Phar Lap, if you are Australian.
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I want to ask my non-horsey teenage students this question on Monday, because I guarantee they don’t know Secretariat, Man o’ War, or even Mister Ed!
I can’t even imagine what they may answer.
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I can’t answer for others, but my favorite story is that of Harry DeLeyer and Snowman.
Harry passed away last year, at 93yo. Just FYI.
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When I was a kid, it would have been Misty of Chincoteague.
And then the Black Stallion (and Black Minx).
And then it would be “Old Bones,” the stable name for Exterminator. There was a book I read when I was in elementary school: Old Bones.
And then I got around to Man O’War, Seabiscuit, Whirlaway, and Native Dancer.
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I only read that book once, when about 8 and I still remember it–especially his friendship with his pony pal.
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Well, I just asked DH and he said Secretariat. In a “duh who else” voice, LOL.
When I saw the title of this thread the first name that came to mind was Man O’ War and the second was Secretariat.
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First name to come to my mind was Black Beauty, but I’m betting most people would say Secretariat.
I read Old Bones in grade school too. 
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My mom says Trigger. We are guessing my dad will say Mr. Ed but he’s still sleeping so she will ask when he wakes up.
I would have said Man O’War or Secretariat.
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Trigger was the first name that popped into my head.
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I also got Seabiscuit from my SO.
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I will be interested to learn what they say!
So far one non-horsey friend has said Trigger; another has said Mr Ed (and he’s in England, where the program was on as it was here)
Two have said Secretariat; another said, as I did, Man o’ War.
This is interesting!
So did I. 
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I thought of him too, and wondered if anyone else had.
Cool.
Fun!
I’m going to go with real-life horses rather than fictional ones.
DH said Secretariat, because one of my Ottbs had Terlingua / Secretariat in her papers.
Then, being French, and married to me, he said Galoubet .
He has been heavily influenced, over 32 years of marriage, haha!
Me? I would say Jappeloup. But then I am biaised… 
Fictional ones, I would say the Black stallion. I loved those books, as a kid. Read them all. and when I was really young, it was Poly, the Italian pony!
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I just asked my SO and his immediate answer:
“Secretariat. Who else could it even be?”
I gave him specific instructions before asking that it has to be a real one, not a movie character or other fictional character.
Also for bonus points I asked who the second most famous horse is, and he immediately said “American Pharoah.” I love AP so much, he’s one of my absolute favorites, I’m so tickled that was his choice 
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I love that picture!
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Asked various fam yesterday: The Black Stallion, Man O’War and Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony).
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SO said Black Beauty or Seabiscuit.
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My husband really surprised me thinking it over for a minute and offering Sunday Silence.
Sunday Silence is in fact one of my all time favorite race horses, but I asked him why that was his pick. He remembered ESPN did a documentary on Easy Goer vs. Sunday Silence, and I guess that stuck with him. He also remembered the hype around that Triple Crown attempt from when he was a kid.
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Gosh
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