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Sunny's Halo

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Sunny's Halo (February 11, 1980 – June 3, 2003) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who became only the second Canadian-bred to win the Kentucky Derby and who as of 2006 is the all-time leading sire by progeny earnings in the state of Texas. [1]

46 relations: Almahmoud, Arkansas Derby, Arlington Classic, Blue Swords (horse), Bullard, Texas, Canada, Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt, Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, Chestnut (coat), Churchill Downs, Colin Stakes, Coronation Futurity Stakes, Cosmic Bomb (horse), Count Fleet, Eddie Delahoussaye, Father, Grey Stakes, Hail To Reason, Halo (horse), Horse breeding, Horse racing, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Lexington, Kentucky, Louisiana Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, Mahmoud (horse), Nellie Flag, Oshawa, Pharamond (horse), Preakness Stakes, Prince Rose, Princequillo, Queen's Plate, Rebel Stakes, Royal Charger, Sovereign Award, Stallion, Stockbroker, Super Derby, Swynford Stakes, Texas, Thoroughbred, Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), Turn-To, Woodbine Racetrack.

Almahmoud

Almahmoud (1947–1971) was an American Thoroughbred racemare that was best known as an influential broodmare who produced Natalma and Cosmah.

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Arkansas Derby

The Arkansas Derby is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in April at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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Arlington Classic

The Arlington Classic Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three year old horses over a distance of miles on the turf held annually in late May at Arlington Park race track near Chicago, Illinois.

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Blue Swords (horse)

Blue Swords (born 1940), Thoroughbred Database, retrieved on April 23, 2010.

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Bullard, Texas

Bullard is a small town in Smith and Cherokee counties in the east central part of U.S. state of Texas.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt

The Canadian Champion Two-Year-Old Colt is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honour.

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Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame

The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1976 to honor those who have made a significant contribution to the sport of harness and thoroughbred horse racing in Canada.

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Chestnut (coat)

Chestnut is a hair coat color of horses consisting of a reddish-to-brown coat with a mane and tail the same or lighter in color than the coat.

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Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs, located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for annually hosting the Kentucky Derby.

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Colin Stakes

The Colin Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the later half of July at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario.

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Coronation Futurity Stakes

The Coronation Futurity Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race for 2-year-old horses foaled in Canada.

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Cosmic Bomb (horse)

Cosmic Bomb (foaled 1944) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse whose wins included races that today would be graded events.

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Count Fleet

Count Fleet (March 24, 1940 – December 3, 1973) was a champion American thoroughbred racehorse.

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Eddie Delahoussaye

Edward J. Delahoussaye (born September 21, 1951) is a retired American Thoroughbred jockey from New Iberia, Louisiana.

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Father

A father is the male parent of a child.

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Grey Stakes

The Grey Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the first week of October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto.

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Hail To Reason

Hail To Reason (April 18, 1958 – February 24, 1976) was an American thoroughbred racehorse and an influential sire.

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Halo (horse)

Halo (February 7, 1969 – November 28, 2000) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and an important Champion sire.

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Horse breeding

Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed.

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Horse 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.

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Kentucky Derby

The Kentucky Derby, is a horse race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival.

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Kentucky Derby Museum

The Kentucky Derby Museum is an American Thoroughbred horse racing museum located on the grounds of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, consolidated with Fayette County and often denoted as Lexington-Fayette, is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 60th-largest city in the United States.

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Louisiana Downs

Harrah's Louisiana Downs is a horse racing track and racino located in Bossier City in northwestern Louisiana.

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Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th most-populous city in the United States.

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Mahmoud (horse)

Mahmoud (1933–1962) was a French-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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Nellie Flag

Nellie Flag (1932–1953) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was retrospectively named the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 1934.

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Oshawa

Oshawa (2016 population 159,458; CMA 379,848) is a city in Ontario, Canada, on the Lake Ontario shoreline.

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Pharamond (horse)

Pharamond (1925–1952) was an English Thoroughbred racehorse who became a successful sire of Champions in the United States where he was registered as Pharamond II. He was a full brother to Sickle, who also stood at stud successfully in the United States. Pharamond was bred and raced by Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby. His sire was Phalaris, twice the Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland and a three-time Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland. His dam was Selene who also produced the Argentine and leading Brazilian sire Hunter's Moon and Hyperion, the 1933 Epsom Derby and St. Leger Stakes winner and a six-time Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland as well as a four-time Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain and Ireland.

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Preakness Stakes

The Preakness Stakes is an American flat thoroughbred horse race held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Prince Rose

Prince Rose (1928–1944) was a British-bred, Belgian-trained Thoroughbred racehorse, often referred to as the best horse in Belgian racing.

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Princequillo

Princequillo (1940–1964) was a Thoroughbred racehorse conceived in France and born in Ireland.

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Queen's Plate

The Queen's Plate is Canada's oldest thoroughbred horse race, having been founded in 1860.

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Rebel Stakes

The Rebel Stakes is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race held annually in March at Oaklawn Park racetrack in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

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Royal Charger

Royal Charger (1942–1961) was a British Thoroughbred that was successful as a racehorse, but much more important as a sire.

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Sovereign Award

The Sovereign Award is given annually since 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada to the outstanding horses and people in Canadian Thoroughbred racing.

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Stallion

A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded (castrated).

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Stockbroker

A stockbroker is a regulated professional individual, usually associated with a brokerage firm or broker-dealer, who buys and sells stocks and other securities for both retail and institutional clients through a stock exchange or over the counter in return for a fee or commission.

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Super Derby

The Super Derby is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually in September at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, Louisiana.

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Swynford Stakes

Swynford Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race held annually in late September at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.

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Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing.

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Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States)

In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes.

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Turn-To

Turn-To (1951–1973) was a British-bred, American-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

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Woodbine Racetrack

Woodbine Racetrack is a Canadian race track for thoroughbred and standardbred racing at 555 Rexdale Boulevard in the city of Toronto, Ontario, formerly in the city of Etobicoke.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny's_Halo

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