FROM OFF THE PACE: Beyond The Triple Crown

The Saratogian

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FROM OFF THE PACE: Beyond The Triple Crown

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — For many racing fans of a certain age, it is impossible to make it through the Triple Crown without reflecting on the glory days of the 1970s. Secretariat, Seattle Slew, Affirmed, and Spectacular Bid were extraordinary horses who would have excelled had they competed in any other decade, before or since. Although bad luck in the Belmont prevented Spectacular Bid from joining the other three in sweeping the Triple Crown, t