NEW YORK - Eleven 3-year-olds have won the Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes). Sixteen have failed by losing in the Belmont. <br>
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How they raced in the Belmont.<br>
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Success<br>
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1978 - Affirmed duels with arch-rival Alydar for about the final five-eighths of a mile and beats him by a head. The other three starters finish far back.<br>
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1977 - Seattle Slew has no problems disposing of seven rivals, leading all the way and winning by 4 lengths.<br>
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1973 - In probably the greatest performance ever by a racehorse, Secretariat wins by from 31 to 45.25 lengths over four rivals in 2:24, which still stands as a world record for 1 1-2 miles on dirt.<br>
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1948 - Citation leads seven rivals every step of the way and wins by 8 lengths.<br>
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1946 - Third with about an eighth-mile remaining, Assault charges to victory by 3 lengths in a seven-horse field.<br>
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1943 - Count Fleet gets no competition from two rivals and wins by 25 lengths.<br>
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1941 - Whirlaway opens 7-length lead at midpoint, then finishes in hand for a 2.5 length win in a four-horse field.<br>
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1937 - War Admiral takes lead shortly after start and holds it for a 3-length in seven-horse field.<br>
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1935 - Shuffled back at the start, Omaha overtakes Firethorn in the stretch and wins by 1.5 lengths in a field of four.<br>
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1930 - Gallant Fox leads almost all the way and won by 3 lengths in a four-horse field.<br>
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1919 - Sir Barton has no trouble beating only two rivals, winning by 5 lengths over 1.375 miles. Distance becomes 1.5 miles in 1926.
