Al Borak carried Mohammed from Earth to the seventh heaven, according to Muslim tradition.
Aristides won the First Kentucky Derby in 1875.
Black Horse, from the Bible (Revelations), is the horse of famine.
Bucephalus could be ridden only by Alexander the Great, who founded the city of Bucephala about BC 326 in honor of his beloved horse.; Bucehpalus was also buried with full military honors.
Bulle Rock was the first THoroughbred imported from England to America, in 1730.
Cincinnati, the great black charger, carried General Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War.
Clever Hans, who lived in the early 1900s, was a famous "talking" horse that solved arithmatic problems.
Commanche, a Cavalry horse, was the only survivor of L. Col. George A. Custer's "Last Stand" at the Little Big Horn in 1876.
Copenhagen carried the Duke of Wellington to victory in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
Marengo, a white stallion, was ridden by Napoleon in his defeat at Waterloo in 1815.
Doimed won the first English Derby at Epson Down in 1780.
Eclipse, an English Thoroughbred, foaled in 1764, was the ancestor of many modern Thoroughbreds.
Incitatus was made a priest and consul by the Roman Emperor Caligula about 400 AD; this horse has an ivory manger and drank wine from a golden pail.
Iroquois, in 1881, became the first American-bred horse to win the English Derby.
Pegasus was the great winged horse of the Muses (9 goddesses in Greek Mythology).
Sleipnir, the grey horse of Odin, chief god in Norse mythology, was said to have eight legs and be able to travel on land or sea.
Traveller, a spirited grey gelding, carried General Robert E. Lee during the Civil War.
Xantus was the horse of Achilles; he was supposed to have predicted his master's death after being scolded by the mighty Greek warrior.
Reckless, a small Korean racing mare, served as ammunition carrie for a U.S. Marine platoon during the Korean War (1950-1953); she was made Sargeant and received a medal for bravery under fire.
Scamper, in 1993, became the horse to win the most money in rodeo history; he has carried Chemayne Rodman to ten consequtive barrel racing championships and won more than $1,000,000.
