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*1968: [[Forward Pass (horse)|Forward Pass]], defeated by [[Stage Door Johnny]] by {{frac|1|1|4}} lengths.<ref name=Christine1989/>
*1969: [[Majestic Prince]], second by {{frac|5|1|2}} lengths to [[Arts and Letters]]. Loss attributed to fatigue and lameness.<ref name=Christine1989/><ref name=DragerMajesticPrince>{{cite web|last1=Drager|first1=Marvin|title=Majestic Prince|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/358926/Majestic-Prince|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|accessdate=June 2, 2015}}</ref>
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*1979: [[Spectacular Bid]], third in Belmont, was alleged to have stepped on a safety pin the morning of the race, though another theory blamed rider error by an inexperienced young jockey moving him too soon.<ref name=NYT1June2015>{{cite web|author1=Staff|title=American Pharoah Eyes Triple Crown Sweep|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/sports/belmont-stakes-2015-american-pharoah-eyes-triple-crown-sweep.html|website=The New York Times|accessdate=June 3, 2015|date=June 1, 2015}}</ref> He finished {{frac|3|1|4}} lengths behind [[Coastal (horse)|Coastal]] and a neck behind the second-place horse, [[Golden Act]].<ref name=Oakford17Sept2011>{{cite web|last1=Oakford|first1=Glenye Cain|title=Spectacular Bid, 27, dead|url=http://www.drf.com/news/spectacular-bid-27-dead|website=Daily Racing Form|accessdate=June 2, 2015|date=September 17, 2011}}</ref>
*1981: [[Pleasant Colony]], third in Belmont, {{frac|1|1|2}} lengths behind [[Summing]] and the second-place horse, [[Highland Blade]].<ref name=Hovdey31May2012>{{cite web|last1=Hovdey|first1=Jay|title=Triple Crown near-misses: Pleasant Colony, 1981|url=http://www.drf.com/news/triple-crown-near-misses-pleasant-colony-1981|website=Daily Racing Form|accessdate=June 2, 2015|date=May 31, 2012}}</ref>
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