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Article: 'NOSE' BREATHES LIFE INTO TRIPLE CROWN 'SILENCE' NIPS EASY GOER AT THE WIRE.(Sports)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- May 21, 1989
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Byline: Matt Graves Staff writer
Sunday Silence will get his chance to join thoroughbred racing royalty after slipping past arch- rival Easy Goer by a nose Saturday to win the Preakness at Pimlico Race Course.
The victory gave the Charlie Whittingham-trained son of Halo the first two jewels of the Triple Crown. In three weeks, at Belmont, he'll attempt to become only the 12th horse in history to win the Triple Crown, horse racing's most coveted honor.
But, he'll have to face Easy Goer again, and the rematch promises to have as much drama and flair as Saturday's Preakness - arguably one of the the best renditions of the race in the 114 years it ...