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Jun 12, 2019 · A Thoroughbred filly, Ruffian was born April 17, 1972, at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky. By Reviewer and out of Shenanigans, she was bred by Stuart S. Janney Jr. and Barbara Phipps Janney, of Locust Hill Farm in Glyndon, Maryland. TBGreats. A dark bay who looked black, she was a massive filly, and earned the nickname "Sofie the Sofa" during ...
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She went on running, pulverizing her sesamoids, ripping the skin of her fetlock and tearing her ligaments until her hoof was flopping uselessly. Vasquez said it was impossible for him to stop her. She still tried to run and finish the race. Video showed Ruffian was startled by a bird in the infield and took a bad step.
One of the most brilliant fillies of the 20th century, Ruffian was a two-time Eclipse Award winner and undefeated in 10 career starts until tragically breaking down in a match race with Kentucky Derby winner Foolish Pleasure. Full bio.
Jul 9, 2015 · Ruffian’s Last Dance. The horse who could not lose strutted onto the track at Belmont Park on a hot July day, 40 years ago. The eyes of all 50,000 in attendance, and tens of millions more around the country, were fixated on the muscled, dark chocolate bundle of legs parading to the starting gate like a vindictive hell queen.
