An incredible #10 all-time on the Blood Horse list of the top 100 race horses of the 20th century, Spectacular Bid won an astounding 26 of 30 lifetime races over his amazing career and set numerous track records along the way. His controversial defeat in the Belmont Stakes, when he was found to have raced with a pin in his hoof, robbed the "Bid" of the Triple Crown, but his place in history was cemented a year later when he won all 10 races he entered on his way to being named 1980 Horse of the Year. How dominant was Spectacular Bid? In the final race of his career, not a single horse would line up to race beside him as he won the Woodward Stakes in a rare "walkover." This red blanket with white lettering and Marlboro Cup emblem was awarded to Spectacular Bid in the winner's circle after his victory in the 1979 Marlboro Cup.