| In the short list of triple crown
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| | whether or not he would be the next
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| winners, this horse had to be one of the
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| | triple crown winner in just 4 years since
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| biggest bargains in racing history.
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| | Secretariat in 1973.Again, once Seattle
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| We're referring to the puzzle of a
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| | Slew hit three years of age, his trainer
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| wonder, Seattle Slew.The story of this
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| | took things slow with him, not starting
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| horse is just another reminder of how
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| | him in his first race as a three year old
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| weird the sport of horse racing can be
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| | until March 9, 1977. That race was in
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| and how unpredictable it can also be.
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| | Hialeah where he won by nine lengths. On
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| All over the racing industry millionaires
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| | March 26 he then won again at the
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| were spending small fortunes trying to
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| | Flamingo Stakes by four lengths.
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| breed the best horses they could in the
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| | Finally, he won the Wood Memorial Stakes
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| hopes of coming away with a winner.
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| | on April 23 by 3 and 1/4 lengths.By the
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| While this mad spending was going on a
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| | time the Kentucky Derby came around on
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| few friends got together and spent
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| | May 7, because of his past performances,
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| $17,500 to buy Seattle Slew when he was
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| | Seattle Slew was the overwhelming
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| just one year old. You wouldn't think
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| | favorite to win going off at 1 to 2.
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| that kind of money would get you much of
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| | Ironically, the race was nearly a
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| anything. But these friends saw their
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| | disaster for Slew when he swerved and was
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| investment go on to become a triple crown
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| | sharply taken by the jockey. He was
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| winner and also go on to be one of the
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| | allowed to take an early lead because of
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| greatest horses in the 20th
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| | this but that resulted in him tiring down
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| century.Seattle Slew was the son of Bold
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| | the stretch that became a 3 horse race.
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| Reasoning and My Charmer. The horse was
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| | Slew did manage to hang on and win by 1
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| brought along very slowly in his career
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| | and 3/4 lengths.At the Preakness, two
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| by a young trainer named William H.
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| | weeks later, things were very similar to
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| Turner. He was the oldest horse in
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| | the Derby as Slew was involved in a real
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| history to make his two year old maiden
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| | horse race but managed to hang on to win
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| race which was on September 20, 1976 at
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| | by 1 and 1/2 lengths. At this time
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| Belmont Park. Out of twelve horses in
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| | people were starting to worry that he
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| the field, he went off as a 2.6 to 1
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| | would fall short in the Belmont. But
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| favorite. He took the lead quickly and
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| | Slew didn't disappoint. The Belmont was
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| won the race by five lengths.Oddly,
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| | a completely different story and Slew
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| Seattle Slew started just two more races
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| | went on to win by four lengths.The
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| as a two year old. He won an allowance
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| | victory made him not only the 10th triple
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| race on October 5 and then won the
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| | crown winner but the first undefeated
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| Champagne Stakes eleven days later by a
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| | triple crown winner. Slew finally
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| whopping 9 and 3/4 lengths. After that
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| | retired at the end of the 1978 season.
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| race people were already talking about
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