Tenacious was an American 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...

 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...

 who was one of the most popular ever to compete in New Orleans, Louisiana

Louisiana

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. In 1966, Fair Grounds Race Course

Fair Grounds Race Course

Fair Grounds Race Course, often known as New Orleans Fair Grounds, is a thoroughbred racetrack and racino in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is operated by Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company, LLC....

 inaugurated the Tenacious Handicap in his honor and on his death in 1967, a memorial plaque was installed in the track's infield and following its creation in 1971, he was inducted in the Fair Grounds Hall of Fame.

Tenacious was bred and raced by Dorothy Dorsett Brown, wife of Joe W. Brown, a prominent Louisiana oilman

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 and owner of the Horseshoe Club Casino

Binion's Horseshoe

Binion's Horseshoe, also known as the Horseshoe Casino or simply The Horseshoe, was a hotel and casino located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada on what is now the Fremont Street Experience. The casino was named for its founder, Benny Binion and had 366 rooms, three restaurants and a rooftop pool.The...

 in Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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. Out of the mare Dorothy B. Jr., Tenacious was sired by Challedon

Challedon

Challedon was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred in Maryland by William L. Brann and Robert S. Castle, he raced under the colors of their Branncastle Farm....

, the 1939 American Horse of the Year and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame

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 inductee.

Trained by John Theall, for the majority of his important wins Tenacious was by ridden by Cajun

Cajun

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 jockey Ray Broussard

Ray Broussard

Raywood J. Broussard was an American jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing."Ray" Broussard was born in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, home to a large number of persons of Acadian ancestry and an area that would produce a number of other Cajun jockeys including Eddie Delahoussaye, Randy...

. The horse competed for six years during which time he was a three-time winner of both the Louisiana Handicap

Louisiana Handicap

The Louisiana Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the third week of January at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana...

 http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10E17FA355E127A93C0A91789D85F4C8585F9 http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KeciAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ypsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6338,3852490&dq=louisiana-handicap&hl=en http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oxUrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xpsFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6217,2942309&dq=louisiana-handicap&hl=en and the Lecomte Handicap

Lecomte Stakes

The Lecomte Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a Grade III Stakes race for three-year old horses willing to run 1 mile and 40 yards on the dirt. It has also been raced at 8 furlongs and 8.5 furlongs. It offers a...

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New Orleans Handicap

The New Orleans Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Open to horses four years old and up, the race is run at a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt...

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Retired from racing after the 1962 season, Tenacious sired only a limited number of foals before he died unexpectedly on December 17, 1967 at Spendthrift Farm

Spendthrift Farm

Spendthrift Farm is a thoroughbred race horse breeding farm in Lexington, Kentucky. It was founded by Leslie Combs II and named for the great stallion, Spendthrift, who was owned by Combs' ancestor, Daniel Swigert of Elmendorf Farm. Spendthrift was the great-grandfather of Man o' War.- Famous...

 in Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...

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