With the

posted, we honor the memory of our friend Old Chelsea with the traditional post that tracks the Nats wins to date, in Anglophile style.
THE RACING PRECEDENTS - Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their ninth win, each season:
2016 - 16th April (10th match of season)
2014 - 16th April (15th match)
2012 - 17th April (12th match)
2013 - 17th April (15th match)
2018 - 17th April (18th match)
2019 - 18th April (17th match)
2017 - 19th April (14th match)
2005 - 20th April (15th match)
2011 - 20th April (16th match)
2024 - 20th April (20th match)
2025 - 20th April (21st match)2010 - 23rd April (17th match)
2023 - 26th April (23rd match)
2008 - 27th April (26th match)
2021 - 28th April (21st match)
2015 - 29th April (22nd match)
2007 - 30th April (26th match)
2006 - 2nd May (27th match)
2022 - 3rd May (25th match)
2009 - 7th May (27th match)
1st game of the double-header today. 4 seasons had the 9th win on 4/20. Before seeing that on the OC list, if someone had told me that, I would have said they were smoking something.