Unbeaten Horses at the end of their careers.

Wins Horse Origin Details Pedigree

54] Kincsem Hungary Ch.f. 1874 Cambuscan (GB) x Water Nymph by Cotswold[2]
19] Peppers Pride United States B.f. 2003 Desert God x Lady Pepper by Chili
18] Eclipse Great Britain Ch.c. 1764 Marske x Spilletta by Regulus[4]
16] Ormonde Great Britain B.c. 1883 Bend Or x Lily Agnes by Macaroni
16] Ribot Great Britain B.c. 1952 Tenerani (ITY) x Romanella (ITY) by El Greco
15] Colin United States Br.c. 1905 Commando x Pastorella (GB) by Springfield
14] Highflyer Great Britain B.c. 1774 Herod x Rachel by Blank x 1751 mare by
14] Nearco Italy Br.c. 1935 Pharos (GB) x Nogara by Havresac II (FR)
14] Zenyatta United States B/br.f. 2004 Street Cry x Vertigineux by Kris S.

Very exclusive club.

I wonder what mating plans are for Zenyatta. Not The Bloody Slow Green Monkey, that's for sure. A mare that never lost and a sire that never won, never the twain shall meet.

54? A horse went unbeaten for 54 runs?

Kincsem
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Kincsem
Kincsem.jpg
Sire Cambuscan (GB)
Dam Water Nymph
Damsire Cotswold (GB)
Sex Filly
Foaled 1874
Country Hungary Hungary
Colour Chestnut
Breeder Ernst von Blaskovich
Owner Ernst von Blaskovich
Trainer Robert Hesp
Record 54: 54-0-0
Earnings 199,705 fl = 379,805 goldmark (sic)[1]
Major wins
Hungarian Two Thousand Guineas (1877)
Hungarian One Thousand Guineas (1877)
Hungarian Oaks (1877)
Hungarian Autumn Oaks (1877, 1878, 1879)
Hungarian St. Leger (1877)
Austrian Derby (1877)
Austrian Kaiserpreis (1877)
Grosser Preis von Hanover (1877)
Grosser Preis von Baden (1877, 1878, 1879)
Staatspreis Eister Classe (1878)
Goodwood Cup (1878)
Grand Prix de Deauville (1878)
Honours
Kincsem Park in Budapest, Hungary
Kincsem Museum, Budapest, Hungary
Kincsem Horse Park, Tápiószentmárton, Hungary
Kincsem Hotel, Kisbér, Hungary
Kincsem Farm, Archer, Florida
Life-sized statue at Kincsem Park, Budapest
Infobox last updated on: June 9, 2009.

Kincsem (Hungarian for "my treasure") (1874-1887) was the most successful Thoroughbred race horse ever, having won 54 races for 54 starts. Born in Kisbér, Hungary in 1874, she is a national icon, and is revered in other parts of the world too. Over four seasons she won all her races against both female and male company at various race tracks across Europe, a record that's still unbeaten.
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Kincsem's sire, Cambuscan, was owned by Queen Victoria. He was sold to Hungarian interests in 1873 and was brought to stand at the Hungarian National Stud, Kisber. Cambuscan, second in England's St. Leger Stakes in 1864, was by Newminster, his dam, The Arrow was by Slane. Kincsem was out of the Hungarian mare Waternymph, a daughter of the English horse Cotswold, by Newcourt (by Sir Hercules). Kincsem's third dam, Seaweed was also by Slane making her inbred to him in the third and fourth generations (3x4).[2]

A perhaps apocryphal story surrounds the beginnings of Kincsem. Running with a group of fifty horses on the grounds of her owner's ancestral Hungarian home, she alone was lanky and ungainly. She would stand with her head low and her eyes half-opened. One night she went missing...and when found again, was with a band of gypsies. "Why," asked her puzzled owner of the thief, "steal this horse when there were so many better to chose from?" "Because," answered the gypsy, "The other horses may be better looking, but she was the best of the lot. She'll be a champion." [3]

Kincsem's career began in 1876. She was entered for ten races in ten different places in Hungary, Germany and Austria as a two-year-old and won them all.[1]

As her unbeaten streak against Europe's best horses continued, Kincsem attracted great interest from the European racing public. Emperor Franz Josef was known to be a fan. As a three-year-old she won the Two Thousand Guineas in Pozsony, the One Thousand Guineas and the Oaks in Budapest, not to mention the Austrian Derby, the Kaiserpreis in Vienna and the Grosser Preis von Hanover and Grosser Preis von Baden. In all she had seventeen victories.

Her four-year-old campaign was equally successful, beginning with nine straight victories. She travelled to England to take part in the Goodwood Cup, but injury to the fancied Verneuil meant it was an easier challenge than expected.

As a four-year-old Kincsem won the Grand Prix de Deauville and the Grosser Preis von Baden again (after a run-off following a dead-heat).

Kincsem had her fiftieth victory in Frankfurt the next year. Her last race was the Hungarian Autumn Oaks which she won for the third time.
[edit] Stud record

Kincsem retired at the age of seven and was only at stud for a short time.

She died on her thirteenth birthday March 17, 1887 from a colic attack, shortly after the birth of her last foal, Kincs.[1] Newspapers across Hungary edged their pages in black the day she passed. Flags were flown at half mast.[3]

Her five offspring were:

* Budagyongye, filly 1882, by Buccaneer. Won German Derby
* Ollyan nincs, filly 1883, by Buccaneer. Won Hungarian St Leger.
* Talpra Magyar, stallion 1885, by Buccaneer. Unntried , but sired the exceptional, Tokio, winner of the Austrian Derby, Grosser Preis von Baden, and the Hungarian St Leger.
* Kincs-or, stallion 1886, by Doncater, second in the Austrian Derby and died shortly before the German Derby in which he was highly favoured.
* Kincs, filly 1887, by Doncater. Unntried, she became an influential broodmare, her daughter Napfeny being a major stakes winner and in turn producing the good filly Miczi, winner of stakes races in Hungary and Austria.

The progeny of Kincsem's three daughters won 41 classic races in Austria,France, Germany, Hungary and Italy.[1]

There is a life sized statue of her near the stadium at Kincsem Park in Budapest where the Kincsem Museum is located.

Phar Lap won 37,

In the four years of his racing career, Phar Lap won 37 of 51 races he entered, including the Melbourne Cup in 1930 with 9st 12 lb (61.5 kg, or 138 lbs). In that year and 1931, he won 14 races in a row. From his win as a three-year-old in the VRC St. Leger Stakes until his final race in Mexico, Phar Lap won 32 of 35 races. In the three races that he did not win, he ran second on two occasions, beaten by a short head and a neck, and in the 1931 Melbourne Cup he finished eighth when carrying 10 st 10 lb (68 kg).

Phar Lap at the time was owned by American businessman David J. Davis and leased to Telford. After their three year lease agreement ended, Telford had enough money to become joint owner of the horse. Davis then had Phar Lap shipped to America in order to race. Telford did not agree with this decision and refused to go, so Davis sent Tom Woodcock.[14]. Phar Lap was shipped by boat to Agua Caliente Racetrack near Tijuana, Mexico, to compete in the Agua Caliente Handicap, which was offering the largest purse ever raced for in North America. Phar Lap won in track-record time while carrying 129 pounds (58.5 kg) and was ridden by Billy Elliot for his seventh win from seven rides.[17] From there, the horse was sent to a private ranch near Menlo Park, California, while his owner negotiated with racetrack officials for special race appearances

Thanks guys! Fantastic achievements.