a product of her breeding.