Tiznow

Tiznow
Tiznow standing at Winstar Farms, Kentucky
Sire	Cee's Tizzy
Grandsire	Relaunch
Dam	Cee's Song
Damsire	Seattle Song
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1997
Country	United States
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Cecilia Straub-Rubens
Owner	Cecilia Straub-Rubens and Michael Cooper (2000) Cees Stable (2001)
Trainer	Jay M. Robbins
Record	15:8-4-2
Earnings	$6,427,830
Major wins
Affirmed Handicap (2000) Super Derby (2000) Goodwood Breeders' Cup Handicap (2000) San Fernando Breeders' Cup Stakes (2001) Santa Anita Handicap (2001) Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Classic (2000 & 2001)
Awards
American Horse of the Year (2000) American Champion 3-Year-Old Male Horse (2000) California Horse of the Year (2000, 2001) NTRA "Moment of the Year" (2000, 2001) American Champion Older Male Horse (2001)
Honours
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (2009) Tiznow Stakes at Santa Anita Tiznow Handicap at Louisiana Downs

Tiznow (foaled March 12, 1997 in California) is an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse best known for his wins in the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2000 and 2001. He was the 2000 American Horse of the Year.

Tiznow is a bay horse with a white tornado-shapedblaze and four white socks. A California bred, he was sired by Cee's Tizzy out of the Seattle Song mare Cee's Song. A full brother, Budroyale, finished second in the 1999 Breeders' Cup Classic. Tiznow's unraced full sister Tizamazing produced 2013 Preakness Stakes winner Oxbow, by the stallion Awesome Again.

Tiznow was trained by Jay Robbins and ridden by Chris McCarron in his major races. He was originally owned by his breeder, Cecilia Straub-Rubens, and Michael L. Cooper. When Straub-Rubens died shortly after the 2000 Breeders' Cup Classic, Tiznow's ownership was changed to Cee's Stable.

At maturity, he reached 16.3 hands (67 inches, 170 cm) high. His frame is rather angular but his conformation is generally correct.

Tiznow is known as a quirky horse. Especially towards the end of his career, he was sometimes reluctant to work in the mornings, including one occasion before the 2001 Breeders' Cup where he spent 40 minutes resisting jockey Chris McCarron's urging to break into a gallop. In the WinStar stallion barn, Tiznow learned how to unlatch his door to let himself out into the main hall. He does not like the feel of concrete on his feet and will adjust his steps so he doesn’t have to walk over it.

Tiznow missed his two year old season due to a leg fracture. At three, it took him three tries to break his maiden, finally winning for the first time on May 31, 2000 by  8 ¹⁄₂ lengths. In his next start, the Affirmed Handicap on July 1, he defeated grade 1 winner Dixie Union by a neck, displaying what would become his trademark quality, gameness.