5.Secretariat. Record: 21:16-3-1. ‘Big Red’ became the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years when romping in the 1973 Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths. His amazing feats on the race track are difficult to surmise but encapsulated in the documentary below. Secretariat would also become the leading broodmare sire in North America in 1992.
4.Frankel. Record: 14:14-0-0. A true modern-day champion is now becoming a successful sire. Frankel possesses the highest ever Timeform rating of 140 and was ranked the best racehorse the World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings Committee has ever assessed. However, these rankings came into question in 2013. What is unquestionable was his dominance on the track, taking out 12 stakes races and the scalps of some high-profile gallopers such as Canford Cliffs.
3.Black Caviar. Record: 25:25-0-0. Just takes out third ahead of Frankel as the other undefeated juggernaut of the modern era. With 20 of her 25 wins in stakes class, she made top-line sprinters such as Buffering and Hay List look second rate on a weekly basis. ‘Nelly’, took out the Diamond Jubilee Stakes in the UK when sustaining a grade-four tear to her quadriceps. The tremendous will to win.
2.Winx. Record: 37:31-3-0. Recently surpassed Black Caviar’s winning streak of 25 in the aptly named Winx Stakes. Any current racing fan will know of her exploits; having won 20 Group 1 races, defeating well in excess of 50 Group 1 winners over distances ranging from 1300 to 2200m. More modern benchmarking methods have her performances ranked superior to anything we’ve seen. Will she step out of WFA?
1.Kincsem. Record: 54:54-0-0. With an unbeaten 54 start record over 4 seasons at distances ranging from 947-4022m, she possesses a record that will never be broken, having daylight on Black Caviar who’s second with 25. She decimated both all opposition in Hungary, Germany, France, and England. Taking out top-class races such as the Austrian Derby, Goodwood Cup, and Grand Prix de Deauville. As a broodmare, her bloodlines continue to prove successful with descendants including the Epsom Derby and Irish Derby winner and up-and-coming sire Camelot.
