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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 11th win, each season:
2016 - 20th April (14th match of season)
2012 - 20th April (15th match)
2014 - 20th April (19th match)
2017 - 21st April (16th match)
2026 - 21st April (24th match)2019 - 23rd April (22nd match)
2025 - 23rd April (24th match)
2013 - 25th April (22nd match)
2018 - 25th April (25th match)
2005 - 26th April (21st match)
2024 - 26th April (25th match)
2010 - 27th April (21st match)
2011 - 28th April (24th match)
2008 - 30th April (28th match)
2021 - 1st May (23rd match)
2015 - 2nd May (25th match)
2023 - 2nd May (29th match)
2006 - 7th May (32nd match)
2009 - 9th May (29th match)
2022 - 11th May (32th match)
2007 - 12th May (36th match)
2020 - 23rd August (25th match)
The Nats are even on the per game pace of two ignominious seasons - 2008 and 2025. On the bright side, they are matching the pace of 2011, the year before the winning era, and ahead of 2015 and 2018, above-.500 seasons.
