page_title: List of leading Thoroughbred racehorses
section_title: Most wins
hierarchical_section_title: List of leading Thoroughbred racehorses / Most wins
caption_attribution_description: Kingston (1884-1912) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that won 89 races,
context_page_description: The list of leading Thoroughbred racehorses contains the names of undefeated racehorses and other horses that had an outstanding race record in specific categories. Note though that many champions do not appear on the list as an unexpected defeat may be caused by many factors such as injury, illness, going, racing tactics and differences in weight carried, the latter being particularly significant in North America and Australia where handicaps are common even at the highest level of racing.
  It is common to compare racehorses on multiple factors such as their overall race record, the quality of the horses they beat and the brilliance of their wins. Comparison of raw times is generally unreliable between horses of different eras or even over different racecourses due to a variety of factors such as the racing surface and the pace at which the race is run. Timeform ratings, introduced in 1948, and Beyer Speed Figures, introduced in the United States in 1992, are relatively recent attempts to compensate for such variables.
context_section_description: There have been only 4 horses to win over 100 races all of them coming from Puerto Rico. Only one is well documented -  Galgo Jr, a bay horse bred in Puerto Rico in 1928, by the sire Galgo and dam War Relief, with 137 wins in 159 starts from 1930 to 1936.
  The only horse to win over 100 races that is not from Puerto Rico is Ritmo Criollo, who was bred in Ecuador. He raced in Peru, running 165 times at the Hipódromo Arequipa and winning 66, as well as running 65 times at the Hipódromo de Monterrico, winning 36. Combined he raced 230 times and won 102 of them with 32 second place finishes, and 33 thirds.
  Kingston (by Spendthrift) had 138 starts and won 89 of these, including 30 stakes-races. According to the American Horse Racing Hall of Fame, his 89 wins set the all-time record. Commencing a winning sequence as a four-year-old on 21 August 1888, Kingston had 35 race starts until 30 May 1891 during which he was defeated only twice.  Bankrupt won 86 races from 348 starts, and he was also by Spendthrift.
  Catherina (1830, by Whisker) started in 176 races and won 79 of them, many over long distances, including the Manchester Cup, Tradesmen's Cup, and Heaton Park's King's Cup. Many of Catherina's races were heat races, and she therefore actually faced the starter 298 times and was the first past the finish line 136 times, including two disqualifications, one walkover, and two dead-heats.
  Tippety Witchet (1915, by Broomstick) started 266 times for 78 wins.
  Pan Zareta started 151 times with 76 wins.
  Jorrocks won 65 times, Vuelve Candy B. won 63 and Imp won 62.
caption: Kingston, winner of 89 races
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