Who were
the greatest male and female horses, by decade, of the past 100 years? An impossible
question, I know, but after weeks of research, and plenty of heart-wrenching
decisions, I’m ready to take a stab it. For clarification, horses that raced in
two different decades were placed in the decade of their most dominant season. The
following lists include American based horses only, and are strictly for
entertainment purposes.
The Males
1910’s 1) Sir Barton
2) Old Rosebud 3) Roamer
1920’s 1) Man O’ War
2) Exterminator 3) Grey Lag
1930’s 1) Equipoise
2) Discovery 3) War Admiral
1940’s 1) Citation
2) Count Fleet 3) Whirlaway
1950’s 1) Native Dancer 2) Swaps
3) Tom Fool
1960’s 1) Dr. Fager
2) Kelso 3) Damascus
1970’s 1) Secretariat 2) Forego 3) Seattle Slew
1980’s 1) Spectacular Bid 2) John Henry
3) Sunday Silence
1990’s 1) Cigar
2) Holy Bull 3) Skip Away
2000’s 1) Ghostzapper 2) Invasor
3) Curlin
The Females
1910’s 1) Regret
2) Pan Zareta 3) Milkmaid
1920’s 1) Princess Doreen 2) Black Maria 3) Cleopatra
1930’s 1) Top Flight
2) Myrtlewood 3) Black Helen
1940’s 1) Gallorette 2) Twilight Tear 3) Busher
1950’s 1) Two Lea 2) Real Delight 3) Silver Spoon
1960’s 1) Gallant Bloom 2) Cicada 3) Gamely
1970’s 1) Ruffian 2) Desert Vixen 3) Ta Wee
1980’s 1) Lady’s Secret 2) Personal Ensign 3) Genuine Risk
1990’s 1) Go For Wand 2) Bayakoa 3) Inside Information
2000’s 1) Zenyatta 2) Rachel Alexandra 3) Azeri