of the Year awards by all three organisations in 1964. Career highlights Won eight of nine races (6 of them stakes) in 1960 Won eleven consecutive races (his last six of 1960 and first five of 1961) Carried 130 pounds or more on 24 occasions, winning 13, placing in 5, and finishing third once Won 62% of his starts (39 out of 63 starts) Finished in the money in 84% of his starts (53 out of 63) In 1961, Kelso joined Whisk Broom II and Tom Fool as the third horse in history to win the New York Handicap Triple, made up of the Metropolitan Handicap – in which he carried , the Suburban Handicap – in which he carried – and the Brooklyn Handicap, in which he carried . Still holds the World Record time for two miles on dirt of 3:19.1 set in the 1964 Jockey Club Gold Cup Set a new American record for 1½ miles on the turf of 2:23.4 in the 1964 Washington, D.C. International, set just 11 days after his Jockey Club Gold Cup victory. Won the Stymie Handicap at age five in 1962, and at age eight in 1965 Won an unprecedented five Horse of the Year titles. No other horse in history has won more than three. Set nine track records Long career Unlike many top racehorses, Kelso took a while to warm up his career. He competed for eight seasons, from 1959 to 1966. As his career reached its zenith, so did his popularity, and huge crowds flocked to see him. Kelso competed on fourteen tracks, won in six states, set nine track records (plus two American records), was the all-time leading money-winner at his retirement and was beloved by racing fans for his courage and consistency. In March 1966, Kelso suffered a hairline fracture of the inside sesamoid of his right hind foot. Hanford immediately retired him at age nine. Kelso left the track as racing's all-time leading money winner with lifetime earnings of $1,977,896. This earnings record held for 14 years, until it was surpassed by Affirmed in 1979. Of Kelso's 63 starts, he won 39, placed 12 times and finished third twice. He was out of the money 10 times. His record probably would have been even better if not for the huge weight allowances he spotted his rivals under handicap conditions for much of his career. Accepting