Preakness 1990-1999

Summer Squall 1990:





Hansel 1991:






Pine Bluff 1992:







Prairie Bayou 1993. The 1993 series is especially tragic, for Union City broke down in this race and had to be put down. Even more heartbreaking was the winner's owners talked about how bad they felt for Union City's connections when they were in the winner's circle, but just three weeks later, Prairie Bayou broke down in the Belmont Stakes and had to be euthanized. He was a gelding. It was just tragic that year. I have a hard time watching this race and the 1993 Belmont:






Tobasco Cat 1994:






Timber Country 1995:




Louis Quatorze 1996:




Silver Charm 1997. This was one hell of a race, nearly a three-way tie, and from one of the better foal crops in recent years:






Real Quiet 1998:







Charismatic 1999:

1993 Belmont Stakes.

One of the saddest races ever run, this was the race where Preakness winner Prairie Bayou broke down in the backstretch, I believe it was, and he had to be put down.

It was an extremely tragic Triple Crown that year. In the Preakness, Union City had broken down and had to be euthanized. I will never forget how sad the owners of winner Prairie Bayou felt when they won the Preakness trophy. Who would have guessed their own horse would suffer the same fate three weeks later?



The winner of this race, Colonial Affair, was the son of 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Pleasant Colony. His jockey, Julie Krone, became the first and so far only woman to win a Triple Crown race.