Comments on: Citation’s 16, 1948 http://colinsghost.org/2008/10/citations-16-1948.html Thoroughbred Racing History Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:29:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://colinsghost.org/2008/10/citations-16-1948.html/comment-page-1#comment-211 Anonymous Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:10:02 +0000 http://colinsghost.com/dotcom/?p=34#comment-211 Well, if you forget Cy's loss to Saggy in the Chesapeake Trial of 6 furlongs, in which he was interfered with, had a new jockey (Arcaro, who was under instructions not to use the whip), Cy would have been 20 for 20 in 1948. This includes the easiest Triple Crown in history, 7 for 7 against older horses, two races run on 3 days rest (including the Sysonby Mile followed by the 2 mile Jockey Club Gold Cup, surely one of the greatest feats in thoroughbred history). None of your named horses can match that... Well, if you forget Cy's loss to Saggy in the Chesapeake Trial of 6 furlongs, in which he was interfered with, had a new jockey (Arcaro, who was under instructions not to use the whip), Cy would have been 20 for 20 in 1948. This includes the easiest Triple Crown in history, 7 for 7 against older horses, two races run on 3 days rest (including the Sysonby Mile followed by the 2 mile Jockey Club Gold Cup, surely one of the greatest feats in thoroughbred history). None of your named horses can match that…

]]> By: OlLineRebel http://colinsghost.org/2008/10/citations-16-1948.html/comment-page-1#comment-71 OlLineRebel Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:38:00 +0000 http://colinsghost.com/dotcom/?p=34#comment-71 I truly want to see your comments on this so-called "modern" record. It has never made sense to me where that came from.<br/><br/>Valerie should look at HINDOO, who raced those 18 races in 3 MONTHS, INCLUDING a DH run-off (makes it really 19, including 2 races in 1 day!)! Citation's taking off an entire year before that last win looks like mincemeat.<br/><br/>The real record for American streaks is 23, set by a horse called Leviathan (gelding, not sure when but Roberston mentions him without time or parentage). This was in heat racing, so it's a bit different, but impressive nonetheless.<br/><br/>I suspect this 16-race streak was created as some "modern" record for Citation's sake. Before him wouldn't it have been Colin at 15 (also perfect)? Yet I never saw Colin mentioned as "holding the American streak record", and he's after 1900, what some people claim is the definition of "modern". I truly want to see your comments on this so-called “modern” record. It has never made sense to me where that came from.

Valerie should look at HINDOO, who raced those 18 races in 3 MONTHS, INCLUDING a DH run-off (makes it really 19, including 2 races in 1 day!)! Citation’s taking off an entire year before that last win looks like mincemeat.

The real record for American streaks is 23, set by a horse called Leviathan (gelding, not sure when but Roberston mentions him without time or parentage). This was in heat racing, so it’s a bit different, but impressive nonetheless.

I suspect this 16-race streak was created as some “modern” record for Citation’s sake. Before him wouldn’t it have been Colin at 15 (also perfect)? Yet I never saw Colin mentioned as “holding the American streak record”, and he’s after 1900, what some people claim is the definition of “modern”.

]]> By: Valerie http://colinsghost.org/2008/10/citations-16-1948.html/comment-page-1#comment-56 Valerie Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:20:00 +0000 http://colinsghost.com/dotcom/?p=34#comment-56 Talk about an iron horse! Citation’s 16-race win streak literally took place over the span of 10 months? Wow! I never fail to be in awe of those horses. Gutsy. Talk about an iron horse! Citation’s 16-race win streak literally took place over the span of 10 months? Wow! I never fail to be in awe of those horses. Gutsy.

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