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Citation started the 1948 racing season with two victories over older horse Armed, who had been named Thoroughbred racing's 1947 Horse of the Year, in an allowance race and the Seminole Handicap. It is rare for a three-year-old to defeat older horses so early in the year, let alone a top handicap star such as Armed.
In 1951, Citation became the first horse to win one million dollars. In 1979, Affirmed became the first horse to break the two million dollar barrier, [ 611 ] finishing his career with earnings of $2.3 million.
The Seabiscuit Handicap is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles (8 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs) on the turf track scheduled annually in late November at Del Mar Racetrack in Del Mar, California. The event currently carries a purse of $200,000.
Katsuragi Ace: First Japanese-trained horse to win the Japan Cup; Kauto Star: record five-time winner of the King George VI Chase; Keen Ice: 2015 Travers Stakes winner; Kelso: only five-time U.S. Horse of the Year, in the list of the top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century by The Blood-Horse magazine, Kelso ranks 4th
1974, 1975, 1976 [citation needed] Grey Way: Wellington RC Metropolitan Handicap [n 4] 3 1974, 1978, 1979 [citation needed] Grey Way: White Robe Lodge Handicap 3 1976, 1977, 1979 [citation needed] Grey Way: Black and White Whisky Sprint 3 1977, 1979, 1980 [citation needed] Halmahera Portland Handicap: 3 2002, 2003, 2004 [118] High Line Jockey ...
Cigar (April 18, 1990 – October 7, 2014), was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was the 1995 and 1996 American Horse of the Year.He was the first American racehorse racing against top-class competition to win 16 consecutive races since Triple Crown winner Citation did so between 1948 and 1950.
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The owner, however, disapproved the title, so Citation was chosen out of a draw at the Kentucky Horse Park. [1] Citation, a bay colt bred at the Calumet Farm, won the 1948 Triple Crown and raced for seven years and was also the first horse to earn $1 million. The section from US 421 to KY 922 was designated as Kentucky Route 1878 on March 16 ...