The Thoroughbred Corporation is a

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and

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operation established in 1994 by principal partner Prince Ahmed bin Salman of the

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n royal family. It was based at an facility at Bradbury Estates, in

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. Educated at the

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, Prince Ahmed and college friend Richard Mulhall teamed up to go into Thoroughbred

flat racing Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic pr ...

. Initially, Mulhall served as

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but eventually became manager of racing operations. The Prince invested millions of dollars and succeeded in building a quality stable that was an important part of American and European racing. The Thoroughbred Corp. won four American Classic Races, four

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s, and is one of only four owners to have ever raced both a Kentucky Derby winner and an Epsom Derby winner. The others are

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, and Paul Mellon. Some of the notable horses raced by The Thoroughbred Corp. include: Based in the United States: *

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- (in partnership with Richard and Martha Stephen), won the 1996 Breeders' Cup Distaff and was voted

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- won 7 Grade 1 races in 1996,1997, and 1998 *

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- won the 1999

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; voted the

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- won the 2000 Breeders' Cup Distaff; retired as the richest mare in North American racing history *

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- won the 2001

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and Belmont Stakes; voted United States Horse of the Year * Johar - won the 2002

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and the 2003 Breeders' Cup Turf *

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- won the 2002 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes; voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Year-Old Male Horse Based in Europe: * Dr Fong - in 1998 won the

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, St. James's Palace Stakes * Royal Anthem - won the 1998

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and 1999

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- won the 1999 Epsom Derby * Elusive City - won the 2002

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, voted Champion 2-Year-Old in France Prince Ahmed bin Salman died unexpectedly at age 43 of heart failure in Riyadh. Prince Faisal succeeded him as the head of The Thoroughbred Corp. In March 2004, the bulk of the operation's horses were dispersed at a southern California auction and the organization's activities suspended. In 2022, the family of late Prince Ahmed revived The Thoroughbred Corp. with six fillies in training with

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an
Thady Gosden
and the corporation’s colors gradually returning to the racing tracks in the United Kingdom.

References

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Bloodhorse article ''Thoroughbred Corporation Donates To NTRA New York Heroes Fund''

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