Has any thoroughbred ever won 3 races in the same day since 1900?

[Calzone Lord]

I haven't been able to find any.

Ogden, a champion 2-year-old and one-time 3rd place finisher in the Suburban Handicap, is the only horse I know who ever won 2 different races in the same day on two different surfaces.


At Coney Island in New York City on September 2nd 1901 -- he won a six furlong dirt race over a wet track at 3PM and came back and won a turf race at 8.5fs at 5:20 PM on two hours and twenty minutes rest.









If anyone could get a horse to win three races in the same day now, it's probably Rick Dutrow Jr., Jeff Mullins, or maybe Kirk Ziadie.

Barry Abrams would try

[Danzig]

i doubt you'll find another. races used to be run in heats back in the 1700 and 1800's. so they all used to run at least twice a day, or perhaps even three times if two horses won the first two heats of a particular race.

[Danzig]

and i see ogden carried more weight in the second race. interesting stuff.

[Calzone Lord]

Lukas should try it in the Breeders Cup with Optimizer.

He could use the Marathon as a prep for the Turf and just run the hose over him, dry him off, and leave him out for the Classic.

[pointman]

For harness horses, the Hambletonian was run in heats until 1990 which could require a horse to race 3 times in one day. I believe the Little Brown Jug still is run in heats under the same format.