Another interesting fact .. Unbeaten winning streaks – Where Black Caviar standsGlenn RobbinsWednesday, 1 February 2012We all know what the Australian racing public think of Black Caviar’s unbeaten winning streak of 17 – but what about 54 undefeated races.That is the world record for an unbeaten winning stretch by a horse although some may consider it does not apply as it dates back to the 1870s.A filly / mare born in Hungry named Kincsem, according to Wikipedia, won all of her 54 starts which included a win in the UK in the Goodwood Cup. It is unimaginable that her record will ever be beaten.Interestingly, Black Caviar is sixth in the world for unbeaten sequence with 17 but in the next month if she wins the Orr Stakes and Futurity Stakes at Caulfield she will be equal second.She will join the American fillies / mares Peppers Pride and Zenyatta. Peppers Pride retired with 19 unbeaten wins, her last in Decemner 2008, while Zenyatta was unbeaten in 19 starts before in her last race she was beaten in a Breeders Cup race when tested at a m ile for the first time in 2010.Equal fourth on 18 wins are Eclipse (colt born 1764) and Karayel (horse 1970) so it is interesting should Black Caviar take the Caulfield weight-for-age double that looms in the coming weeks, the top four for unbeaten wins will be mares.To put into perspective Black Caviar’s amazing achievement is that the next best Australian horse, according to Wikipedia, for consecutive unbeaten runs was Grand Flaneur (colt 1877) with nine from nine. His major wins in 1880 were the AJC Derby, Melbourne Cup, AJC Mares Produce Stakes, VRC Mares Produce Stakes, Victoria Derby and the 1881 VRC St Leger Stakes.So, what is the record for consecutive wins by a thoroughbred? - 56 by Camarero, who raced in the 1950s in Puerto Rica. His career stats were 76: 73-2-0.
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