No horse ever earned more respect in defeat than Slew did that day. Notable too was the he had to face Affirmed (and his fat stablemate, Life's Hope) on the lead as he cut those fractions. Also, just after LH backed out of the 3 way battle, Affirmed's saddle slipped badly (you see Cauthen suddenly bobble-some thought the horse was hurt) and he was done.
Seeing that again it breaks my heart what happened to Exceller.
Another nonchamp of more recent vinatge, not quite Exceller's class but a nice horse, is Heritage of Gold.
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