1) 1973- SECRETARIAT
-Won by a record 31 lengths to complete Triple Crown
-Ran the fastest time in Belmont Stakes history: 2:24.00
-IMO, the greatest performance by the greatest thoroughbred in history
2) 1978- Affirmed vs Alydar
-THE greatest rivalry in the history of thoroughbred racing
-Affirmed won by a head to become the last Triple Crown winner 36 years ago
-3rd fastest time: 2:26.4/5
-Almost any other year Alydar is a Triple Crown winner
3) 1943- Count Fleet
- Wartime Hero
-Won by 25 lengths, which stood for nearly 30 years until Secretariat in 1973
-The victory came at a price, the Triple Crown winner bowed a tendon & never raced again.
4) 1989- Easy Goer vs Sunday Silence
-East Coast vs West Coast rivalry of the 80s
-Most thought Easy Goer wouldn't be challenged & was a Triple Crown lock
-Sunday Silence upsets Easy Goer (2) in the Kentucky Derby
-Sunday Silence out duels Easy Goer by a nose to win the Preakness Stakes
-Easy Goer would get his revenge running the 2nd fastest time in the history of the Belmont Stakes : 2:26.00
5) 2007- Rags to Riches
-Stumbled out of the starting gate & recovered
-Dueled head to head w/ HOY Curlin down the stretch
-The gutsy filly put a head in front to become the 3rd filly to ever win the Belmont Stakes & the 1st @ the 1 1/2 mile distance
-Will California Chrome make history & join the list?...
