HorseRacingRecords

They say that records are made to be broken. Say it to yourself, because you'll have to agree that the statement sure sounds pretty good, that it sounds true. However, it's not really that simple. The truth is that most records are made to be broken, but some are not. Some records stand the test of time, some records just aren't going to be touched. The great fun that comes with examining such the records of any sport, but especially the ones like thoroughbred horse racing with such rich and storied pasts that contain heroes, goats, and downright villains, is trying to determine what records are the ones that can be bested, and which are the records that will be indeed not be broken. Why is this kind of activity so appealing to fans of baseball, boxing, football, and thoroughbred racing? Well, for one thing it promotes social contact and connection with friends, and we humans are social bunch, I don't think anybody could argue with that. Another good reason is no doubt because by engaging in such discussion and argument (I mean, what sports fan hasn't at least once debated Ruth versus Aaron, Ali versus Marciano, Payton versus Brown, Secretariat versus Man o' War, Jordan versus Chamberlain, or Gretzky versus....well, okay, don't have anyone for him), we are enriching ourselves with the knowledge we need to become better and more knowledgeable about something we're interested in. At this site you can look around and fortify your knowledge about some of the greatest records the sport of thoroughbred racing has ever known. As far as the ones that will never be broken? I believe that you should start with two. For single race achievement, I think that Secretariat's 2:24 flat over 12 furlongs on dirt will never be broken. For a collective achievement, I think it's an absolute truth that no horse will ever win 5 consecutive Horse of the Year Awards like the great Kelso did between the years 1960 and 1964.

A Horse Of A Different Color - Most racehorses are bay, brown, grey, or chestnut. Gray horses are often mistakenly referred to as white, although a white horse is very rare.

Eclipse - Eclipse (1764 to 1789) was a famed thoroughbred racehorse, undefeated during his career. His first race was at age 5, and he won handily, causing Captain Denis O’Kelly to coin the famous phrase, “Eclipse first and the rest nowhere.” In total, Eclipse won all 18 races. Eclipse was a temperamental horse; fortunately, his jockey, John Oakley, understood him. Oakley never once spurred or whipped Eclipse. Eclipse was retired to stud in 1771; nobody would race against the wonder, and only a fool would bet against him. He sired over 300 foals before dying of colic in 1789. His skeleton resides in Newmarket’s National Horseracing Museum. The Royal Veterinary College in Great Britain believes that nearly 80% of thoroughbreds today can trace their pedigree back to Eclipse.