Name These Rivals!

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Rival Clue #1 - Born the same year, these rivals were bred in different states, neither of which was Kentucky.

Rival Clue #2 - Each rival began their career in New York and broke their maiden easily at Belmont Park.

Rival Clue #3 - A pair of chestnuts, both rivals became stakes winners as juveniles.

Rival Clue #4 - Their first meeting came as three-year-olds in the Deep South, where they hit the wire first and third.

Rival Clue #5 - The second of six meetings took place on the first Saturday in May and they again ran 1-3, this time with a different winner.

Rival Clue #6 -  Remarkably, these two finished first and third in five different graded stakes races.

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Rival Clue #7- Combined, the rivals ran in five legs of the Triple Crown, with two wins, two thirds, and a fourth.

Rival Clue #8 - They faced each other in five different states, with Louisiana the only state hosting the rivalry twice.

Rival Clue #9 - The rivalry concluded with the non-champion of the pair having won four out of six.

Rival Clue #10 - Combined they won 20 out of their 57 career starts, and well over $6 million in career earnings.

Rival Clue #11 - Both rivals scored their final career Grade 1 victory in a ten furlong race at Belmont Park.

Rival Clue #12 - One rival went to stud after his final race, while the other was a gelding.

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