A racing number normally depends on which race. Typically in largest races horses that are high in rank have the lower numbers. Usually horse will have different numbers every race. No specific number is assigned to one particular horse as they are in sports such as Basketball or soccer.
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If you mean his lip tattoo it was Z 20669 which was given to him as a young foal, tattooed on the inside of his upper lip. This is the Jockey Club's method of identifing registered Thoroughbreds. If you mean his racing numbers which are displayed on the saddle pad of each horse. In the Kentucky Derby his number was 1A, the Preakness was 3 and the Belmont was 2.
It wAs called the Maiden Race, which was meant for 2 yr. olds who had nvr won a race before, hence the name "maiden"
The Canadian Invitational at Woodbine. October 28th, 1973. He won by nearly seven lengths.