Wed, Nov 25 2009
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Horse sets modern all-breeds record “I’m still nervous. My heart’s still aflutter,” Maddux said.
Maddux entered horse racing when he bought two horses at the suggestion of Parum in 1996. He later traded one of those horses for Got Country Grip. “When you make a trade like that, you don’t have any idea that it’s going to work out that good,” Maddux said. “I’ve made a lot of trades in my life ... but I’ve never made a trade this good.” Got Country Grip is the rare paint horse that has no spots, but he qualifies as a paint because his dam, Got A Grip, was a full paint horse. His sire, Country Quick Dash, is registered as both a quarter horse and a paint horse. Citation won 16 straight races from 1948-50. Mister Frisky, who raced in Puerto Rico before coming to the U.S., won 16 straight in 1989 and 1990 before the streak ended in the Kentucky Derby. Cigar matched the record from 1994-96 and retired with earnings of $9,999,815. Hallowed Dreams won 16 straight races in 1999 and 2000. In Europe, another thoroughbred, Ribot, went 16-for-16 in a career that spanned from 1954 to 1956. Silent Witness’ streak lasted from December 2002 through April 2005. He was retired in February 2007. 
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