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Sir Barton ran a HOY season in 1919 before Eclipse Awards were given out. Man o' War, as a juvenile that year, was more popular. The two matched up in 1920.

In the third decade of the Twentieth Century, the Thoroughbred Man o' War enjoyed his second season of domination. Only a horse named Upset ever beat him.

In thoroughbred racing, a horse's fractions are generally a few ticks slower as he moves through each quarter mile. Secretariat ran each Derby fraction in faster time.

Marvel Comic's Civil War series causes major character changes. Spider-Man drastically altered by unmasking,switching to black costume & joining underground resistance.

The career of thoroughbred racehorse Man O' War lasted sixteen months, but his power and grace inspired a post-war nation and revitalized a faltering sport.

Horse of the Year Curlin tried the turf for the first time, and Red Rocks, of Ireland descent, took his measure in the Man o' War Stakes.  Better Talk Now went third.

Messenger was a Thoroughbred, but he would stride into a trot on his own when given his choice. His blood traces to Man o' War and to Little Brown Jug.

In the history of thoroughbred racing, Reigh Count, Count Fleet, and Count Turf were the first triple generation Kentucky Derby champs. Fleet's daughter foaled Kelso.

His dislike of starting gates seemed to give him the advantage in his match race with Seabiscuit, but War Admiral was beaten at the start. He later sired Busher.

Jellyfish stings can ruin the best boating trip or beach excursion. Learning about jellyfish sting prevention and treatment will make future trips more enjoyable.

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Sir Barton's 1919 Triple Crown championship was the first in history, yet his outstanding achievement was overshadowed by Man o' War's cruising, bruising juvenile season.

French murder mystery writer's background in history and archeology evident in her third novel, released by Vintage Canada in 2006.

Just the ninth gelding in Kentucky Derby history to win the Run for the Roses, Mine That Bird joined a cast with speed pedigrees in Funny Cide and 1929's Clyde Van Dusen.

Robert Fulton was best known for his steamboat. His early experiments with submarines, torpedoes, underwater mines, and firing weapons underwater showed his true genius.

Male Champion Two-Year-Old Citation raised his stardom to a higher level in the 1948 Kentucky Derby. He showed speed and unshakable will in dominating the Derby.

Thoroughbred racing in the 1950s became a television event with the coming of the unstoppable gray, Native Dancer. Court Turf scored a third generation Derby title.

Syndicated for a record $6 million in early 1973, Secretariat exceeded every expectation. His Kentucky Derby run is still untouchable. It came under great scrutiny.

Alysheba, son of Alydar, did inherit his father's heart and will to win. He demonstrated that in Kentucky Derby 1987 after surgery corrected his breathing problem.

Named for August Belmont I, the Belmont Stakes was first won by the filly Ruthless. The race's trophy commemorates the event's third victor, Fenian.

Sired by Reigh Count, a Kentucky Derby champion, Count Fleet was eventually compared to Man o' War. His jockey, Johnny Longden, convinced his owner not to sell the colt.

Head Play, favored in the 1933 Kentucky Derby, may have lost because of his jockey's head play at the wire. Broker's Tip got his only win; Idle Hour its 4th Derby.

Not an immediate favorite in the American classics, Gallant Fox earned his status slowly and won nine races in 1930, after a bleak two-year-old season.

The betting player who pays attention to details in his claiming race thoroughbred participants can come out with a winning card. Weights and rivals also count.

Morgan made his name plundering the Spanish Caribbean colonies on behalf of the English crown, while pocketing more than one or two pieces of eight for his trouble.

Many repeat parentage lines show up in the families of the American Triple Crown winners. English origins of Sir Gallahad and Blenheim strengthened 1930s lines.

Bloodlines of four American Triple Crown winners trace directly to the great British running and stock champion, Eclipse. Awards are named for him.

The Breeders' Cup Turf has a heavy European history of winners.  This season's Irish grass conqueror of America's Curlin couldn't follow-up in the championship. 

What may be surprising to many viewers is the fact that the actor who carries most of the film is actually 18-year-old David Kross.

There have been only eleven Thoroughbreds to win the Triple Crown. Eddie Arcaro rode two of them, Whirlaway (1941) and Citation (1948). Who are the other 9 jockeys?

While Secretariat broke records and competitors' hearts, Black Gold won with popularity, and Canonero II overcame everything, other top derby winners wove their stories.

A Colorado ranch hand left the range to turn automobile magnate Charles Howard's racing claimer into a '30s public persona and a champion who beat War Admiral in 1938.

Although small of stature, War Admiral was big of heart and matched his famous father's will to win. Man o' War's most significant son had his year in 1937.

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Whirlaway was the third Triple Crown champion to lose a match race at age four. Sir Barton (1920) and War Admiral (1938) did the same. Whirlaway stood at stud in France.

Fate brought the Irish lawyer's daughter, Anne Bonny, and the English Mary Read, both illegitimate, together. These pirate women then created mayhem on the open seas.

Longshots have had their day in all the Triple Crown races. Sarava and Edgar Prado won the 2002 Belmont Stakes at 70-1 odds, while ending War Emblem's Triple Crown bid.

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Triple Crown winners have great pedigrees, and Big Brown is favored here, as well. His daddy, Boundary, and his dam, Mien, trace to Northern Dancer and Round Table.

Only eleven Thoroughbreds have captured all three classics in the Triple Crown series. Also, just eleven horses could win only the first and the last of the three races.

There were four Triple Crown winners in the 1940s. Two of them, Count Fleet and Citation, became high profile stallions, but Whirlaway and Assault had other attributes.

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Thoroughbred trainer Bob Baffert was voted into the national Hall of Fame from his first ballot. Tiznow won over Point Given and Best Pal. Maple joins from 4,398 wins.

The largest crowd in Belmont Stakes history came out to see Smarty Jones in 2004. What was the race's official song replaced in 1997? What years had the fewest entries?

Big Brown trainer Richard Dutrow, Jr. is certain his horse will win a Triple Crown title despite a quarter crack, the favored post position, and Japan's Casino Drive.

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