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Great Prospector - 1980 Belmonts Tremont Stakes |
Below you can see the iconic image of the race horse Great Prospector fighter for the victory in the 1980 Belmonts Stakes, Great Prospector was having a fantastic race but couldn`t hold the lead against Golden Derby, as he was overtaken Great Prospector would attempt bighting Golden Derby. This amazing picture was captured by Bob Coglianes and would win the 1980 Eclipse Award in photography. Golden Derby was ridden by jockey Darrell McHargue, led wire-to-wire for a neck victory over Great Prospector, who was ridden by jockey Jorge Velasquez.
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