Citation (horse)

Citation
Citation
Sire	Bull Lea
Grandsire	Bull Dog
Dam	Hydroplane (GB)
Damsire	Hyperion
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1945
Died	August 8, 1970 (aged 25)
Country	United States
Color	Bay
Breeder	Calumet Farm
Owner	Calumet Farm
Trainer	Ben A. Jones; Jimmy Jones
Record	45: 32–10–2
Earnings	$1,085,760
Major wins
	Futurity Stakes (1947); Pimlico Futurity (1947); Chesapeake Stakes (1948); Empire City Gold Cup (1948); Seminole Handicap (1948); Sysonby Handicap (1948); Tanforan Handicap (1948); Flamingo Stakes (1948); Stars and Stripes Handicap (1948); Jockey Club Gold Cup (1948); American Derby (1948); Pimlico Special (1948); Hollywood Gold Cup (1951); Golden Gate Mile Handicap (1950); American Handicap (1951) Triple Crown race wins:; Kentucky Derby (1948); Preakness Stakes (1948); Belmont Stakes (1948)
Awards
	8th U.S. Triple Crown Champion (1948); U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1947); U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1948); DRF Champion Male Handicap Horse (1948); U.S. Horse of the Year (1948); TSD U.S. Champion Older Male Horse (1951); Timeform rating: 142
Honours
	United States Racing Hall of Fame (1959); #3 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century; Life-size statue; Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack; Cessna Citation by Cessna Aircraft Co
	Last updated on 15 September 2010

Citation (April 11, 1945 – August 8, 1970) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who is the eighth winner of the American Triple Crown. He won 16 consecutive stakes races and was the first horse in history to win US$1 million.^[1]

^ Flatter, Ron. "Citation was the standard". ESPN. Retrieved 2 October 2014. He was racing's first millionaire horse, earning $1,085,760 in a 45-race career that ran from 1947 to 1951. He won 32 times and was in the money in all but one.

[1] Flatter, Ron. "Citation was the standard". ESPN. Retrieved 2 October 2014. He was racing's first millionaire horse, earning $1,085,760 in a 45-race career that ran from 1947 to 1951. He won 32 times and was in the money in all but one.

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