Famous Horses List

Whether a fan of horses in film, books, cartoons or even mythology, there is something about these magnificent animals that draws us in. From literary tales such as Black Beauty, to horse racing greats like Frankel, there are countless stories behind every famous horse name you might here. For our personal top ten famous horses, check here.

Or view this before more comprehensive list:

Affirmed

Aldaniti

American Pharoah

Arkle

Barbaro

Best Mate

Black Beauty

Black Caviar

BoJack Horseman

Bucephalus

Bullseye

Burmese

Champion

Citation

Comanche

Copenhagen

Eclipse

Epona

Flicka

Figure

Frankel

Man O’War

Marengo

Mister Ed

Misty

Mr Horse

Nijinsky

Pegasus

Phar Lap

Red Rum

Seabiscuit

Seattle Slew

Secretariat

Sergeant Reckless

Shadowfax

Silver

Sleipnir

Smarty Jones

Topper

Tornado

Trigger

Should you only be interested in famous race horses, click through for that list.