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Originally Posted by cmorioles
I know. I tried, but he is adamant. Not much else I can do. I directed him to read this thread, but I don't think he has signed up.
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Maybe he thinks Havre De Grace is a French Canadian track and Palmetto Park is in Mexico.
HdG was where Citation debuted at age 2 and where he suffered his only defeat at age 3. Palmetto was like the Gulfstream Park of the mid 1910's.
Jon White made a couple of great points when he wrote...
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As someone with a deep appreciation of horse racing’s history and records, I find it frustrating from time to discover something being purported to be a record in horse racing actually is not.
According to the 2011 Directory & Record Book published by the Thoroughbred Racing Associations (TRA), Citation holds the North American racing record for races won in one year, 19 in 1948.
But once Rapid Redux reached 18 wins this year, I began to wonder if the TRA Directory & Record Book really has it right. I think you can understand my skepticism. It stems largely from the fact that the TRA’s 2011 Directory & Record Book also states that Kincsem, with 54 victories from 54 starts, holds the “North American record” for consecutive wins in a career by a horse.
But how can Kincsem hold a “North American record” when she never once raced in North America? Kincsem raced in Germany, Hungary, Austria, England and France.
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Why is there something of a lack of clarity regarding an important record like most wins by a Thoroughbred in North America in one year? To a large extent it’s because horse racing’s record keeping too often is inferior when compared to the sports that utilize the Elias Sports Bureau. If you follow pro baseball, football or basketball, you probably have heard of the Elias Sports Bureau.
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