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Touch Gold

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Touch Gold (foaled May 26, 1994 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the winner of the Classic Belmont Stakes, in which he ended Silver Charm's bid for the U.S. Triple Crown. [1]

46 relations: Adena Springs, Affirmed, Bay (horse), Belmont Stakes, Breeders' Cup Classic, Breeders' Stakes, Buckpasser, Canada, Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, Chris McCarron, Churchill Downs, Daniel Vella, David Hofmans, Deputy Minister (horse), Fayette Stakes, Frank Stronach, Free House (horse), Furlong, Grey Stakes, Haskell Invitational Stakes, Hill 'n' Dale Farms, Horse breeding, Horse racing, Keeneland, Keeneland Sales, Kentucky, Kentucky Derby, Lexington Stakes, Mare, Midway, Kentucky, Monmouth Park Racetrack, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Preakness Stakes, Santa Anita Park, Silver Charm, Smoke Glacken, Stallion, Stephen Foster Handicap, Stonerside Stable, Swynford Stakes, Thoroughbred, Toronto, Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), United States, Vice Regent, Woodbine Racetrack.

Adena Springs

Adena Springs is a Thoroughbred horse breeding operation owned by Frank Stronach and his family.

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Affirmed

Affirmed (February 21, 1975 – January 12, 2001) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the eleventh winner of the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.

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Bay (horse)

Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish-brown body color with a black mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs.

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Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes is an American Grade I stakes Thoroughbred horse race held every June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

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Breeders' Cup Classic

The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade I Weight for Age thoroughbred horse race for 3-year-olds and older run at a distance of on dirt.

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Breeders' Stakes

The Breeders' Stakes is a stakes race for Thoroughbred race horses foaled in Canada, first run in 1889.

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Buckpasser

Buckpasser (1963–1978) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse that won 9 of his 11 race starts for international record winnings for a two-year-old of $586,090.

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Canada

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

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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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Chris McCarron

Christopher John "Chris" McCarron (born March 27, 1955, Boston, Massachusetts) is a retired American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.

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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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Daniel Vella

Daniel J. "Dan" Vella (born November 18, 1955) is a Canadian Champion Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.

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David Hofmans

David E. Hofmans (born January 27, 1943, in Los Angeles, California) is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses.

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Deputy Minister (horse)

Deputy Minister (May 17, 1979 – September 10, 2004) was a Canadian-bred Thoroughbred horse racing Champion.

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Fayette Stakes

The Fayette Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Frank Stronach

Frank Stronach, (born 6 September 1932) is an Austrian and Canadian businessman and politician.

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Free House (horse)

Free House (March 22, 1994 – July 19, 2004) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that Blood-Horse Publications called one of the best California-bred horses of all time.

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Furlong

A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one eighth of a mile, equivalent to 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, or 10 chains.

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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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Haskell Invitational Stakes

The Haskell Invitational (formerly known as the Haskell Invitational Handicap) is an American Grade I race for thoroughbred horses.

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Hill 'n' Dale Farms

Hill 'n' Dale Farms is a thoroughbred race horse breeding farm with operations in Canada and the United States.

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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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Keeneland

Keeneland includes the Keeneland Racecourse, a Thoroughbred horse racing facility, and a sales complex, both in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Keeneland Sales

Keeneland Sales is an American Thoroughbred auction house in Lexington, Kentucky founded in 1935 as a nonprofit racing/auction entity on 147 acres (0.59 km2) of farmland west of Lexington, which had been owned by Jack O. Keene.

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Kentucky

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States.

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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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Lexington Stakes

The Coolmore Lexington Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in mid to late April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Mare

A mare is an adult female horse or other equine.

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Midway, Kentucky

Midway is a home rule-class city in Woodford County, Kentucky, in the United States.

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Monmouth Park Racetrack

Monmouth Park Racetrack is an American race track for thoroughbred horse racing in Oceanport, New Jersey, United States.

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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American Thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers.

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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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Santa Anita Park

Santa Anita Park is a Thoroughbred racetrack in Arcadia, California, United States.

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Silver Charm

Silver Charm (foaled February 22, 1994) is an American Champion Thoroughbred race horse.

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Smoke Glacken

Smoke Glacken (foaled 1994 in Maryland, died April 21, 2016) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.

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Stallion

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

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Stephen Foster Handicap

The Stephen Foster Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run in mid-June near the end of the Churchill Downs Spring Meet in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Stonerside Stable

Stonerside Stable is an American Thoroughbred horse breeding farm and horse racing operation in Paris, Kentucky.

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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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Thoroughbred

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

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Toronto

Toronto is the capital city of the province of Ontario and the largest city in Canada by population, with 2,731,571 residents in 2016.

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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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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Vice Regent

Vice Regent (1967–1995) was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse and Canada’s leading sire for thirteen years.

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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/Touch_Gold

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