| Flatterer | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Mo Bay |
| Grandsire | Cyane |
| Dam | Horizontal |
| Damsire | Nade |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1979 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | Jonathan E. Sheppard and William L. Pape |
| Owner | William L. Pape |
| Trainer | Jonathan E. Sheppard |
| Record | 51: 24-7-5 |
| Earnings | $538,708 |
| Major wins | |
| Colonial Cup (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986) Iroquois Steeplechase (1987) Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase(1983,1985) American Grand National (1983) New York Turf Writers Cup (1984) | |
| Awards | |
| Eclipse Award for Outstanding Steeplechase horse (1983, 1984, 1985, 1986) | |
| Honours | |
| United States Racing Hall of Fame inductee (1994) | |
Flatterer (1979–2014) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was a specialist steeplechaser who was the first to win the title of American Champion Steeplechase Horse on a record four occasions. In a racing career which lasted from 1982 through 1988 when he turned 8, he ran fifty-one times and won twenty-four races including many of America's most important steeplechases including the Colonial Cup (four times). Flatterer also became one of the few American-trained horses to compete successfully in the United Kingdom, placing second in the Champion Hurdle in 1987 and also in France, placing second in the French Champion Hurdle1986. Flatterer was the first American steeplechaser to live to the age of 35.[1]