Rapid Redux just went all the way on the lead for his 21st win in a row.

19th win on the season.

He is now tied with Citation and Roseben for the media's fictional record for wins in a season.

:tro::$::tro::$: So great..

This is driving me completely insane. . . plan on writing a scathing blog in the next few days.

Does this mean we can't compare Tim Tebow to him anymore?

Rapid Redux and Roseben (pre Donald Macdonald) have appeared together in 110 articles today according to a Google News search.

Fence Bored at Pace Advantage acutally put the date with the Daily Racing Form Result chart index number for each race of Donald Macdonald's where a result chart was available on the DRF Archive. Pretty cool stuff. He twice won on two days rest that year.

Blog it up brother. It feels silly to celebrate records that are not even real.

84 Beyer for Rapid Redux.

That is right about winning par for an open 16K 3yo and up claiming race on dirt at a major circuit.

In other words -- his performance at LRL today wins an open 16K older male claiming race on dirt at a major circuit about 50% of the time on avg.

Rapid Redux is going to lose his best friend on Dec 31st ... the 5K starter alw conditon -- which lasts for two calender years almost everywhere (except Presque Isle Downs where they run non-time restricted 5K starters)

Forgive me, but having only seen his name in writing, never spoken out loud, can you do a phonetic spelling of Roseben for me? I know what I've been saying in my head, but it occurred to me that might not be right. I doubt I'll be saying it out loud that often, but just in case, I'd like to say it properly.

Because I have nothing better to do at the moment I'll say rozbin. This is how I've heard others pronounce it.

but if you said it wrong, would anyone you were talking to know? :D

It's not likely that he'll race after that, is it? It sounded like they're hesitating to run him again this year, but even if they do, that he'd be retired at year end.

They were saying once they get this record stuff out of the way that they would try him on grass like that would matter any but still.

There is also the matter at Charles Town they are looking into by connections paying off contenders in a race not to run

Think I let a little bit too much time elapse before writing this--kind of ran out of steam--but: http://thetdnblog.blogspot.com/2011/...d-records.html

One of the things I liked about your piece was that it did give a nod to him. It wasn't mean spirited or anything. You made your points and made them well.

It would have been easy to turn negative on the whole thing.

You did keep it all in perspective and you were very fair.

Nice job.

my fav part of blog "But seemingly serious calls for Rapid Redux to be named Horse of the Year or to receive a special Eclipse Award are extremely misguided and overzealous."

Someone should of said that to the people who voted Zenyatta over Blame for HOY last year

Excellent piece, Brian :tro:

Thanks everybody

very well done!

i had noticed that articles had changed to 'will tie citation' rather than talking about a record.

Was meaning to upload it after his last race... but here is the stretch run video of all of Rapid Redux's now 21-straight wins:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3jW9WqCiAY

Ability-wise ... he's a solid open 16K to open 25K claimer. In the 3-turn bullring routes (especially at Charles Town) his Beyer numbers are good enough to compete with minor open stakes caliber horses.

Still -- he's one gutsy horse who refuses to settle for 2nd in races where he has a right to get edged out. Race #8 on the streak was the best example of his charachter when a bug rider got him in a duel out of the gate and he went WAY too fast for the first quarter mile of a two-turn route.

Hard to like anything at all about his owner and trainer connections in general -- and they did weasel some scratches late in the streak -- but this is as good and solid a nickle starter router as I've seen in the Mid-Atlantic for basically as far back as I can remember.

Good stuff Doug, thanks for posting it.