Week of February 22nd Through February 28th

February 23, 2002 - Reining stallion Topsail Cody died from colic. Topsail Cody was born in 1977 and would go on to win the 1980 National Reining Horse Association Futurity. In 1996, Topsail Cody was

inducted into the National…

Week of February 15th Through February 21st

February 15th, 1974 - 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew was born. The horse was born with a right front hoof that curved outward and didn’t look like a champion, so he was purchased for a

mere $17,500 by Karen and Mickey Taylor and Jim and Sally…

^{This Week in Horse History - February 8th Through February 14th}

February 8^th, 1983 – Thoroughbred racehorse Shergar was stolen from his home in County Kildare, Ireland. Shergar was worth $13.5 million. Shergar was a five-year old champion Irish racehorse. Thieves forced Shergar’s groom James Fitzpatrick to load him onto a trailer. They demanded a…

This Week in Horse History - February 1st Through February 7th



February 2nd, 1997 – A life-size bronze statue of the Thoroughbred racehorse Cigar was unveiled at Florida's Gulfstream Park. The bay stallion raced in 1993 as a three-year-old and continued to race through 1996 as a six-year-old. He was declared Horse of the Year in both 1995 and 1996, and won the inaugural running of the Dubai Cup in 1996. He now lives at Kentucky Horse Park. Cigar retired as the leading North…