May 19, 1974
On May 19, 1974 Secretariat, who had won the Kentucky Derby two weeks before, made a bold move in the backstretch and thundered ahead of Sham to win the Preakness Stakes by two and a half lengths in 1 minute and 55 seconds. The time was two-fifths of a second off the track record and made Secretariat the prohibitive favorite to win the Triple Crown in the Belmont Stakes.
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