Citation (April 11, 1945 - August 8, 1970) was the eighth American thoroughbred horse-racing Triple Crown champion, and one of two major North American thoroughbreds (along with Cigar in 1994-96) to win 16 races in a row in major stakes competition.
Owned and bred by Calumet Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, Citation was a bay colt, the son of Bull Lea and the mare, Hydroplane. Trained by Hall of Famer Ben Jones and his son, Hall of Famer Horace A. "J...
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Citation (April 11, 1945 - August 8, 1970) was the eighth American thoroughbred horse-racing Triple Crown champion, and one of two major North American thoroughbreds (along with Cigar in 1994-96) to win 16 races in a row in major stakes competition.
Owned and bred by Calumet Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, Citation was a bay colt, the son of Bull Lea and the mare, Hydroplane. Trained by Hall of Famer Ben Jones and his son, Hall of Famer Horace A. "Jimmy" Jones, Citation was originally ridden by Al Snider and later by Steve Brooks and Eddie Arcaro.
Citation won his first start as a two-year-old at Havre de Grace, Maryland. He then broke the Arlington Park track record at 5 furlongs in his second start. For the year he would race nine times, winning eight of them and earning $155,680. His only loss came at the heels of his stablemate, Bewitch, in the Washington Park Futurity, which the filly won in track record time for 6 furlongs. Citation racked up victories in the Elementary Stakes,...
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