CALUMET FARM

The Wrights began bloodstock investments with the idea of breeding and raising their own horses. They purchased Nellie Morse in foal to the stallion American Flag. Nellie Flag was the first champion to don Calumet's "devil" red and blue racing silks, which would remain a staple of horse racing for the remainder of the century... Calumet experiences great success throughout the '40s and the '50s, dominating the racing scene with horses like Twilight Tear, Armed, Coaltown and Citation... Citation wins the Triple Crown. Legendary jockey Eddie Arcaro would go on to describe Citation as the best horse he ever rode. In media polls at the end of the last century, Citation was ranked with the likes of Man O'War and Secretariat as one of the best racehorses of all time.

Primary location: Lexington United States