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The sire of Gunrock, Rock Sand (1900–1914), was a prominent English Thoroughbred race horse and sire of his time. In a career which lasted from the spring of 1902 until October 1904, he ran 20 times, and won 16 races.
Figure (also known by the name of one of his owners, Justin Morgan), the foundation sire of the Morgan horse breed; Gunrock, used in the 1920s at UC Davis to breed horses for the U.S. Army Cavalry; Hollywood Dun It, all-time leading reining sire and Quarter Horse; Incitatus, Emperor Caligula's favorite horse; may have been proposed as a senator
The official school mascot is a mustang named Gunrock. The name dates to 1921 when the US Army brought a horse named Gun Rock to UC Davis to supply high-quality stock for cavalry horses; the mustang mascot was selected to honor that cavalry horse. Students at UC Davis are referred to as Aggies in honor of the school's agricultural heritage.
Rock Sand was a small brown horse bred by his owner Sir James Miller at his Hamilton Stud in Newmarket. [2] Rock Sand was sired by Sainfoin, the winner of the 1890 Derby, who was bred by Queen Victoria. He was the first foal of Roquebrune by St. Simon who won two races and was a half-sister to Epsom Oaks winner Seabreeze. [3]
Katsuragi Ace: First Japanese-trained horse to win the Japan Cup; Kauto Star: record five-time winner of the King George VI Chase; Keen Ice: 2015 Travers Stakes winner; Kelso: only five-time U.S. Horse of the Year, in the list of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century by The Blood-Horse magazine, Kelso ranks 4th
John Velazquez has now won the Black-Eyed Susan a record five times. It took him over a decade to secure victory No. 5, but when it happened, Gun Song made it look pretty easy down the stretch.
Gun Runner is a chestnut stallion with a small white star and one white sock bred in Kentucky by Benjamin Leon Jr.'s Besilu Stables. [3] His sire is Candy Ride, an Argentinian-bred horse who was undefeated in a six race career that included four Grade I wins in Argentina and the United States.
The Red River Gorge is a unique, scenic, natural area that is designated as a geological area and a national landmark. It's also registered on the National Registry of Historic places. It features ...