WRANGLING ON THE RANGE #43
Horse Racing Records: The fastest horses in the world.
Thoroughbred Horse Racing speed and distance records for North
American Dirt, Turf, and World records.
Thoroughbred Racing North American DIRT Records
Distance (furlongs) Horse Age Weight
Track Date Time
2 Pensglitter 7yrs 116
Penn National 10/09/2004: 20.71
2half Nice Choice 7yrs 121
Nuevo Laredo 09/25/1984: 26.1/5
3 Eclat 5yrs 123
Remington Park 11/28/2005: 31.01
3half Steel Penny Black 2yrs 115
Northlands Park 06/14/1984: 38.1/5
Spiderwoman 5yrs 122
Douglas 04/23/2000: 38.2
4 Ameri Brilliance 4yrs 121
Timonium 08/23/2003: 43.76
4half Valiant Pete 4yrs 121
Los Alimitos 08/11/1990: 49.20
5 Chinook Pass 3yrs 113
Longacres 09/17/1982: 55.1/5
5half Plenty Zloty 5yrs 118
Turf Paradise 04/18/1995: 1.01.0
6 G Malleah 4yrs 120
Turf Paradise 04/08/1995: 1.06.6
6half Sabertooth 7yrs 118
Emerald Downs 05/22/2005: 1.13.00
7 Rich Cream 5yrs 118
Hollywood Park 05128/1980: 1.19 2/5
Time To Explode 3yrs 117
Hollywood Park 06/26/1982: 1:19 2/5
7half Awesome Daze 5yrs 119
Hollywood Park 11/23/1997: 1:26.26
1 Mile Dr. Fager 4yrs 134
Arlington 08/24/1968: 1.32 1/5
Najran 4yrs 113
Belmont Park 05/07/2003: 1:32.24
1 1/16 Miles Hoedown's Day 5yrs 119
Bay Meadows Fair 10/23/1983: 1.38 and 2/5
1 1/8 Miles Simply Majestic 4yrs 114
Golden Gate 04/02/1988:1:45
1 3/16 Miles Riva Ridge 4yrs 127
Aqueduct 07/04/1973:1:52 and 2/5
Farma Way 4yrs 119
Pimlico 05/11/1991: 52 2/5
1 1/4 Miles Spectacular Bid 4yrs 126
Santa Anita 02/03/1980: 1:57 4/5
1 3/8 Miles Demi's Bret 4yrs 116
Aqueduct 10/26/1997: 2:12.31
1 1/2 Miles Secretariat 3yrs 126
Belmont Park 09/06/1973:2:24.00
1 5/8 Miles Swaps 4yrs 130
Hollywood Park 07/25/1956: 2:38.20
1 3/4 Miles Paper Junction 4yrs 123
Lincoln State Fair 11/10/1985: 2:50 2/5
2 Miles Kelso 7yrs 124
Aqueduct 10/31/1964: 3.19 1/5
NOTICE HOW MANY RECORDS STILL HOLD BEFORE 2000.
NOTICE HOW MANY RECORDS STILL HOLD BEFORE 1990
NOTICE HOW MANY RECORDS STILL HOLD BEFORE 1985
NOTICE HOW MANY RECORDS STILL HOLD BEFORE 1980
NOTICE HOW MANY RECORDS ARE HELD BY HORSES 4 YEARS AND OLDER
NOTICE THAT 4 RECORDS ARE STILL HELD BY 7 YEAR OLD HORSES
SO WITH ALL THE MODERN "THIN IT DOWN TO LOOK LIKE A HUGE
GREYHOUND" (hence prone to more injury and led braking) MENTALITY
IN THE THOROUGHBRED RACE HORSING WORLD, IT DOES NOT WORK, AND
REALLY SHOULD BE PROHIBITED FOR THE REASON OF LOVING THE HORSE,
AND NOT DEMANDING A 1,000 POUND PLUS HORSE RACE ON SUPER SPIDER
LEGS.
THERE HAS ONLY BEEN ***6*** WORLD RECORDS SET SINCE AND
INCLUDING THE YEAR 2,000.
I CALL ON THE THOROUGHBRED HORSE WORLD TO GET BACK TO BREEDING AS IT WAS IN THE PAST DECADES BEFORE 1990, FOR THE LOVE OF THE
HORSE, AND NOT THE LOVE OF MONEY.
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QUARTER HORSE WORLD RECORDS
Horse/ Year/ Weight Carried/ Time
220 Yards
Junior Meyers/ 1969/ 120/:11.62
250 Yards
Dashing Scott/ 1994/ 125/:12.92
300 Yards
Taking Risks/ 1998/ 122/:14.91
330 Yards
Crash Thru Traffic/ 1998/ 120/:16.33
350 Yards
Stat Expressl/ 1998/ 123/:17.18
400 Yards
Bold Lovel/ 1980/ 120/:19.18 Honor Easel 1998/ 120/:19.18
440 Yards
Evening Snowl/ 1996/ 122/:20.94
550 Yards
Tuxerl/ 1995/ 122/:26.33
660 Yards (Around Turn) Deckum Larum/ 1983/ 122/:33,51
660 Yards (straightway)
Holme of the Count/ 1993/ 121/:32.67
770 Yards
Miami Prince/ 1994/ 120/ :39.53
880 Yards
Griswold/ 1991/ 125/:43.99
INTERESTING THAT THE 1/4 MILE AND 1/2 MILE ARE PRETTY WELL NOSED
OUT BY A THOROUGHBRED HORSE, BUT IN THE 1/4 MILE THE QUARTER
HORSE WAS CARRYING 6 POUNDS MORE WEIGHT, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT THE TRACK AND WIND CONDITION WAS. IN THE 1/2 MILE THE THOROUGHBRED NOSED OUT THE QUARTER HORSE, BUT THE QUARTER HORSE CARRIED 4 POUNDS MORE WEIGHT, AND AGAIN THE TRACK AND WIND CONDITIONS ARE NOT RECORDED.
LOOKING AT THE RACING QUARTER HORSE TODAY YOU CANNOT TELL VERY
MUCH DIFFERENCE FROM THE RACING THOROUGHBRED, MAYBE IN HEIGHT IS
THE LARGEST DIFFERENCE, PUTTING ASIDE THE MODERN BREEDING OF
SPIDER TYPE LEGS IN THE THOROUGHBRED.
You may be asking as to the reason why there could be about 2 seconds
faster today in many of these world records, as compared to the
days and era of the 1930s. Is it really that the horses are just
that much better today than Man O War, Seabiscuit, War Admiral and com-
pany? No, not really! It's pretty simple as Laura Hillenbrand (who
been writing about thoroughbred racing since 1988 and contributing
editor/writer of "EQUUS" magazine since 1989) tells you in the
"Seabiscuit" book - the modern dirt race tracks are about 2 seconds
faster than the ones in the 1930s. Space-age dirt kinda (except when
it rains).
IT'S ALL INTERESTING IF YOU ARE INTO RACE HORSES.
Keith Hunt (September 2009)
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