▁at ▁distances ▁that ▁r anged ▁from ▁ 6 ▁f url ongs ▁to ▁one ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁miles . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁T ipp ity ▁W itch et ▁rac ed ▁in ▁the ▁sil ks ▁of ▁the ▁Ram ona ▁St able . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁wrote : ▁" Per haps ▁no ▁horse ▁more ▁deser ves ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁s elling ▁pl ater ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁tur f ▁than ▁T ipp ity ▁W itch et , ▁the ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁in ▁Bro om st ick ' s ▁famous ▁thorough bre d ▁family . ▁ ▁For ▁eleven ▁seasons ▁T ipp ity ▁W itch et ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁active ▁campaign er , ▁and ▁his ▁record ▁for ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁is ▁as ▁impress ive ▁as ▁his ▁achiev ements ▁in ▁his ▁younger ▁days ." ▁ ▁His ▁last ▁race ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁retired , ▁he ▁had ▁competed ▁on ▁race ▁tracks ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Canada , ▁Mexico , ▁and ▁Cuba . ▁His ▁record ▁stood ▁at ▁No . ▁ 4 ▁in ▁the ▁all - time ▁greatest ▁number ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁wins . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁last ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁four teen ▁and ▁still ▁winning . ▁ ▁T ipp ity ▁W itch et ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁class ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Fair ▁Gr ounds ▁Racing ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁