This year's other inductees included Noor, in the horse of yesteryear category, who defeated Citation four consecutive times in 1950, two years after Citation won the Triple Crown, and the jockey Jack Westrope, who was a close friend and fierce competitor of Eddie Arcaro, Citation's regular rider.
He regrouped, won his next two and began a streak in which he has already won as many consecutive races as Cigar and Citation.
You probably have to go back to Zenyatta's dramatic win in the Breeders' Cup Classic in 2009 or, in 1996, Cigar's equaling Citation's 16 consecutive wins to recall when horse racing was on such a high.
Citation racked up three consecutive wins in the Century Handicap, American Handicap, and Hollywood Gold Cup.
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But the induction of Cigar, the 1995 and 1996 Horse of the Year, who equaled Citation's mark of 16 consecutive victories, was the main attraction.
Mott has had a brilliant career, hitting a high point in 1995-96 whis hisuperhorsese, Cigar, won 16 consecutive races, matching the mark set by Citation.
And it was Mandella who trained Dare and Go, who in August of 1996 snapped Cigar's 16-race winning streak in the Pacific Classic at Del Mar, thereby preventing Cigar from breaking Citation's record for most consecutive victories.
Billed as "America's Racehorse" during his 1996 campaign, in which he matched Citation's record of 16 consecutive wins, Cigar travelled to racetracks all over the country, and even to Dubai, in a strongly hyped and now thoroughly documented production.
No player had ever won three consecutive M.V.P. awards, and Bonds, with six M.V.P. citations over all, now has three more than any other player accumulated over a career.
