CITATION - Full Documentary

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• JO

  @johnforeman634 · 5 years ago

  I’ve never even been a big horse racing fan but I absolutely love these documentaries about the great horses and their jockeys. That must be an incredibly dangerous profession.

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• CH

  @chocolatefrenzieya · 3 years ago (edited)

  One thing I've said about Citation is that even when he was going "all out", he never looked like he was going all out - just taking it easy. In fact, I'm not sure we ever saw him go all out. Like the one guy said, he just did what he needed to do to win, and no faster.

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• RI

  @richardyanco3229 · 3 years ago

  They once asked Arcaro who was the better horse, Whirlaway or Citation.  Arcaro replied and said that even though Whirlaway was a great horse that when he tapped the whip to Citation it was like stepping down on the accelerator of a "souped up" Cadillac.

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• UD

  @udontknowwhatugottilitsgone · 4 years ago

  God I'm so glad he won his last race...what a legend of a racehorse.

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• NM

  @NMQhq2358 · 7 years ago

  Citation post-war had a similar impact on the U.S. as Seabiscuit during the Depression. Train cars, press corps, excessive race schedule. Both horses were absolutely beloved of the public.

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• SK

  @skyqueen1148 · 7 years ago

  I almost tear up when I hear the love, admiration, and the ability of the owner's to articulate a horse's human emotions. It's very moving.  RIP Citation.

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• HA

  @hannahwebb4846 · 4 years ago

  I got to see him live at Calumet when my parents took my sister and me to Kentucky Horse country in 1969.

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• MA

  @magicpainthorse · 7 years ago

  My first horse was a beautiful dark bay tb mare named Flower's Bubble.  Funny name but she was a great granddaughter of Citation and I swear she looked just like him.  I just rode her around the farm and on trails but I felt honored to have had one of his descendants.

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• GE

  @geraldineclarke5434 · 2 years ago

  I saw that last race.  I was 5 years old.  My father filmed it so my memories of it never faded.  It was a magnificent race and cemented my life-long love of horses.  Thank You, Citation.

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• IT

  @itszoeeasy3521 · 6 years ago

  One of the greatest horse of all time ❤️ Rip Citation 🙏🏻

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• GL

  @glendapeterson1180 · 3 years ago

  I was an infant when Citation ran.  But the Triple Crown is as special as the horses that win it.  Somebody will win the World Series, somebody will win the Super Bowl.  But it takes a special horse to win this honor.

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• BE

  @bene_chino · 3 years ago

  I have a new appreciation for Citation after seeing this documentary‼️🏆🥇❤️

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