Calder Date Request: Year-round racing

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Originally Posted by Kasept

Actually a great trivia question...

At a glance, the last Champion that raced at HIA in its' championship year, was Not Surprising, the Sprinter, in '95.

Last TC race winners to run at Hialeah to best of my ability..

DERBY: Spectacular Bid '79 (Flamingo) -- Note: Flamingo winner Thunder Blitz was 4th in '01 Derby
PREAKNESS: Aloma's Ruler '82 (Bahamas)
BELMONT: Cryptoclearance '87 (Flamingo)

I was there in 2001 when A.P. Valentine broke the track record. He went on the finish 2nd at the Preakness and Belmont that year.

Zito also won a stakes race with Albert the Great on the same day. It was the last T-Bred meet at Hialeah and the last day I attended.