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View Poll Results: What was the best triple crown series of the last 32 years?
The 1979 Series 1 1.56%
The 1984 Series 1 1.56%
The 1987 Series 2 3.13%
The 1988 Series 3 4.69%
The 1989 Series 18 28.13%
The 1997 Series 14 21.88%
The 2004 Series 12 18.75%
The 2007 Series 10 15.63%
The 2009 Series 1 1.56%
Other 2 3.13%
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Old 05-20-2010, 07:02 PM
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I think that's the race in which he galloped out the mile in about 133. That Turkoman had one of the most electrifying turns of foot you'll ever see.
That was it. The 1/2 was run in under 44, at which point Turkoman was some 15 lengths off the lead. Turkoman came flying down the stretch at Hialeah like he had been fired from a slingshot. He got the final 1/4 in 21 and change.
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