Top 5 Greatest American Racehorses
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1) Secretariat
- 16 wins in 21 races
- Triple Crown winner (1973)
- ESPN ranked him the 35th best athlete of the 20th Century
- Career earnings of over $1.3 million
- Set track records that still stand in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont
2) Man o’ War
- Champion of both the Preakness and Belmont
- US Horse of the Year (1920)
- AP #1 Horse of the 20th Century
- Sports Illustrated #1 Greatest Horse in Racing History
- 20 wins in 21 races
3) Spectacular Bid
- 26 wins in 30 races
- Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner
- Champion two and three-year old
- Over $2.7 million in career earnings
- 1:57.4 in the 1980 Strub still stands as the record for 10 furlongs at Santa Anita
4) Citation
- 32 wins in 45 races
- The first horse in history to win one million dollars
- Triple Crown winner (1948)
- US Racing Hall of Fame (1959)
- 1 of 3 North American horses to win at least 16 consecutive races in major stakes races
5) Seattle Slew
- 14 wins in 17 races
- Triple Crown Winner (1977)
- Undefeated as a two year old
- American Horse of the Year (1977)
- Two of his descendents have won Kentucky Derbies (California Chrome and Orb)