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Word: sherluck (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Since 1940, 27 colts have gone to the post as odds-on favorites; only twelve have come home winners. Last year Coastal blasted out of the field to crush Spectacular Bid's try for the Triple Crown; in 1961, Carry Back was whipped by Sherluck, which paid $130.10 on a $2 bet, the longest upset odds in Triple Crown history. The 1980 Belmont was to prove the same, as Temperence Hill put on a rousing stretch run to sail to the wire two lengths ahead of Genuine Risk. The Loblolly Farm colt returned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Upset Win for an Unknown Colt | 6/16/1980 | See Source »

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