Remember This Race?

Race Clue #1 -  A field on nine, including a two-horse entry, lined up for this historic race.

Race Clue #2 - Both the winner and the 3rd place finisher were coming in off stakes wins over the track.

Race Clue #3 - It would be the first of four races together (for 1st & 3rd) within a few months, with only a DQ preventing a sweep for this race’s winner.

Race Clue #4 - The winner was the favorite on the strength of a three-race win streak coming in.

Race Clue #5 - A big move on the turn carried the winner from last to first.

Race Clue #6 - The top three finishers would all become graded stakes winners, but not until the following year.

Race Clue #7 - The distance of this race was the same as the winner’s next stakes win, but then he would never run the same distance again.

Race Clue #8 - The next time the race winner would run at this track, he would be upset as a heavy favorite.

Race Clue #9 - The anniversary of this race just passed this week.

Race Clue #10 - The winning horse, jockey, and trainer are all members of the Hall of Fame.

You should know it by now … Tell me the race and the year!