Near Misses at the Preakness

Thirty-one horses have been eligible to win the Triple Crown entering the Belmont Stakes, but just 11 have succeeded. Here's a list of horses who faltered in the final leg.

 

Year Horse Belmont Results Year Horse Belmont Results
1932
1936
1944
1958
1961
1964
1966
1968
1969
1971
Burgoo King
Bold Venture
Pensive
Tim Tam
Carry Back
Northern Dancer
Kauai King
Forward Pass
Majestic Prince
Canonero II
Did Not Start
Did Not Start
2nd to Bounding Home
2nd to Cavan
7th to Sherluck
3rd to Quadrangle
4th to Amberoid
2nd to Stage Door Johnny
2nd to Arts And Letters
4th to Pass Catcher
1979
1981
1987
1989
1997
1998
1999
2002
2003
2004
Spectacular Bid
Pleasant Colony
Alysheba
Sunday Silence
Silver Charm
Real Quiet
Charismatic
War Emblem
Funny Cide
Smarty Jones
3rd to Coastal
3rd to Summing
4th to Bet Twice
2nd to Easy Goer
2nd to Touch Gold
2nd to Victory Gallop
3rd to Lemon Drop Kid
8th to Sarava
3rd to Empire Maker
2nd to Birdstone

 


HORSES WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE PREAKNESS-BELMONT DOUBLE

 

Year Horse Derby Results Year Horse Derby Reluts
1877
1878
1880
1881
1895
1920
1922
1940
1949
Cloverbrook
Duke Of Magenta
Grenada
Saunterer
Belmar
Man o' War
Pillory
Bimelech
Capot

Did Not Start
Did Not Start
Did Not Start
Did Not Start
Did Not Start
Did Not Start
Did Not Start
2nd
2nd

1953
1955
1967
1974
1988
1991
1994
2001
Native Dancer
Nashua
Damascus
Little Current
Risen Star
Hansel
Tabasco Cat
Point Given

2nd
2nd
3rd
5th
3rd
10th
6th
5th

 


 HORSES WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE DERBY-BELMONT DOUBLE

 

Year

Horse

Preakness Results

1923
1931
1939
1942
1950
1956
1963
1972
1976
1984
1995
 

Zev
Twenty Grand
Johnstown
Shut Out
Middleground
Needles
Chateaugay
Riva Ridge
Bold Forbes
Swale
Thunder Gulch
 

12th
2nd
5th
5th
2nd
2nd
2nd
4th
3rd
6th
3rd
 

Real Quiet

 


 MARGINS

LARGEST

 

Horse Year Margin            Horse Year Margin
Smarty Jones
Survivor
Funny Cide
Count Fleet
Buddhist
Hansel
2004
1873
2003
1943
1889
1991
11 1/2 lengths
10 lengths
9 1/2 lengths
8 lengths
8 lengths
7 lengths
          Little Current
Bold
Dauber
Forward Pass
Omaha
Duke of Magenta
1974
1951
1938
1968
1935
1878
7 lengths
7 lengths
7 lengths
6 lengths
6 lengths
6 lengths

Smarty Jones

SHORTEST

 

Horse Year Margin            Horse Year Margin
Sunday Silence
Greek Money
Bold Venture
High Quest
Victorian
Old England
Silver Charm
Tank's Prospect
Majestic Prince
Capot
War Admiral
Burgoo King
Display
1989
1962
1936
1934
1928
1902
1997
1985
1969
1949
1937
1932
1926
nose
nose
nose
nose
nose
nose
head
head
head
head
head
head
head
          Pillory
Cairngorm
Hindus
Affirmed
Personality
Tom Wolfe
Hasty Road
Native Dancer
Assault
Victorian
Buskin
Vanguard
1922
1905
1900
1978
1970
1965
1954
1953
1946
1928
1913
1882
head
head
head
neck
neck
neck
neck
neck
neck
neck
neck
neck