Stephen Foster is an American icon; in fact, you can argue he’s the definition of Americana. The legendary songwriter (fittingly born on Independence Day in 1826) penned such famous songs as “Camptown Races,” “Old Folks at Home,” and “Oh! Susanna,” but in the sport of horse racing, Foster is best known as the author of “My Old Kentucky Home,” which is played every year before the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum!

When it comes to sports stars and achievements in sports, it’s common to hear that numbers can’t tell the whole story, and indeed they cannot. But when your career statistics are mind-boggling and tower over those recorded by any other member of your sport … well, numbers are as good a place as any to start.