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Photograph or image of Citation: Citation (1945–1970) was the eighth American Triple Crown winner and one of three major North American Thoroughbreds (along wit

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Citation

A Memory Realm virtual pet garden honoring Citation, remembered for Triple Crown, Racehorse, American sports history.

1945 - 1970Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Photograph or image of Citation: Ribbon for the Presidential Unit Citation awarded by the United States Army and Air Force . This version of the image is thinne
Ribbon for the Presidential Unit Citation awarded by the United States Army and Air Force . This version of the image is thinner than the standard version so it can be fit in a sta Ipankonin, Reduced-size image File:Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Citation Is Remembered

Citation is remembered for triple crown, racehorse, american sports history. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this horse remains part of animal, cultural, scientific, or public memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Pet Garden in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm pet garden turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D pet garden connected to Citation.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Lexington, Kentucky, United States is used as a broad spatial reference for this pet garden because it is connected to Citation's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

A citation is a reference to a source. More precisely, a citation is an abbreviated alphanumeric expression embedded in the body of an intellectual work that denotes an entry in the bibliographic references section of the work, for the purpose of acknowledging the relevance of the works of others to the topic of discussion at the spot where the citation appears.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

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Photograph or image of Citation: Citation, Kentucky Derby Winner, one of the Greatest Race Horses of all Time

Citation, Kentucky Derby Winner, one of the Greatest Race Horses of all Time

Unknown author Unknown author, https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/nby_teich/id/5793, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Photograph or image of Citation: There are roughly 80,000 Icelandic horses in Iceland[citation needed], and relatively few abroad[citation needed], owing in lar

There are roughly 80,000 Icelandic horses in Iceland[citation needed], and relatively few abroad[citation needed], owing in large part to centuries-old Icelandic legislation that p

Helgi Halldórsson from Reykjavík, Iceland, get on horse, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Photograph or image of Citation: Title : The first horse that came to New Zealand, aged 28 Creator: Cope, George Harwood, artist Format : Drawing Media: Pen and

Title : The first horse that came to New Zealand, aged 28 Creator: Cope, George Harwood, artist Format : Drawing Media: Pen and ink on paper Size:140 x 185 mm; 285 x 325 mm (frame)

Auckland Museum Collections from Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, The first horse that came to New Zealand, aged 28, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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