Moscow Flyer
Moscow Flyer (10 May 1994 – 21 October 2016) was an Irish-bred and -trained National Hunt horse who ran over distances between 2 miles and miles (3.2–4 km). A top-class horse who achieved a Timeform rating of 184, he won the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 2003 and 2005, the Tingle Creek Chase in 2003 and 2004 and the Arkle Challenge Trophy in 2002. Background Moscow Flyer was a bay horse with a white Horse markings#Facial markings, blaze and four white Horse markings#Leg markings, socks bred in Ireland by Edward Joyce. He was sired by Moscow Society, a son of Nijinsky (horse), Nijinsky, who showed good form in a brief racing career before becoming a successful National Hunt stallion. He was horse trainer, trained by Jessica Harrington and ridden in most of his races by Barry Geraghty. Racing career Early career Moscow Flyer never won a Bumper race, Bumper. He came third in two of his four bumpers, but never was first past the post. He was quickly changed to stee ...
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Nijinsky (horse)
Nijinsky (21 February 1967 – 15 April 1992) was a Canadian-bred, Irish-trained champion Thoroughbred horse-racing, racehorse and Horse breeding, sire. He was the outstanding two-year-old in Europe in 1969 when he was unbeaten in five races. In the following season, he became the first horse for thirty-five years to win the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#English Triple Crowns, English Triple Crown, a feat that has not been repeated as of 2024. He is regarded as one of the greatest European Flat racing, flat racehorses of the 20th century.“Nijinsky (1970)”
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