Affirmed & Alydar
Pimlico. He didn't disappoint as he got the lead by the 1/4 pole and stayed there the rest of the way, winning in 1:54 2/5. Alydar rallied from 6th but just couldn't get past the stubborn Affirmed. Only three rivals showed up to challenge the pair in the Belmont and the race basically turned into a match race with the pair running 1-2 almost the whole way. The final 7 furlongs of the race they went at it head to head. For a moment at the head of the stretch Alydar actually got his head in ...
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SECRETARIAT: SUPERHORSE in The Preakness
subscribed visit my channel, click PLAYLISTS, then watch "SECRETARIAT The Movie". SECRETARIAT's record-smashing Derby left fans eager to see him run in the Preakness. Watch him break last then to quote William Nack, " . . take off like a flushed deer around the first turn." The greatest last-to-first move in history left fans, reporters, and veteran horsemen alike in absolute awe when this one was over. To the best of my knowledge this is the first time that his Preakness triumph has ever ...
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