Preakness 1980-1989

Codex 1980. This was the controversial race where Codex bore in on Derby winner Genuine Risk:



Pleasant Colony 1981:



The 1982 Preakness, won by Aloma's Ruler, is inexplicably not up on any file sharing site. Let's hope somebody puts it up.

Deputed Testimony 1983:



Gate Dancer 1984, but nobody has posted the video yet on YouTube, etc.

Tank's Prospect, 1985, here.

Snow Chief 1986, not on YouTube.

Alysheba 1987, ditto. People on YouTube are falling down on the job.

Risen Star 1988. Son of Secretariat:



Sunday Silence 1989. One of the best Preakness races in history when he was head-to-head with Easy Goer in the homestretch:

Kentucky Derby 1980-1989

1980: Genuine Risk:



1981: Pleasant Colony:



1982: Gato Del Sol:



1983: Sunny's Halo:



1984: Swale:



1985: Spend A Buck:



1986: Ferdinand:



1987: Alysheba:



1988: Winning Colors:



1989: Sunday Silence:

The 1989 Triple Crown was

one of the most entertaining, with two outstanding horses, Sunday Silence and Easy Goer, dueling it out. Sunday Silence won the Derby and the Preakness, while Easy Goer easily won the Belmont:



Sunday Silence got his revenge by winning the 1989 Breeders' Cup Classic.

What the hell, let's put up the 1989 Preakness Stakes, certainly among the top 10 best races ever run in this country: