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These tables contain various body measurements of famous racehorses throughout history, compiled from various sources. All measurements are given in imperial units: inches, pounds, and hands (or 4 inches).
| Horse | Height at withers | Weight | Poll to withers | Width between forelegs | Shoulder point to shoulder point | Withers to shoulder point | Elbow to ground | Shoulder point to hip point | Shoulder point to buttock point | Hip point to hip point | Hip point to hock point | Hip point to buttock point | Buttock point to ground | Height at croup | Body length | Neck length | Head length | Shoulder length | Croup length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Eclipse | 15.1 hands | 65.75" | 19" | 37.5" | 15.1 hands | 65¾" | 25" | 23.75" | 19" | ||||||||||
| Bramble | 15.2½ hands | 64" | 36.75" | 28" | |||||||||||||||
| Buckpasser | 16.2½ hands | 1115 lbs. | 40.5" | 16" | 28.5" | 38.75" | 48" | 70" | 58.5" | 41.5" | 24" | 58.5" | 16.1½ hands | ||||||
| Donovan | 16 hands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dr. Fager | 16.2 hands | 1050 lbs. | 43" | 15" | 29" | 38.5" | 48" | 69.5" | 24" | 41" | 24" | 57.25" | 16.1½ hands | ||||||
| Equipoise | 15.3¾ hands | 925 lbs. | 41" | 4.75" | 15.5" | 28" | 38.5" | 47" | 68" | 23" | 43.5" | 25" | 55.5" | 15.3¾ hands | 15.2 hands | 33" | 22.875" | ||
| Forego | 31" | 74" | |||||||||||||||||
| Gallant Fox | 16.1¼ hands | 1000 lbs. | 40.5" | 5" | 16" | 29.5" | 40" | 48" | 70" | 24" | 43.5" | 25" | 57" | 16¼ hands | 16½ hands | 30" | 24.5" | ||
| Henry | 15.3 hands | 16" | 69" | 22" | 34" | 20" | |||||||||||||
| Kelso | 16+ hands | 1045 lbs. | 40.5" | 16" | 29.5" | 40" | 48" | 69" | 24" | 43.5" | 26" | 56" | 16+ hands | ||||||
| Lady Lightfoot | 15.3 hands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lecomte | 15.2 hands | 62" | 41" | 15.2 hands | 31" | 24" | |||||||||||||
| Leviathan | 16.0 hands | 16" | 69" | 19" | 30" | 18" | |||||||||||||
| Man o' War | 16.2¼ hands | 1200 lbs. | 41" | 5.5" | 16.5" | 30" | 40.5" | 49" | 71" | 26" | 44.5" | 26" | 58.5" | 16.2⅛ hands | 16.2⅛ hands | 31.25" | 28" | ||
| Northern Dancer | 15.0 hands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Secretariat | 16.1½ hands | 1131 lbs. | 40" | 16.5" | 28.5" | 38.5" | 49" | 69.5" | 26" | 40" | 24" | 55.5" | |||||||
| Timoleon | 16.2½ hands | 13.75" | 68.5" | 24" | 32.75" | 22.75" | |||||||||||||
| Tom Ochiltree | 16.2½ hands | ||||||||||||||||||
| Desert Gold | 16.0½ hands | 37" | 28" | 40" |
| Horse | Girth | Flank | Cannon (under knees) | Cannon (front middle) | Cannon (hind middle) | Throatlatch | Forearm at swell | Stifle at swell | Gaskin at swell | Knee | Hock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Eclipse | 74" | 74" | 7.75" | 8.5" | 21.5" | 18.75" | 12.75" | 16.75" | |||
| Bramble | 70" | 8.25" | 20" | 16.5" | |||||||
| Buckpasser | 76" | 8.5" | |||||||||
| Donovan | 74.5" | 8.5" | |||||||||
| Dr. Fager | 73.25" | 8.5" | |||||||||
| Equipoise | 72" | 71" | 8" | 7.5" | 8.25" | 31" | 18.5" | 35" | 18" | ||
| Forego | 77" | ||||||||||
| Gallant Fox | 73" | 67.25" | 8.5" | 8.25" | 8.5" | 32" | 18.5" | 37.25" | 17.25" | ||
| Henry | 73" | 75" | 8" | 9" | 23.5" | 19" | 13" | 17.5" | |||
| Kelso | 73" | 9.25" | |||||||||
| Lady Lightfoot | 72" | ||||||||||
| Lecomte | 69" | 68" | 8.5" | 20.5" | |||||||
| Leviathan | 72" | 72" | 9" | 9.5" | 22" | 18" | 12.5" | 16.75" | |||
| Man o' War | 76.5" | 74.75" | 9" | 6.625" | 9.125" | 36" | 22" | 46" | 19" | ||
| Northern Dancer | 73" | ||||||||||
| Secretariat | 76" | 8.5" | |||||||||
| Timoleon | 73.25" | 73.75" | 8.5" | 9.5" | 23.75" | 18.5" | 14.3" | 16.5" | |||
| Tom Ochiltree | 76" | 10" | 23" | ||||||||
| Desert Gold | 74" | 8.5" | 19" | 18" |
Miscellaneous measurements, included here so as to not cause the tables to become too large:
American Eclipse
Desert Gold
> American Classic Pedigrees
> American Turf Register; vol. 6, no. 7
Henry, Leviathan, Timoleon
> Bloodlines
> Champions: The Lives, Times, and Past Performances of America's Greatest Thoroughbreds
Forego, Northern Dancer
> History of Thorougbred Racing in America
Equipoise, Gallant Fox, Man o' War, Tom Ochiltree
> Racing in America
American Eclipse, Lady Lightfoot, Lecomte
> The Thoroughbred
Buckpasser, Dr. Fager, Equipoise, Gallant Fox, Kelso, Man o' War
>The Thoroughbred Record
Desert Gold
> Wikipedia
Secretariat
The measurements of Buckpasser, Dr. Fager, Equipoise, and Gallant Fox were taken as four-year-olds. The measurements of Man o' War and Secretariat were taken as three-year-olds, and the measurements of Kelso were taken as a five-year-old. The age at which the measurements were taken for all other horses is unknown.