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Gentlemen (horse)
Gentlemen (foaled 1992) is an Argentinian Thoroughbred racehorse. He was the Champion Three-Year-Old Colt in Argentina and then raced successfully in the United States. Background Gentlemen is a chestnut horse bred at the Haras de la Pomme in Argentina. He was sired by Robin des Bois, an American-bred, French-trained son of Nureyev. Racing career Racing at age three in 1995, Gentlemen won the Gran Premio Nacional, (Argentine Derby) and Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos (Argentine 2000 Guineas). Gentlemen was brought to race in the United States in 1996, under California trainer Richard Mandella. Although he was ineligible for the Breeders' Cup, Gentlemen met with considerable success. In 1997 he was arguably the best racehorse in North America. On May 10 he captured the Pimlico Special at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland conceding three pounds to Skip Away. In June he won the Hollywood Gold Cup by four lengths from the Brazilian champion Siphon with the future Arl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nureyev (horse)
Nureyev (1977–2001) was an American-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse and champion Horse breeding#Terminology, sire. As a racehorse, he was best known as the disqualified "winner" of the 2000 Guineas in 1980. Background Nureyev was a bay horse with a white Horse markings#Facial markings, blaze and white Horse markings#Leg markings, sock on his right hind leg bred in Kentucky by the Claiborne Farm. He was sired by Northern Dancer out of the mare Special, making him a half brother of to several winners including Fairy Bridge, the dam of Sadler's Wells (horse), Sadler's Wells. He was bought in 1978 at the Keeneland Sales, Keeneland yearling sale by Stavros Niarchos for US$1.3 million ($ million Real versus nominal value (economics), inflation adjusted), at the time the second-highest paid price ever paid for a yearling—behind only Canadian Bound. Niarchos named the colt in honor of the famous ballet dancer, Rudolf Nureyev. Niarchos sent the colt to race i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
126
126 may refer to: *126 (number), a natural number *AD 126, a year in the 2nd century AD *126 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC *126 film, a cartridge-based film format used in still photography *126 (New Jersey bus) 126 may refer to: *126 (number), a natural number *AD 126, a year in the 2nd century AD * 126 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC *126 film, a cartridge-based film format used in still photography * 126 (New Jersey bus) * 126 Artist-run Gallery *Inters ..., a New Jersey Transit bus route *126 Artist-run Gallery, an artist-run space located in Galway City, Ireland *Interstate 126 in South Carolina *126 Velleda, a main-belt asteroid *Fiat 126, a city car See also *12/6 (other) *Unbihexium, a hypothetical chemical element with atomic number 126 {{numberdis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |