Genie: According to the dictionary I have, "slough" can be pronounced "slü" ("sloo"), but also "slou" (rhymes with "cow"), or "sluff".... confusing! I too hope that a JoeClone will fix the thread title to the correct spelling.

What a sad day for horse racing fans. Hard to believe that Seattle Slew won the Triple Crown so long ago – 1977! Also hard to believe that there's been no Triple Crown winner at all since 1978. But then, before Secretariat won in 1973, there hadn't been one since Citation in 1948 – another 25 years!

Here's a page that lists all Triple Crown winners and their jockeys, along with those horses that won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness but couldn't pull off the Belmont Stakes win: http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/ce/feature/0,1518,2287695_10,00.html

Rest in peace and green pastures, Seattle Slew.