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r s Pimlico p hoto , the 1-5 Preakness favorite, avenged his legendary Derby defeat in 1953 with a neck score P over Jamie K. Derby winner finished fifth. . Williams y d ia A . d L i b raries U niversity of M arylan N e w s- A merican/ Sp ecial C ollections, L Derby-winning golden The California-based duo, winner close calls boy (right) remained (center) and (rail), were undefeated as he held off unlucky joined late by Marylander in 1997. Virginia-bred in 1969. own to the wire – 25 times (from Majestic Prince, and fighting to catch Kentucky Derby 136 runnings) in the Preakness Silver Charm; and the gray ghost, Native winner in the final strides? Dhas the winner gotten the job Dancer. One of the most exciting, and done by a neck, or less. Witnesses to dramatic finishes are controversial, finishes came 50 years ago, Among those who hit the wire in left exhausted and exhilarated – who can between and Ridan (see the nick of time were such racing greats forget the battle between Sunday Silence story on page 20). Here are 15 additional as Triple Crown winners , and . . . the three-horse finish Preakness finishes to savor, with the and ; Kentucky Derby with Silver Charm, Free House and fast- photo-finish camera needed to winners , Venture, closing Captain Bodgit. . . the mighty the outcome. ’s entry hit the wire together in 1934, with front­ running second-stringer (inside) holding off Kentucky Derby winner and future Hall of Famer to by a nose. d L i b raries U niversity of M arylan N e w s- A merican/ Sp ecial C ollections, Baltimore

d L i b raries U niversity of M arylan N e w s- A merican/ Sp ecial C ollections, Baltimore Hot-blooded War Admiral (left) quickly shot away from his rivals in 1937, but was all out to hold off E.R. Bradley’s Burgoo King (left), Kentucky Derby through the final sixteenth and win by a head. winner of 1932, overcame a bad start to win by a head over fast-closing Tick On (far right) and early leader Boatswain. Kentucky Derby winner (left) raced

Hasty Road (center) set the pace in 1954, and refused Williams y d ia A . L stride-for-stride with Belair Stud’s in the final to let Correlation get by late, winning by a neck. furlong to win by the slimmest of margins in 1936. Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense looked home- free in midstretch, but was overtaken by the massive Pimlico p hoto chestnut Curlin in the shadow of the wire in 2007. Trainer Frank Whiteley sent out Raymond Guest’s gritty , ridden by , to victory in 1965 – the son of * scored by a neck over another *Ribot son, Dapper Dan, despite losing a shoe. S ki p Ball

Another round in the heavyweight battle d L i b raries (3) U niversity of M arylan N e w s- A merican/ Sp ecial C ollections, Baltimore between Affirmed (right) and – the Dou b le J Photo Winants Bros. I nc. Winants Bros. neena e w ing The Triple Crown winner of 1946, Assault (right), saw 1978 Triple Crown winner was joined by The first of rider ’s five Preakness wins, Tank’s Prospect (left) In what was described as the “race of the decade,” winner Sunday his lead evaporate in the stretch as the King Ranch his nemesis at the top of the stretch and got the better of champion 2-year-old Chief’s Crown in 1985 with a Ethel D. Jacobs’ , who romped the fields of Manor in Maryland as a youngster, Silence (left) and Easy Goer battled the length of the stretch in 1989. colorbearer held off Lord Boswell by a neck. wouldn’t give way, winning by a neck. sustained drive that carried him to victory in track record time. drifted out late but held rail-running safe in 1970, with back in third.

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