Inside Information (horse)
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Inside Information is an American Hall of Fame
and Champion
Thoroughbred
filly
racehorse
.
She was a homebred owned by Ogden Mills Phipps
and trained by Hall of Fame trainer "Shug" McGaughey. Inside Information had an outstanding race record of 14 wins in 17 starts. Among her accomplishments was winning the Acorn Stakes
(Grade 1
) at Belmont Park
, the Ashland Stakes
at Keeneland Race Course, the Molly Pitcher Handicap at Monmouth Park, the Ruffian Handicap
(Grade 1), the Spinster Stakes (Grade 1). The most impressive of all of her laurels was winning the 1995 Breeders' Cup Distaff (Grade 1) at Belmont Park
by a Breeders' Cup
record margin of victory of over 13 lengths. This race turned out to be the filly's last race of her career.
As a brood mare, Inside Information has produced the Eclipse Award
Champion Three Year Old Filly in 2005, Smuggler. Some of her other foals were wobblers
and never made it to the race track.
Inside Information was named American Champion Older Female Horse in 1995. In 2008, Inside Information was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
, the ultimate accomplishment and honor for any Thoroughbred
.
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...
and Champion
Eclipse Award
The Eclipse Award is an American thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. The Eclipse Awards, honoring the champions of the sport, are sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association , Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers...
Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
filly
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
racehorse
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
.
She was a homebred owned by Ogden Mills Phipps
Ogden Mills Phipps
Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps is a retired American financier and prominent Thoroughbred racehorse industry executive and a Thoroughbred owner/breeder...
and trained by Hall of Fame trainer "Shug" McGaughey. Inside Information had an outstanding race record of 14 wins in 17 starts. Among her accomplishments was winning the Acorn Stakes
Acorn Stakes
The Acorn Stakes is an American Grade I race at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York for three-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. It is raced on dirt over a distance of one mile with a current purse of $250,000. It is the first leg of the US Triple Tiara and is followed by the Coaching Club American Oaks...
(Grade 1
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
) at Belmont Park
Belmont Park
Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in Elmont in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island adjoining New York City. It first opened on May 4, 1905...
, the Ashland Stakes
Ashland Stakes
The Ashland Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It and the Ashland Oaks, the Kentucky Association racetrack's predecessor race, were named for Ashland, the homestead and breeding farm of statesman...
at Keeneland Race Course, the Molly Pitcher Handicap at Monmouth Park, the Ruffian Handicap
Ruffian Handicap
The Ruffian Handicap is an American thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares ages three-years-old and up run annually on the first Sunday in August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York; until 2009 it had been run at the beginning of September at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York...
(Grade 1), the Spinster Stakes (Grade 1). The most impressive of all of her laurels was winning the 1995 Breeders' Cup Distaff (Grade 1) at Belmont Park
Belmont Park
Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in Elmont in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island adjoining New York City. It first opened on May 4, 1905...
by a Breeders' Cup
Breeders' Cup
The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Thoroughbred horse races, most but not all Grade I, operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982. From its inception in 1984 through 2006, it was a single-day event; starting in 2007, it expanded to two days. The location...
record margin of victory of over 13 lengths. This race turned out to be the filly's last race of her career.
As a brood mare, Inside Information has produced the Eclipse Award
Eclipse Award
The Eclipse Award is an American thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. The Eclipse Awards, honoring the champions of the sport, are sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association , Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers...
Champion Three Year Old Filly in 2005, Smuggler. Some of her other foals were wobblers
Wobbler disease
Wobbler disease is a condition of the cervical vertebrae that causes an unsteady gait and weakness in dogs and horses. The term wobbler disease refers to a number of different conditions of the cervical spinal column that all cause similar symptoms...
and never made it to the race track.
Inside Information was named American Champion Older Female Horse in 1995. In 2008, Inside Information was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
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...
, the ultimate accomplishment and honor for any Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
.