Rapid Redux goes for 19th at LRL; Attempts 20th at MNR Monday

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by helicopter11

That is wicked fast. What would those figures be in beyer speed? The fastest ever?

Believe it or not -- it was not even Spectacular Bid's best Ragozin figure.

In his 3rd to final start -- he won a rich handicap race going 9fs at Arlington Park under 130lbs in track record time of 1:46.20

A horse named Architect -- who was voted Illinois Horse of the Year -- and a winner of 13 of 24 lifetime races including several Graded Stakes wins -- was 3rd beaten 18 lengths while carrying 11 less pounds that day in a field of six. The 2nd place finisher was also a multiple Graded Stakes winner who earned over 400K in the late 70's and 1980.

Bid broke his own record for the fastest Ragozin figure ever with that race -- and it stood for over 22 years.

Beyers weren't published at the time.

[Calzone Lord]

http://www.drf.com/news/rapid-redux-...ace-fails-fill

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

http://www.drf.com/news/rapid-redux-...ace-fails-fill

I love how everyone keeps quoting Citation's 19 wins as the record. What is the timeframe this is supposed to cover? I know some horses won more at the very end of the 19th century. Check Imp's record.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

I love how everyone keeps quoting Citation's 19 wins as the record. What is the timeframe this is supposed to cover? I know some horses won more at the very end of the 19th century. Check Imp's record.

Here's another. I'm sure there are probably others.

[golfer]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Here's another. I'm sure there are probably others.

Sure, that's an impressive record, but look at the $$ he made. Who was he beating?

Plus, this "Iron horse" had 2 full years of rest during his career... In 91 and 98 he was obviously ducking some stronger competition.

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by golfer

Sure, that's an impressive record, but look at the $$ he made. Who was he beating?

Inflation is a bitch.


Here is a horse from 1913 who not only won 22 races in a season -- but was actually the leading money winning older horse for the entire year:





Here's a 3-year-old who won 18 races in one season -- one less than Citation:

[Calzone Lord]

Donald MacDonald (a gelding shipping from Santa Anita) was 3rd in the 1909 Belmont Stakes at age 3.




Here are a couple of cuts of his form from his 22 win season in 1913:







He raced long enough that he won a race at age 12.

I can't find his career record -- but I'm guessing he probably started several hundred times and won a great many races. 22 wins in one year is the best I've found for a horse who raced in the early 1900's.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

Inflation is a bitch.


Here is a horse from 1913 who not only won 22 races in a season -- but was actually the leading money winning older horse for the entire year:





Here's a 3-year-old who won 18 races in one season -- one less than Citation:

How about Whisk Broom with a perfect 1913?