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Genesis of a Triple Crown drought: Spectacular Bid & the 1979 Belmont Stakes
Tue Jun 10 2014TwinSpires Staff
The 36-year streak of Triple Crown futility dates back to unquestionably one of the greatest racers in history, the mighty Spectacular Bid.
Coming into the 1979 Belmont Stakes, the Triple Crown had been captured three different times in the last s ...
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True Crimes, Real Mysteries and Tall Tales in Horse Racing
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- True Crime in Horse Racing: A Deadly Night Out
- True Crime in Horse Racing: What Happened to 'Red' McDaniel?
- True Crime in Horse Racing: Shergar, Stallion Lost
- True Crime in Horse Racing: Small Sponges, Big Problems
- True Crime in Horse Racing: Disappearance of Ron Hansen
- True Crime in Horse Racing: Hawthorne on Fire
- True Crime in Horse Racing: Lost at Sea
- True Crime in Horse Racing: Phar Lap
- True Crime in Horse Racing: The Curious Case of the Missing Mare
- Tall Tales of the Track: I Am Woman, Watch Me Win!
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- Tall Tales of the Track: Sysonby, the (Almost) Unbeatable
- Tall Tales of the Track: Death Rides Along
- Tall Tales of the Track Kentucky Derby Edition: A man of firsts
- Tall Tales of the Track Kentucky Derby Edition: A memorable absence
The Science of Horse Racing
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- The Science of Horse Racing: Why Do Jockeys Ride Like That?
- The Science of Horse Racing: Colic and Laminitis
- The Science of Horse Racing: Why Do Some Horses Bleed After a Race?
- The Science of Racing: Vision and Blinkers
- The Science of Horse Racing: The Stride
Fun Features, Facmous Horses, Interesting Facts
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- The 10 best horses beaten by Secretariat
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- Oldest Horses in History That Lived to a Great Age
- Famous Racehorse Names and Their Meanings
- 20 fun and interesting facts about horses
- What is the History of entering a horse into a horse race?
- The 10 Best Races in Australia
- Top 5 horse racing songs
- Queen Elizabeth II: A Life with Horses
- World's great races named for Queen Elizabeth II
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Historical Features
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Kentucky Derby Features
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- Mattress Mack: A colorful gallery of big bet action
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- Horses: $122 Billion annually to the US Economy
- Kentucky Derby scratches that changed history
- Who was the biggest underdog ever to win the Kentucky Derby?
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Top Racing Lists
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- Top 10 most successful trainers in Kentucky Derby history
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