A safety pin was all that kept Spectacular Bid from becoming the
eleventh Thoroughbred to take the Triple Crown. This work examines
Spectacular Bid from his humble beginnings -- he was born in a mud
puddle on a horse farm in Versailles, Kentucky -- to his
recognition as one of the greatest American racehorses. On the
morning of the 1979 Belmont Stakes, Spectacular Bid stepped on a
safety pin in his stall, injuring his foot. He had impressively won
the first two races -- the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness -- but
finished third in the Belmont, most likely due to his injury,
making him one win shy of becoming the sport's third straight
Triple Crown champion. But that loss did not prevent him from
becoming one of horse racing's greatest competitors. After taking
two months to recover, the battleship gray colt would go on to win
26 of 30 races during his career, with two second-place finishes
and one third. He was voted the tenth greatest Thoroughbred of the
twentieth century according to Blood-Horse magazine, and A Century
of Champions places him ninth in the world and third among North
American horses -- even ahead of the renowned Man o' War. This
horse biography tells the story of the honest and not-so-glamorous
colorful characters surrounding the champion -- including Bud Delp,
the brash and cocky trainer who was distrustful of the Kentucky
establishment, and Ron Franklin, the nineteen-year-old jockey who
buckled under the stress and pressure associated with fame -- and
how they witnessed firsthand the splendor and triumphs of
Spectacular Bid. Including contemporary newspaper accounts of Bid's
exploits and interviews with key players in his story, this is an
encompassing look into the legacy of one of horse racing's true
champions.
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