For more than a century, Aqueduct Racetrack has been a part of Rockaway Boulevard in Jamaica, N.Y. In its earliest iteration, it was a dirt oval cut out of farmland with crops still flourishing in the infield and a shaky wooden grandstand for a few hundred fans. Over the century since, the Big A has been built on speedy shows by horses at all levels, the memories of these great performances woven into the fabric of both the grass and the dirt that make up its racing surfaces.

More than 75 years ago, Citation unleashed the greatest 3-year-old season in Thoroughbred racing. Blessed with genuine speed, staying power, and a seemingly endless desire to win, Citation inspired his handler Jimmy Jones to boldly say: "My horse could beat anything with hair on it."