The 7 Greatest Racehorses of All Time

Triple Crown legends, unbeaten champions, and beloved underdogs from every era and continent are on the ballot. Cast your vote for the greatest horse ever to set hoof on a track.

1

Winx

Australian mare who won 33 consecutive races including 25 Group 1s, establishing the longest winning streak in modern thoroughbred history.

1000pts

2

American Pharoah

Ended a 37-year Triple Crown drought in 2015 and cemented his place by winning the Breeders' Cup Classic to become horse racing's first Grand Slam champion.

699pts

3

Phar Lap

Australian champion who dominated the late 1920s-early 1930s, winning 37 of 51 starts before dying mysteriously at the height of his fame.

666pts

4

Secretariat

Won the 1973 Triple Crown by record margins and still holds track records at Belmont by an astonishing 31 lengths.

466pts

5

Arkle

Three-time Cheltenham Gold Cup champion who so dominated 1960s steeplechasing that British handicappers created a separate weight scale for him.

466pts

6

Frankel

Retired unbeaten across 14 starts and was rated the best racehorse in 140 years of Timeform rankings, winning by up to 11 lengths.

291pts

7

Justify

Won the 2018 Triple Crown without a single career loss, the first undefeated Triple Crown winner since Seattle Slew in 1977.

0pts