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Ruffian (April 17, 1972 – July 7, 1975) was an American champion thoroughbred racehorse. Ruffian was ranked among the top U.S. racehorses of the 20th century by The Blood-Horse magazine. Her story was told in the 2007 film ''Ruffian''. == Career == A dark bay or brown filly of 16.2 hands, Ruffian was foaled at Claiborne Farm, near Paris, Kentucky. She was bred by Stuart S. Janney, Jr. and Barbara Phipps Janney, owners of Locust Hill Farm in Glyndon, Maryland. Ruffian was sired by the Phipps family's Bold Ruler stallion, Reviewer, and out of the Native Dancer mare Shenanigans. As a yearling and 2-year-old, she was trained by Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr.. She earned the nickname "Queen of the Fillies" after being voted the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Two-Year-Old Filly in 1974 and winning the Filly Triple Crown (now called the Triple Tiara) in 1975. Ruffian was undefeated in her first ten races, covering distances from to , with an average winning margin of 8 lengths. She won her maiden race in record time by 15 lengths. She was on the lead at every point of call in every race she ever ran. She set a new stakes record in each of the eight stakes races she won. She also equaled two track records. Ruffian's jockey Jacinto Vasquez was asked in an interview if it was hard to get in the lead at the beginning of races. He replied, "No, Ruffian sets her own pace and gets there on her own". Ruffian won the Sorority Stakes (setting a new stakes record) on a freshly popped splint, which, although not a serious injury, was painful and enough to take the edge off of most horses. Ruffian won the Spinaway in a track record time of 1:08.03. The morning after the race, a stable hand found that she had left a lot of her food untouched. Whiteley examined the filly and noticed that her right hind leg was sensitive, so he had a veterinarian perform scans on her leg. It was discovered that she had a hairline fracture on her hind leg. Whiteley was interviewed about the fracture and asked if it were true that it happened during the race. He answered, "It did happen during the race, she was just a couple of strides from the wire." When asked why he thought Ruffian was not showing any signs of being hurt until the next day, he replied, "She is a very tough filly, and doesn't like to show any weaknesses." All but one of Ruffian's records remain unbroken. The only exception is her Mother Goose Stakes record, which she raced in 1:47.80 and won by 13 lengths. Her record was beaten by Rachel Alexandra in 2009, who finished in 1:46.33 with a winning margin of 19 lengths. Ruffian's Mother Goose was won over two turns at Aqueduct against five opponents; a sixth filly, Dan's Commander, trained by James W. Woods, unseated her jockey, Rudy Turcotte, at the start. Rachel Alexandra defeated two fillies in a one-turn mile and one-eighth at Belmont. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ruffian (horse)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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