1953: Dark Star (inside) wins by a head, handing Native Dancer his only career defeat.
Photo: BloodHorse Library
1957: Iron Liege (inside) beats Gallant Man by a nose when his rider, Willie Shoemaker, misjudges the finish line.
1964: Northern Dancer by a neck in a record 2:00 minutes flat over favored in Hill Rise
1969: Majestic Prince (no. 8) wins a three-way photo over Arts and Letters and Dike
1976: Bold Forbes upsets heavily favored Honest Pleasure
1987: Alysheba recovers from near-disaster to run down Bet Twice
1988: Gary Stevens, aboard Winning Colors, celebrates as Pat Day on Forty Niner looks on.
1996: Grindstone comes wide in the Churchill Downs stretch to nip Cavonnier in the final stride
Photo: Skip Dickstein
1997: A determined Silver Charm beats Captain Bodgit by a head
Photo: Anne Eberhardt
1999: Charismatic's (right) half length win over Menifee gives Wayne Lukas his fourth Derby