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Originally Posted by parsixfarms
Not claiming that he was a "all-time great," but Kelly Kip was a very cool horse and very fast on his best day. I believe that he set either five or six track records in NY during his career; he still holds the following track records: 5F at Belmont Park (55.3 while debuting for maiden $35,000); 6F at Aqueduct (1:07.2, breaking his prior mark of 1:07.3); and 6F at Finger Lakes (1:08.1).
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He was a good one.. nice that he still holds the 5 Furlong record 16 years later that he took from Lure.
Kelly Kip breaking Lure's track record:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hCx_Fj3Zzk
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