Sensational (horse)
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| Sensational | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Hoist The Flag |
| Grandsire | Tom Rolfe |
| Dam | Meritus |
| Damsire | Bold Ruler |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1974 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Dark Bay/Brown |
| Breeder | Mill House Stable |
| Owner | Mill House Stable |
| Trainer | Woody Stephens |
| Record | 44: 9-9-9 |
| Earnings | US$496,395 |
| Major wins | |
| Astarita Stakes (1976) Colleen Stakes (1976) Selima Stakes (1976) Frizette Stakes (1976) Ladies Handicap (1977) Hawthorne Handicap (1978) | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (1976) | |
| Honors | |
| Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame (1977) | |
Sensational (1974–2000) was an American National Champion Thoroughbred racemare bred and raced by the Mill House Stable of Nicholas F. Brady and his siblings.
Going into the month of December 1976, Sensational had had a very good campaign but was up against strong competition for the Eclipse Award with a pair of two-year-olds considered to be ahead of her. Katharine Hardin's filly Mrs. Warren had won the Schuylerville, Matron and Spinaway Stakes while Northern Sea, owned by Windfields Farm, had won the Linwood Handicap and Mermaid Stakes. Sensational defeated both in the December 11 Frizette Stakes at Belmont Park, a race that was New York state's richest stakes for fillies. Sensational then ended her 1976 campaign with another win in the Selima Stakes at Maryland's Laurel Park. She had won five of her 11 starts that year including two Grade 1 events and would be voted the Eclipse Award as the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly of 1976.[1][2][3]