Kelso's 5 straight Jockey Club Gold Cups

[Calzone Lord]

He was 7-for-7 beyond 10 furlongs on dirt for his career -- with 5 straight wins in the Jockey Club Gold Cup coming from age 3 through age 7.

Obviously rates as the greatest dirt stayer of all-time in my opinion.


1960 Jockey Club Gold Cup:

* Field of 8: Wins by just 3.5 lengths as a 3-year-old (the closest anyone ever got to him in a dirt route beyond 10 furlongs) That years champion older male Bald Eagle finishes 3rd by 13.5 lengths. The 4th place finisher is beaten 28.5 lengths.






1961 Jockey Club Gold Cup:

* Wins by 5 lengths. The third place finisher is beaten 13 lengths.




1962 Jockey Club Gold Cup:

* Wins by 10 lengths in field of six.




1963 Jockey Club Gold Cup:

* Wins by 4 lengths in field of 7.






1964 Jockey Club Gold Cup:

Wins by 5.5 lengths as a 7-year-old. The second place finisher Roman Brother won the following years Jockey Club Gold Cup by 5 lengths and the following years Woodward by 10 lengths.

Quadrangle -- who had defeated Northern Dancer in the Belmont Stakes and won the Travers earlier in the year, finished 3rd beaten 11.5 lengths.

The 4th place finisher in the field of six was beaten 27.5 lengths.

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