▁in ▁the ▁same ▁rail road ▁car ▁with ▁them . ▁ ▁A ware ▁that ▁Col in ' s ▁sw ol len ▁h ock ▁would ▁give ▁him ▁trouble , ▁R owe ▁attended ▁to ▁it ▁with ▁mass ages ▁and ▁cold ▁water ▁bath s . ▁ ▁Cons ist ently ▁r ated ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁horses ▁in ▁American ▁racing ▁history , ▁and ▁a ▁celebr ity ▁with ▁both ▁fans ▁and ▁hors emen , ▁Col in ▁started ▁fifteen ▁times ▁in ▁his ▁two - year ▁career ▁and ▁never ▁lost . ▁ ▁Tw elve ▁of ▁these ▁races ▁came ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁two - year - old . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁age ▁that ▁val ued ▁stam ina ▁and ▁m atur ity , ▁Col in ▁was ▁still ▁viewed ▁with ▁a we ▁by ▁the ▁hors emen ▁of ▁his ▁time . ▁▁ ▁Sport sw riter ▁Abr am ▁H ew itt ▁said , ▁" The ▁blood ▁sur ges , ▁and ▁the ▁p uls es ▁quick en ▁at ▁the ▁very ▁sight ▁of ▁such ▁Olymp ians ▁on ▁the ▁track ." ▁ ▁H ew itt ▁had ▁" list ened ▁to ▁old - time ▁hors emen ▁talk ▁about ▁Col in ▁with ▁an ▁other - world ▁expression ▁on ▁their ▁faces ." ▁ ▁Col in ▁was ▁voted ▁the ▁Eclipse ▁Award ▁for ▁Hor se ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁twice : ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁America ' s ▁Champion ▁Three - Year - Old ▁Male ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁Col in ' s ▁last ▁victory ▁came