Word: gantlet
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...ever a horse race was up for grabs, it was the 1971 Kentucky Derby. Hoist The Flag, the heavy winter book favorite, shattered a leg a month before the big race. At least five other top contenders-His Majesty, Droll Role, Executioner, Run The Gantlet. Salem-dropped out because they were injured or were being saved for other races. With no clear-cut favorite in sight, trainers trotted out a string of long shots on the wild chance that one of them might have a good day. And wild it was, as an overcrowded field of 20, only...